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7 Projects Granted Open Educational Resources Funding
The Office of the Provost recently awarded Open Educational Resources (OER) funding to seven projects during the spring 2021 term. OER funding supports faculty to adapt, adopt or create OER for an
This journalist alum brought home an Emmy
When Justin Carter (A&S ’12) started his journey to become a TV journalist, he promised his parents his first Emmy. It now sits on their mantle.
Valerie Kinloch and Eleanor Feingold were selected as American Council on Education Fellows
The Pitt leaders are among 52 in the longest-running cohort-based higher education leadership development program in the U.S.
Keisha Blain is awarded a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study
She will be writing a new book on the history of Black women and the struggle for human rights.
Pitt Public Health's Anne Newman wins 2020 American Heart Association Clinical Research Prize
The award recognizes a current head of a clinical research program who is making outstanding contributions to the advancement of clinical science.
Valerie Kinloch spoke in a Library of Congress webinar on Rosa Parks' legacy
The Renée and Richard Goldman Dean of the School of Education discusses how the activist's life could help them better understand the Black Lives Matter movement.
Jessica Ghilani was selected for a Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Award
The associate professor of communication at Pitt-Greensburg won the 2020 Aviation Space Writers Foundation Award.
Valerie Kinloch has released a new co-edited book advocating for social change
"Race, Justice, and Activism in Literacy Instruction" encourages educators to engage in justice-centered work.
Maxwell Wang was named to the 2020 Hertz Fellowship Class
The MD/PhD student was among 41 to be named a finalist for one of the most competitive and coveted fellowships in the nation.
Valerie Kinloch served as the Pennsylvania School Boards Association Equity Summit keynote speaker
The October summit drew school district leadership from across the commonwealth.
Alumnus Samir Lakhani made Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list
Samir Lakhani (A&S ’15), has been named to the 2020 Forbes 30 under 30 list of top young social entrepreneurs. The Forbes 30 under 30 list features 600 entrepreneurs in 20 industries, selected from
A PERU group won an American Public Health Association abstract award
The abstract was written in collaboration with Heather Santa, senior research specialist at Pitt’s School of Pharmacy, and project partners at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.
A new Pitt institute will improve pediatric health and research
The Institute of Infection, Inflammation and Immunity in Children will be led by Pitt Pediatrics Professor John Williams.
2 Pitt alumni won literary achievement awards
Dietrich School grads Cameron Barnett and Adriana E. Ramírez received the annual Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award as an Emerging Artist and Established Artist, respectively.
