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Steven Little received the 2018 Pittsburgh Award
The William Kepler Whiteford Endowed Professor earned the honor for his “service and commitment to the field of chemistry over the years.”
Viktoria Harms was honored by the American Association of Teachers of German
She serves as the Department of German’s director of language studies and director of undergraduate studies within the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
A Pitt PhD student will debut a new opera
On Dec. 14 and 15, Jazz Studies scholar Benjamin Barson will present “Mirror Butterfly: the Migrant Liberation Movement Suite” at the Kelly Strayhorn Theatre.
3 Pitt people were named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list
Inmaculada Hernandez, Shinjini Kundu and Coleman Stavish are among 600 featured business and entrepreneurial leaders.
Keisha Blain’s book is named among the best history books of 2018 by Smithsonian Magazine
Read more about “Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom.”
20 Pitt researchers were named to a highly cited list
Clarivate Analytics recognizes world-class researchers for their exceptional performance each year.
Announcing 9 Pitt Cyber Accelerator Grant recipients
Winners will receive funding for research projects that examine the swiftly changing technological landscape and the rules, practices and safeguards designed to keep it secure.
Pitt’s grounds team earned a Green Star Award
The crew provides 24-hour maintenance to all landscaped areas, lawns, parking lots, garages and athletic fields across the University’s 145-acre Pittsburgh campus.
2 Pitt researchers were honored for their efforts by UPMC Senior Services
Anne Newman and Richard Schulz were recognized for their contributions to the field of medicine.
Bradley Nindl delivered a keynote on injury research
Nindl researches science and strategies to help members of the military be able to perform at their best physical and mental peak through best practices in rehabilitating and preventing injuries.
13 faculty members received leader awards from the Discipline-based Science Education Research Center
The dB-SERC promotes and supports evidence-based approaches to teaching and learning in the natural sciences departments at the University of Pittsburgh.
3 PittGlobal centers earned a funding boost
Pitt’s Asian Studies Center, European Studies Center, and Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies received a more than $7 million from the U.S. Department of Education and others.
The University won an APLU Innovation and Economic Prosperity Innovation Award
Pitt and the Office of Economic Partnerships were praised for their work with the Brookings Institution and the Immune Transplant and Therapy Center.
Mary Rugh was inducted into the Electric League of Western Pennsylvania’s Hall of Honor
This lifetime achievement award recognizes those who have made significant contributions in furthering the high ideals and goals of the industry.
A Pitt alumna is the first female infantry officer in the PA Army National Guard
Caileigh Carei (A&S ’17) was commissioned into the Army after her December graduation.
Heather Tomko won the Dick Thornburgh Forum Disability Service Award
She is a master’s student studying health policy and management in Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health.
Adrian Lee received a distinguished mentor award
Pitt’s Biomedical Graduate Student Association recognized the professor for his service to graduate students.
A Pitt researcher earned $1.4M to study social media’s impact on LGBTQ+ people
“The odds are that the impact of social media use on gay, lesbian and bisexual people is not so black-and-white,” said César G. Escobar-Viera.
Epidemiologist Jane Cauley won a prestigious service award
She's the 2018 recipient of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Shirley Hohl Service Award.
3 Pitt Public Health students were selected for the Milken Institute’s Future Leaders Program
Ashley Simenson, Jessica Salerno and Kaitlyn Saal-Ridpath are among a dozen fellows in the inaugural class.
