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Valerie Kinloch will speak at an event for the anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
Education, law and policy scholars will commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that found public school segregation unconstitutional.
Diego Chaves-Gnecco was named Pennsylvania Pediatrician of the Year
The associate professor was presented with the award by the state chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Students Develop Less Judgmental Dating App to Focus on the ‘Inr’ Self
Created by a group of Pitt students, Inrstellar is a new dating app that emphasizes compatibility over looks. Pitt assistant professor of psychology Amanda Forest, who studies relationships and
2 Swanson School faculty were honored with American Society for Engineering Education awards
ASEE will honor Jayant Rajgopal and Sylvanus Wosu in June.
4 Pitt projects will be showcased at the ACCelerate Creativity and Innovation Festival
Meet the feature researchers from the World History Center, HERL, the Office of the Provost and the Department of Theatre Arts.
Pitt will dedicate a Philippine Nationality Room
The June 9 ceremony will be followed by a cultural festival with music, dancing and food.
Historian Bridges Gap in Understanding Neglected Tropical Diseases
Mari Webel will continue her work that melds history and public health as Pitt’s first-ever Andrew W. Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellow.
Pitt Sociology Chair Suzanne Staggenborg won a lifetime achievement award
The University of Notre Dame Center for the Study of Social Movements will honor her for her work in the field.
SHRS students and researchers were recognized by the American Occupational Therapy Foundation
Among the honorees are Joan Rogers, Natalie Leland and Roxanna Bendixen.
New President Named for University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
Robert G. Gregerson, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and senior adviser to the provost at Florida Gulf Coast University, has been named president of the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
4 Pitt students earned 2019 Goldwater Scholarships
All of the winners are seniors in the Dietrich School and residents of Pennsylvania.
Keisha N. Blain was awarded best book in African American women’s and gender history
“Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom” won the 2019 Darlene Clark Hine Award.
Peg Smith won a National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Lifetime Achievement Award
She is a professor emerita of mathematics education and a senior scientist in the Learning Research and Development Center.
Daniel Balderson received a literary award
The Society for Textual Scholarship honored the Mellon Professor of Modern Languages for his book, “How Borges Wrote.”
New Pitt Supercomputer to Launch Into Space
A novel supercomputer developed by a University of Pittsburgh team is set to journey to the International Space Station, continuing a NASA partnership meant to improve Earth and space science.
Commencement 2019: The Ins and Outs
Celebrate the hard work of the Class of 2019 at this year’s commencement ceremonies. Pittwire has information about parking, hashtags, livestreams and more.
Entrepreneurial Engineer Brings Creative Spirit and Connections to Campus, Honda
Senior Sean O’Brien, a member of the first Panthers Forward cohort, just wants to make things work — from bowties to dinner tables to the Pitt Makerspace.
2 Pitt researchers earned an NSF grant for autism therapy development
The team will be led by Murat Akcakaya and Carla A. Mazefsky.
Leanne Gilbertson received the Mara H. Wasburn Early Engineering Educator Grant
The associate professor’s research group aims to inform sustainable design of existing and novel materials to avoid potential unintended environmental and human health consequences.
Budding Researcher Eyes Future With Better Health Care for Women
Abhignya Mallepalli thought she’d become a doctor someday, but a series of inspiring instructors and impactful experiences in local hospitals changed her path.
