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Jamie Ducar earned a community partnership micro-credential
The director of community engagement demonstrated effective cultivation, facilitation and maintenance of high-quality partnerships with community organizations and representatives.
Lifesaving first in medicine boosted by student research in Hatfull Lab
Research efforts in Graham Hatfull’s lab involving phages, or viruses that infect bacteria, saved a cystic fibrosis patient from a life-threatening infection. This therapeutic first couldn’t have
First Class of Pitt-China Partnership Graduates
The Sichuan University-Pittsburgh Institute provides a world-class engineering education that focuses on design, innovation and an international outlook. Meet some of its first alumni.
2 Swanson School faculty were honored with American Society for Engineering Education awards
ASEE will honor Jayant Rajgopal and Sylvanus Wosu in June.
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
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.
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.
SHRS students and researchers were recognized by the American Occupational Therapy Foundation
Among the honorees are Joan Rogers, Natalie Leland and Roxanna Bendixen.
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.
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
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.”
4 Pitt students earned 2019 Goldwater Scholarships
All of the winners are seniors in the Dietrich School and residents of Pennsylvania.
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.
