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Student’s Photo Exhibit Asks Refugee Youth, ‘What Does Pittsburgh Mean to You?’
Pitt senior Prachi Patel’s research project encourages refugee youth living in Pittsburgh to share their voices through photography. See the exhibit at Hillman Library through March.
New Report Shows Major Boost from Pitt to Pennsylvania Economy, Communities
A newly released report highlights how Pitt’s $4.2 billion annual total economic impact drives innovation, draws talent, shapes careers and anchors communities across the state.
A New Wrinkle on Vascular Implants
An undergraduate research project in the Swanson School of Engineering sent alumnus Joe Pugar (’17) in a new career direction, as CEO of startup company Aruga Technologies.
3 Dietrich School faculty members were recognized for teaching excellence
Julie Beaulieu, Geoffrey Glover and Jeffrey Wheeler won the 2019 Tina and David Bellet Teaching Excellence Award.
Professors, Community Leader Discuss High Maternal Mortality Rate in New Podcast
Mothers are dying of pregnancy-related complications at a high rate in the United States, especially African Americans. Three Pitt professors appointed to Pennsylvania’s Maternal Mortality Review
Campus Mentors, Advisers Share Strategies to Address Changing Student Needs
More than 200 faculty, staff and students recently gathered to share ideas for fostering deeper mentoring and advising relationships and using technology to better serve students at Pitt.
The University Center for Teaching and Learning hosted the Pittsburgh Regional Faculty Symposium
The conference saw attendees from universities and colleges in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, New York, Kentucky, Massachusetts and Ontario.
Noble Maseru co-authored a March of Dimes consensus statement on birth equity
The recent statement aims to advance social determinants pathways for research, policy and practice.
Stephen Badylak was named the 2018 Marlin Mickle Outstanding Innovator
He is a professor of surgery at Pitt and deputy director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
A team of Pitt undergrads captured a silver medal for their ‘molecular movie camera’
More than 300 teams competed at the International Genetically Engineering Machine competition to solve an open research or societal problem.
The Pitt News business staff won 8 national college media awards
Rachel Buck earned second place in the Best Advertising Manager category; Kyle Guinness took home third for Best Sales Representative.
Jean Nachega was recognized by 2 African science institutions
He is an associate professor of epidemiology and infectious diseases and microbiology in the Graduate School of Public Health.
Gary Kohanbash was awarded major funding for his T-cell project
The director of the Pediatric Neurosurgery ImmunoOncology Laboratory will lead an interdisciplinary team with funding from the Brain Tumor Funders’ Collaborative.
Carla Ng received an NSF CAREER award
She will study forever chemicals known as PFAS with the five-year, $500,000 grant.
Engineering alumna Julie Shields was named National Co-op Student of the Year
She has completed three, four-month rotations with FedEx Supply Chain and joined the company in January.
Dawn Lundy Martin won the 2019 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
She is a professor in the Writing Program and the co-founder of the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics.
Nonprofit Founded by Pitt Alumna Helps Working Moms in Honduras
Many women working in Copán Ruinas can't afford childcare, forcing them to leave their children alone or in overcrowded, underfunded orphanages. The team at Casita Copán, a nonprofit founded by Emily
Juleen Rodakowski received more than $3M for an aging study
The National Institute on Aging will fund her research on strategy training on daily activities for older adults with mild cognitive impairment.
Librarian helps families of mentally ill access support, resources with new guide
In her new book, advocate and law librarian Linda Tashbook offers practical advice as well as nuts-and-bolts legal information that family members of those with mental illness need.
‘You Are Fantastic! Pick Ugly Produce!’
In a series of studies, Jillian Hmurovic, a doctoral candidate at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, and colleagues found that boosting consumer self-esteem increased how much people were
