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Winning Rowing Club Builds on Its Legacy

Second-year math major Laurel Alpern didn't expect to follow in her family's footsteps to the Pitt Rowing Club, but once she met the team, she was hooked. As the new season approaches, the rowers look

  • Department of Mathematics
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Russell Clark wins Dietrich School prize for excellence in advising

The senior lecturer advises all undergraduate physics and astronomy majors and is responsible for training graduate teaching assistants for lab courses.

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Teaching & Learning

Information Science, Law School Alumna Marks Supreme Achievement in New York State

After attending Pitt, Shawndya Simpson (SCI ’87, LAW ’90) made her way from assistant New York attorney general to bureau chief to civil court judge — then all the way to the Supreme Court of New York

  • Department of Library and Information Science
  • Alumni
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Dietrich Stephan was named Life Sciences Pennsylvania's Thought Leader of the Year

He's a renowned human geneticist and entrepreneur, a Pitt professor and CEO of LifeX.

  • School of Public Health
  • Innovation and Research

Project Aims to Recycle the Unrecyclable

One solution to the crisis of plastic pollution in oceans is to prevent plastic from becoming waste to begin with — and researchers from the Swanson School of Engineering aim to do just that.

  • Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation
  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
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2 Dietrich School faculty were honored with a teaching award

Geoffrey Hutchison and Amy Murray Twyning are the 2018 recipients of Pitt's Tina and David Bellet Teaching Excellence Awards.

  • Teaching & Learning
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Military Career Leads to Success in the Lab and Beyond for Sports Medicine Researcher

In addition to directing Pitt’s Neuromuscular Research Laboratory and working on a NASA-funded project, Professor Bradley Nindl recently took command of the Southeast Medical Area Readiness Support

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition

Studying Migration, Refugee Issues at Oxford University, Alumna Draws on Personal History

Bhavini Patel (A&S ’16) is combining her deep personal knowledge of immigrant communities with her research at the University of Oxford on extended refugee displacement.

  • Department of Sociology
  • Department of Africana Studies
  • Alumni
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Chief Financial Officer Arthur G. Ramicone to retire

The senior vice chancellor, who has worked at Pitt since 1988, will retire in August.

  • University News

Inaugural Kanders Churchill Scholarship honoree to study health care policy in UK

Pitt senior and economics and neuroscience major Joseph Kannarkat is headed to the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom on a new version of the prestigious Churchill Scholarship, which

  • Students
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Economics
  • Department of Neuroscience
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

New Glass Could Be Future of Solar Energy

Swanson School of Engineering researchers have been studying and developing new glass technology that aims to increase the light absorbed by solar panels to give them an extra energy boost.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
  • Department of Industrial Engineering

Pitt Among Top Fulbright Grant Producers

The University of Pittsburgh is among only 16 institutions to be named a top producer in both the Fulbright U.S. Student and Scholar programs. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship

  • Department of Music
  • Department of Communication
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Pitt's MBA program is ranked as one of the best nationally for return on investment

The Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business is in good company.

  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
  • University News

Hillman Library Reinvented at 50

The stately Hillman Library turns 50 this year, and the University is celebrating by hosting events, showcasing new archival efforts and funding an extensive interior renovation.

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Biologist who champions diversity in science wins recognition for career achievements

Professor Sandra Murray was recently named a lifetime fellow by the American Society for Cell Biology — the first African American woman to be honored with the recognition.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Department of Cell Biology
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Waverly Duck's research on racism earned a Scholarly Achievement Award

The associate professor of sociology was honored by the North Central Sociological Association.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

High School Partners With University Archives to Teach Local History, Give College Credit

A U.S. history teacher partnered with Pitt’s College in High School and the Pitt-Assisted Communities and Schools programs to help students learn local history — and earn college credit.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

English Professor Who Wrote for 'Black Panther' Comic Franchise Discusses Cultural Milestone

Yona Harvey, an assistant professor of English, co-authored two spinoff series for the "Black Panther" comic book franchise and has dedicated much of her career to creating art with women and children

  • Department of English
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Patricia Kroboth wins Outstanding Dean Award

Pitt's School of Pharmacy leader will be recognized by the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists.

  • School of Pharmacy
  • Teaching & Learning

Delegation Brings Pitt Pride to Los Angeles

The visit to Southern California was the University’s latest endeavor to celebrate accomplishments, strengthen ties with alumni, meet with University supporters and other partners and build awareness

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion