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New exhibits include works by a Pitt professor emeritus
Internationally acclaimed multimedia artist Paul Glabicki taught in the Department of Studio Arts for 40 years.
David Pettersen was inducted into French Order of the Academic Palms
The honor recognizes his efforts in establishing a faculty exchange between Pitt and the Université Lumière Lyon 2.
Librarians Create Oral History Collection Focusing on China's Cultural Revolution
Haihui Zhang, head of Pitt's East Asian Library, and a team of University Library System librarians and staff are adding individual voices to the historical record of a watershed period in China.
Alumna, Paralympic Hopeful Courts Victory
Lisa Maddox (MED ’95) has won 17 titles and finished 2017 as No. 1 in the United States Tennis Association’s Wheelchair Tennis Women’s A division. Next up: aiming for the 2020 Paralympics.
This Pitt duo won an award to research prosthetic improvements
Doug Weber and Lee Fisher are one of four Pitt teams to earn the National Institutes of Health award.
Pitt's Department of Occupational Therapy welcomes a new faculty member
Natalie Leland will serve as associate professor.
Peter Gianaros helped to create a new American Psychological Association health disparities report
The Pitt professor of psychology and psychiatry studies how the human brain influences and is influenced by physical health.
Change Agents: How Pitt Alumni Are Transforming Modern South Korea
When Byong Hyon Kwon left South Korea to attend Pitt, he found a wealth of knowledge and new ideas. What he brought home helped to transform his country. Pitt Magazine profiles Kwon and nine other
Announcing Pitt's 2018 Honors Convocation speaker
Dean Brian Primack will address students, faculty and guests at the Feb. 23 ceremony.
2 Pitt psychologists were awarded for early career achievement
Tristen Inagaki and Jamie Hanson have been named 2017 Rising Stars by the Association for Psychological Science.
Alumna Delivers Donated Books to Children
Anne Keenan's (A&S ’81) nonprofit, Reading Recycled, has delivered more than 18,000 books to young readers in Philadelphia-area schools, homeless shelters and other community spots.
Melanoma research gets a financial boost
The Woiner Foundation of Pittsburgh recently donated $50,000 to the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center’s Melanoma and Skin Cancer Treatment Program.
Coming of age ceremony brings Japanese tradition and the Pittsburgh community together
In Japan, the age of 20 is considered the beginning of adulthood. A group of Japanese women studying English at Pitt were away from home during the traditional national holiday, so the University and
Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski was named an officer of the Medieval Academy of America
The Pitt distinguished professor studies French medieval literature and culture.
Department of Defense-Funded Research to Answer Question of When to Get Knee Surgery
Complex ligament tears in the knee are difficult to treat, says Pitt's James Irrgang, and there's no good data about when to perform surgery. His team's 24-site study aims to change that.
Research on Amino Acids Provides Insight Into Human Embryo Development, Defects
A team lead by chemistry's Alexander Deiters has developed a new method for viewing and controlling amino acids, which play an important role in protein function and development.
Marlene Cohen received a National Academy of Sciences award
The associate professor of neuroscience earned the $75,000 grant for her research into how the brain encodes and processes visual information to make quick decisions.
Researchers Seek Clues to Celiac Disease
About half of us have the genetic variants for celiac disease, but only one in about 130 people will get it. Pitt’s Terence Dermody in the Department of Pediatrics is on his way to understanding why.
Dawn Lundy Martin was awarded a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts
The co-director of the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics is one of 36 literary professionals to earn the 2018 Creative Writing Fellowship.
Associate Dean Minking Chyu was presented with a distinguished service professor medallion
University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Patrick Gallagher and Provost Patricia E. Beeson recently presented the Swanson School of Engineering's Minking Chyu with a medallion recognizing his appointment as
