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Alumnus Timothy Nerozzi earned a Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship

The 2017 Dietrich School graduate will research religion in America during the yearlong program.

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  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Dave Newman won the Pushcart Prize for his short story

The alumnus and Pitt-Greensburg faculty member also earned the Rattle Readers’ Choice Award for his poem, “I’m Trying to Lead This Old-Timey Veteran.

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  • Pitt-Greensburg
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Social Work

Most people turn inward to make tough decisions, a new Pitt study found

Center for Philosophy of Science director Edouard Machery was a senior author on the research, which spanned 13 languages, 12 countries and five continents.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Global
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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2 Pitt teams earned Mid-Atlantic Emmy nominations

Staffers from the University’s Office of Marketing and Communications and Center for Teaching and Learning created the outstanding videos.

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  • Pitt-Bradford
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A Pitt alumna soars as the sideline reporter for Super Bowl champs

Devan Kaney reported from the field as the Philadelphia Eagles captured the Lombardi Trophy.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Cultivate student success
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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‘The Good Mother Myth’ and more summer reading from Pitt alumni authors

Nancy Reddy's first work of narrative nonfiction asks "What makes a good mother?"

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  • Alumni
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If ChatGPT wrote this poem, would you like it more?

A study from Pitt Professor Edouard Machery suggests "AI-generated poems are now 'more human than human.'"

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  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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7 free events in Pittsburgh this July

From downtown events like Picklesburgh and Anthrocon to car-free strolls in the Strip District, there are plenty of opportunities to get outside this month.

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  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Be welcoming and engaged
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A new Pitt center will weave history and place to build a comprehensive global atlas

The Institute of Spatial History Innovation will house an interactive database that offers historical context on more than 2 million locations worldwide.

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  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Senior Ryan Willis earned a Beinecke Scholarship

The English and philosophy major will use the $35,000 award to continue his studies in graduate school.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Cultivate student success
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Vuk Vuković was awarded an ACLS Leading Edge Fellowship

The Dietrich School scholar will take the position of associate curator at the National Public Housing Museum.

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  • Community Impact
  • Cultivate student success
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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A Pitt team won 2 Telly Awards

The academic media production team was honored for their videos on the Pitt Men’s Study and Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory.

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PhD candidate Paula Orozco-Espinel received a Newcombe Fellowship

The history scholar was recognized for her dissertation on the Colombian feminist movement.

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  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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This Pitt alumna brings her passion for sustainability to the stage

You can find Sydney DuBose performing her unique eco-comedy at theaters around Pittsburgh.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Sustainability
  • Cultivate student success
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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8 Pitt people contributed to a recent exhibit at The Frick Pittsburgh

The faculty, staff and alumni wrote annotations for Kara Walker’s illustrations of the Civil War.

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6 free things to do around Pittsburgh this June

From outdoor concerts to movies on Flagstaff Hill, here’s how to make the month memorable.

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  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Be welcoming and engaged
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This new Pitt service helps investigators do research that’s ethically sound

The interdisciplinary RECS team consults with researchers on ethical questions and connects them with philosophers and historians elsewhere in the University.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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PhD student Hossein Nakhaei won a Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship

The history of art and architecture scholar is the second from Pitt to win the award for emerging researchers.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Alumna Jasmine Al Rasheed won a German Academic Exchange Service graduate fellowship

The award will fund her master’s degree in public health, a joint program between two universities in Berlin.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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Don’t miss Pitt Stages’ 2025-26 season

The productions, centered on the theme of transformation, will include “Iphigenia and Other Daughters,” “The Brown Overcoat” and “Head Over Heels.”

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  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences