These are the 2024 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring winners
The annual award recognizes Pitt faculty for outstanding mentoring of graduate students pursuing a research doctorate degree.
3 Pitt students are the hosts of a new overnight radio program
Undergraduates Jaime Ely, Margaux Rentzel and Ryan Tarabokia discuss national and world news on “KDKA Next Take.”
3 Pitt students competed at the Gorlok Gala debate tournament
Natalie Rose, Rosalind Dong and Wenhao “Dannie” Lyu — all first-year students — performed at one of the most competitive events of the regular season.
Senior Alex-Jaden Peart earned a 2024-25 Lionel Pearson Fellowship
The Pitt Bachelor of Philosophy candidate will receive funding for a year of graduate study from the Society for Classical Studies.
Apply for a Summer Undergraduate Research Award by March 4
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences students can apply for the $4,000 stipend.
Lara Putnam was cited in the New Mexico Attorney General’s lawsuit against Meta
The professor of history’s article on online child sexual abuse and exploitation is part of demonstrating “flaws in Facebook’s design.”
Jim Coleman’s book was honored by the American Association of Teachers of Italian
His exploration of Renaissance practices of improvisation and oral poetry, “A Sudden Frenzy,” won the organization’s First Book Prize.
Anthony Grace was awarded a continuation of his National Institutes of Health grant
The Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience is studying adolescent stress as a risk factor for major mental disorders.
The STEM Coding Lab was awarded a grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation
Pitt students and faculty volunteer with the nonprofit, which strives to provide under-resourced Pittsburgh-area children with essential computer skills.
Anastasia Lopez earned her Certified Master of Career Services
The professional development faculty instructor received the prestigious National Career Development Association credential.

