Yona Harvey wins fellowship for poetry
The assistant professor was awarded a fellowship from the George A. and Eiiza Gardner Howard Foundation at Brown University for the 2020-21 academic year.
Pitt junior Thyra-Lilja Altunin won a Beinecke Scholarship
The $34,000 award will support the Dietrich School student’s graduate education.
Pitt’s Water Collaboratory published a paper on regional flooding
The paper is the third of a series designed to assess knowledge gaps related to regional water resources.
Chandralekha Singh was named president of the American Association of Physics Teachers
The professor of physics and astronomy is also founding director of Pitt’s Discipline-based Science Education Research Center.
Ruth Mostern advocated for the humanities on Capitol Hill
She had the opportunity to talk to congressional staffers from both sides of the aisle about humanities research at Pitt.
Pitt’s philosophy program ranked highly in the QS World University Rankings by Subject
Pitt’s other top-ranked specific subject areas also include nursing and library and information management.
Bruce Hapke was named as an American Astronomical Society Legacy Fellow
Hapke, who correctly predicted the texture of the moon’s porous and sandy surface, was among the first scientists to receive materials for study from the Apollo 11 mission.
2 Dietrich School faculty were recognized in an inaugural mentorship award
Khristen Scott and Jennifer Josten demonstrated excellence in graduate mentoring.