Annual studio arts student exhibition moves online
The show features 43 works by 11 new studio arts alumni and 12 other students.
Alumna delivers meals to essential health care workers
Sara Cannon (A&S ’06) was one of 10 volunteers responsible for distributing more than 400 meals to Pittsburgh-area hospitals this month.
Program connects Pitt community for shopping and delivery help
Ben Rottman, associate professor in the Department of Psychology, wanted to make it easier for people to find the help they needed in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. His solution? The Pitt Shopping Helper program.
“There are so many people in the Pitt community who don't own a car, don't have extra money for delivery services or recently moved to Pittsburgh and don't have extensive social support,” said Rottman.
12 Pitt students were recognized by NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Fellows benefit from a three-year annual stipend of $34,000, opportunities for international research and professional development and the freedom to conduct their research.
Pitt’s chemistry department is making hand sanitizer for community nonprofits
Chair Sunil Saxena said the effort will continue as long as there is a community need.
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.