Student Brian Broome sold his debut memoir

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will publish “Like This.”

Alumna Julie Sokolow was recognized for her documentary

“Barefoot: The Mark Baumer Story” won Best Premiere Documentary Feature at the Heartland International Film Festival.

2 Pitt alumni won literary achievement awards

Dietrich School grads Cameron Barnett and Adriana E. Ramírez received the annual Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award as an Emerging Artist and Established Artist, respectively. 

Alumnus Samir Lakhani made Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list

Samir Lakhani (A&S ’15), has been named to the 2020 Forbes 30 under 30 list of top young social entrepreneurs. The Forbes 30 under 30 list features 600 entrepreneurs in 20 industries, selected from among 15,000 nominees in the U.S. and Canada.

Pitt Nursing faculty stood out in statewide awards

Brenda Cassidy, Jennifer Lingler and Patricia Tuite each received Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania for excellence in nursing.

8 Pitt people received Mascaro Faculty Program in Sustainability Awards

The one-year awards go to faculty members from all disciplines.

3 Pitt researchers were named to American Association for the Advancement of Science

Three University of Pittsburgh researchers have been named to the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2019 fellowship cohort. 

Kathryn Albers, a professor in the Department of Neurobiology in the School of Medicine, was recognized for accomplishments in molecular and cellular neuroscience, including studies of sensory neuron development and its relation to nerve injury and pain. 

A musical collaboration by Mathew Rosenblum was performed in Poland and Boston

“Lament/Witches’ Sabbath” tells the story of Rosenblum’s grandmother, whose family fled Proskurov, Ukraine, in 1919 during that town’s massacre.

Jeanne Marie Laskas penned an essay on Mr. Rogers in The New York Times Magazine

“Fred believed that the creative process was a fundamental function at the core of every human being,” the Distinguished Professor of English wrote.

Alumna Rachel Ann Brickner received the Miller Audio Prize

The MFA graduate is also a part-time instructor in Pitt’s Department of English.