2 alumni were added to the Sojourner House board
The Pittsburgh agency offers residential and other services to women in recovery and their children.
History Professor Emerita Evelyn Rawski won a lifetime achievement award
Rawski received the American Historical Association Award for Scholarly Distinction.
Toi Derricotte was named a finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry
Her retrospective volume of work was published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in 2019.
Kenneth Jordan's paper on hydration and surfactants was published in PNAS
The paper examines at a microscopic level the hydration of a model surfactant system.
Pitt’s Department of Chemistry named 4 distinguished alumni
The outstanding professors, industry leaders and researchers will be recognized at an October dinner.
Pitt’s Water Collaboratory released a new paper
Researchers recommended coordinated regional efforts to test waterways for a broader range of pollutants and increased public awareness surrounding water quality issues.
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.