Alumna Angela Timashenka Geiger rings the closing bell at Nasdaq
She is president and CEO of Autism Speaks in New York City.
Center for African American Poetry and Poetics creative writing fellow wins 2018 Whiting Award
Granted annually in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama, the $50,000 award is based on early career accomplishments and potential for continued success.
PhD candidate María Lis Baiocchi is named a Woodrow Wilson fellow
She is one of 10 nationwide to be named a Dissertation Fellow in Women's Studies.
The Pitt News' business and ads teams win national awards
The daily student newspaper took home more than a dozen awards at the National Advertising Awards Competition.
Keisha N. Blain receives a Ford Foundation Post-doctoral Fellowship
The fellowship supports individuals with evidence of superior academic achievement who are committed to a career in teaching and research at the university level.
Rachel Kranson was honored by the Immigration and Ethnic History Society
The assistant professor earned an honorable mention for her book "Ambivalent Embrace: Jewish Upward Mobility in Postwar America."
4 faculty were chosen for the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring
The professors in Pitt's Dietrich School were chosen for their commitment to mentoring and working with doctoral students.
Todd Reeser was awarded a fellowship to conduct work in France
The highly competitive fellowship will provide him time to write his next book “Transgender France” and conduct archival work.
Four Pitt undergraduates received Goldwater Scholarship honorable mentions
The program encourages thousands of students each year to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.
Philosophy and library management among Pitt highlights in international ranking
The University of Pittsburgh was one of 22 institutions with at least one subject ranked at No. 1 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018.