Marlene Cohen received a National Academy of Sciences award
The associate professor of neuroscience earned the $75,000 grant for her research into how the brain encodes and processes visual information to make quick decisions.
Professor Emeritus Edward Gerjuoy published a paper on Julian Schwinger
Schwinger, who shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of quantum electrodynamics, was a classmate of Gerjuoy's at City College of New York in the 1930s.
Mary Kay Stein and collaborators received a grant to study teacher learning
The $2.5 million award will fund research to expand our understanding of teachers as learners.
Pitt alumnus Bryan S. Wright was nominated for a Grammy Award
The Pitt instructor is recognized for his liner notes accompanying "The Complete Piano Works of Scott Joplin."
Daniel Balderston received an international recognition
The Academia Argentina de Letras named the Pitt faculty member a corresponding academic for his work as a diffuser of Argentine literature in the U.S.
Chengcheng Huang earned a selective Swartz Foundation Fellowship
The postdoctoral research associate in Pitt's Department of Mathematics is one of just two individuals in the U.S. to receive the $200,000 award.
Franklin Toker was promoted to distinguished professor
The Department of History of Art and Architecture faculty member received the distinction for “extraordinary, internationally recognized scholarly attainment.”
Renata Mitchell received the National Collegiate Honors Council’s highest student award for service to diversity
The senior history and philosophy of science major is one of three students nationally to earn the award.
A Pitt sophomore received support to study epilepsy
Jacqueline Bridges is one of six undergraduates nationwide to be named a 2017 Education Enrichment Fund Scholar.
2 Pitt physics and astronomy professors were elected fellows of the American Physical Society
The society recognized Adam K. Leibovich and W. Vincent Liu for their research.