Faculty
Mark DeRuiter will help lead the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
The professor in Pitt’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences was elected vice president for standards and ethics in audiology.
6 Pitt faculty earned NSF CAREER Awards
The awards are the foundation’s most prestigious honor and will provide more than $3.5 million in research funding to these early-career professors and researchers.
2 Pitt graduate students and their advisors were named Gilliam Fellows
The Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences researchers were recognized for embodying leadership and advancing equity and inclusion in science.
Anthony Delitto earned a University of Buffalo Alumni Achievement Award
The dean and professor was recognized for leading Pitt’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.
Oscar Marroquin was named vice dean for clinical affairs
The cardiologist will also oversee more than 5,000 physicians and staff as president of UPMC’s Physician Services Division.
Christine McClure earned the State of Black Learning’s Lifetime Achievement Award
The School of Public Health researcher is being honored for making a difference in the lives of Black students.
4 Pitt people won Sigma International Awards for Nursing Excellence
The prestigious honors recognize excellence in mentorship, service and leadership.
A $1 million grant will fund aging research at Pitt
These latest awards, which will fund four faculty projects, follow $750,000 in grants also made by the Richard King Mellon Foundation in fall 2022.
3 Pitt Med researchers were named AAAS policy fellows
Stephanie Mutchler, Amelia Stephens and R. Anne Stetler will learn the ins and outs of policymaking while sharing their scientific knowledge during yearlong assignments at federal agencies.
The Pittsburgh Quantum Institute appointed Michael Hatridge as its new director
The physics professor will lead the collaboration between Pitt, Carnegie Mellon University and Duquesne University.