Faculty
Christine McClure was named among Pittsburgh Ladies Who Lead
The senior research scientist in Pitt’s School of Public Health is one of four the local Professional Women’s Network will celebrate.
Mary Crossley is Pitt Law’s new interim dean
The disability and health law scholar previously served as dean of the School of Law from 2005-2012.
Pitt’s Adam Lowenstein is a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow
The professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences is known for his research on horror films and helping to bring George A. Romero’s archives to Pitt.
Simone Brixius-Anderko earned a research award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
The assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences at Pitt will research how fatty acid metabolism contributes to cancer progression.
Pitt researchers received a Foundational Integrity Research award from Meta Platforms
The School of Computing and Information associate professor will study how conspiratorial content spreads.
David Waldeck earned a $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research
The professor in Pitt’s Department of Chemistry will lead a team of researchers from seven universities.
Salah Al-Zaiti earned a Fulbright Scholar Award
The Pitt Nursing vice chair of research will travel to Jordan to advance his research in cardiovascular disease, biomedical informatics and machine learning.
D. Michael Elnicki was named editor-in-chief of the Journal of General Internal Medicine
The professor in Pitt’s School of Medicine and two other editors will lead the journal for five years starting July 1.
8 new projects received funding in the Pitt Seed 2.0 competition
This summer, they’ll pitch their ideas to campus leadership for the chance for $75,000 in funding.
Pitt researchers earned an EPA grant to study the health impacts of increased rainfall
The project, which earned $1.3 million in funding, will analyze the climate change phenomenon’s impact among residents of two low-income Black neighborhoods in Pittsburgh.