Sirry Alang earned a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The School of Education researcher, in partnership with Drexel University, will lead project designed to dismantle structural racism in health care.

 

2 faculty won Tina and David Bellet Teaching Excellence Awards

This annual award recognizes outstanding and innovative teaching in undergraduate studies in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences.

15 Pitt faculty members won 2024 Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards

The annual honor recognizes outstanding scholarly accomplishments in research, teaching and public service.

Amy Williams will be honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters

The Pitt professor of music will present her work at the society’s library in the spring.

These are the 2024 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring winners

The annual award recognizes Pitt faculty for outstanding mentoring of graduate students pursuing a research doctorate degree.

Danny Chu was named president-elect of the Society of University Surgeons

The professor of cardiothoracic surgery in the School of Medicine has served as the premier society’s secretary since 2021.

Lucas Berenbrok was elected as an American Pharmacists Association Fellow

The associate professor in Pitt’s Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics is honored for exemplary achievements.

Pitt has launched a research partnership with bioMérieux

The French biotech company’s analytical and sequencing team will collaborate with the University’s clinical microbiology and infectious diseases divisions.