Arts and Humanities
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.
Jeanne Kisacky's University of Pittsburgh Press book won an award
Her history of modern hospital architecture won the 2017 International Society for Landscape, Place, and Material Culture Fred B. Kniffen Award.
A project led by Aaron Brenner received an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant
The Pitt-led team will develop a guide and toolkit that to libraries address needs, develop practices, anticipate challenges and learn from successful civic data partnerships.
Yolanda Covington-Ward was recognized by the Association for Africanist Anthropology
The associate professor of Africana studies has been honored with the 2017 Elliot P. Skinner Book Award.
Geovette Washington joined the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh board of trustees
The University's senior vice chancellor and chief legal officer will serve a three-year term.
Thomas Akiva was awarded $300,000 from the National Science Foundation
The grant will support his efforts to study and enhance makerspaces in Pittsburgh-area libraries.
Pitt-Johnstown alumnus Matt Ziance won an Emmy Award
He was part of a team honored for Outstanding Trans-Media Sports Coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
This journalist alum brought home an Emmy
When Justin Carter (A&S ’12) started his journey to become a TV journalist, he promised his parents his first Emmy. It now sits on their mantle.
Ashley Priore
A rising senior, political strategist and top chess player who’s making bold moves.