Chris Driscoll was named 2019 Preservationist of the Year

The annual Young Preservationists Association of Pittsburgh award recognizes significant contributions in the area of historic preservation. 

Janice Pringle will receive an Excellence in Patient Care Award

The founder and director of the Program Evaluation and Research Unit is being honored by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation.

Pitt’s School of Dental Medicine became the first in the nation to create opioid guidelines

The guidelines advocate that clinicians prescribe non-opioid pain-relievers first whenever possible.

Alumnus Samir Lakhani made Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list

Samir Lakhani (A&S ’15), has been named to the 2020 Forbes 30 under 30 list of top young social entrepreneurs. The Forbes 30 under 30 list features 600 entrepreneurs in 20 industries, selected from among 15,000 nominees in the U.S. and Canada.

Pitt’s Healthy Lifestyle Institute hosted its second annual summit

There, Founding Director John Jakicic introduced the new Schools on the Move initiative, which will provide grants to support physical education at 43 Pittsburgh K-12 schools.

Grace Campbell was selected for an inaugural national recognition

She is one of fewer than 20 nurses from across the U.S. who were selected for the first cohort of Association of Rehabilitation Nurses fellows.

Pitt Nursing faculty stood out in statewide awards

Brenda Cassidy, Jennifer Lingler and Patricia Tuite each received Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania for excellence in nursing.

Alex Toner was recognized as a Western Pennsylvania Rising Star

A graduate of the School of Computing and Information, he is assistant director of community engagement in the Office of Community and Governmental Relations.

Pitt and UPMC will lead a new national research and training center on family support

Funded by a $4.3 million grant, the center will leverage state-of-the-art research to improve the care, health and quality of life of all persons with disabilities and the families who support them.

Pitt hosted students from Franklin Regional School District for Disability Mentoring Day

Disability Mentoring Day is a nationwide effort to promote career development for students with disabilities through hands-on career exploration.