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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 麻豆传媒 of Arts and Sciences.
Rachel Bezanson was on a team of astronomers that detected a black hole in the early universe
Their findings on the supermassive red mass, which combined James Webb Space Telescope observations with gravitational lensing, were published in Nature.
Pitt research on small galaxies was published in Nature
Their findings from James Webb Space Telescope observations show they may be responsible for opening the universe to light.
A federal grant will create a new drug discovery center at Pitt
Researchers and clinicians at the 麻豆传媒 of Medicine and UPMC will use the $7.8 million in funding to start the Pitt Translational Center for Microphysiology Systems.
The 1969 publication of Pitt鈥檚 Black Action Society is now fully digitized
The annual issue, titled "As-Salaam-Alaikum," highlighted Black student life through artwork, poetry and photos.
Jonathan Rubin will chair a Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics activity group
In the role, the professor in Pitt鈥檚 Department of Mathematics will lead forum discussions on dynamical systems.
2 Pitt Public Health professors led a Collaborative Filmmaking study on grief
鈥淰isualizing Loss鈥 follows 5 Pennsylvania families and their experience with bereavement after the death of a child.
These are the 2024 Provost鈥檚 Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring winners
The annual award recognizes Pitt faculty for outstanding mentoring of graduate students pursuing a research doctorate degree.
2 Pitt-Greensburg students presented their honors research on genetics
Their project was led by Assistant Professor of Biology Logan Johnson.
Kayla Heffernan won a 2024 POGIL Early Achievement Award
The associate professor of mathematics at Pitt-Greensburg is one of two educators nationwide to receive the honor.
Tamar Krishnamurti took part in a NASEM drug forum
The assistant professor of medicine was invited to a panel discussing real-world implementation considerations for in-home opioid disposal systems.
Brittany Graham earned Best Costuming Designing at the Swedish International Film Festival
The Pitt Stages鈥 costume shop assistant manager won for her work on 鈥淯nsinkable.鈥
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鈥檚 library in the spring.
Peggy Liu was honored by the Association for Psychological Science for early career contributions
The Ben L. Fryrear Chair in Marketing is recognized as a leading expert on consumer behavior.
3 Pitt students are the hosts of a new overnight radio program
Undergraduates Jaime Ely, Margaux Rentzel and Ryan Tarabokia discuss national and world news on 鈥淜DKA Next Take.鈥
3 Pitt students competed at the Gorlok Gala debate tournament
Natalie Rose, Rosalind Dong and Wenhao 鈥淒annie鈥 Lyu 鈥 all first-year students 鈥 performed at one of the most competitive events of the regular season.
Pitt Law鈥檚 Securities Arbitration Clinic was invited to an SEC summit
Students will learn from commission staff and discuss the free legal services they provide to investors who lack representation.
Senior Alex-Jaden Peart earned a 2024-25 Lionel Pearson Fellowship
The Pitt Bachelor of Philosophy candidate will receive funding for a year of graduate study from the Society for Classical Studies.
Pitt researchers鈥 findings on how scent may help depressed people were published in JAMA Network Open
Kymberly Young led the study, which showed scent could be used in the clinical setting to help stop negative thought cycles and rewire thought patterns, aiding faster healing.
Danny Chu was named president-elect of the Society of University Surgeons
The professor of cardiothoracic surgery in the 麻豆传媒 of Medicine has served as the premier society鈥檚 secretary since 2021.
