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2 Pitt graduate students and their advisors were named Gilliam Fellows
The Kenneth P. Dietrich Â鶹´«Ã½ of Arts and Sciences researchers were recognized for embodying leadership and advancing equity and inclusion in science.
Anthony Delitto earned a University of Buffalo Alumni Achievement Award
The dean and professor was recognized for leading Pitt’s Â鶹´«Ã½ of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.
Oscar Marroquin was named vice dean for clinical affairs
The cardiologist will also oversee more than 5,000 physicians and staff as president of UPMC’s Physician Services Division.
Christine McClure earned the State of Black Learning’s Lifetime Achievement Award
The Â鶹´«Ã½ of Public Health researcher is being honored for making a difference in the lives of Black students.
4 Pitt people won Sigma International Awards for Nursing Excellence
The prestigious honors recognize excellence in mentorship, service and leadership.
Pitt Cyber announced 2 new staff members
Jessica Kuntz and Yu-Ru Lin will lead policy and research for the institute, respectively.
Robert Weyant was appointed to the Lancet Commission on Global Oral Health
As a member, the Pitt professor is taking on policy neglect and system failure surrounding oral health disparity on a global scale.
The Pittsburgh Quantum Institute appointed Michael Hatridge as its new director
The physics professor will lead the collaboration between Pitt, Carnegie Mellon University and Duquesne University.
Staff Council named 5 award winners
Each year, the organization acknowledges excellence in mentoring and provides support for Pitt staff and their students.
Pitt Law student Laras Susanti earned a grant from the American Indonesian Cultural and Educational Foundation
The SJD candidate will travel to her home country to continue her research on family law in its constitutional court.
Alaina E. Roberts discusses the American West in a new docuseries
Her work on the topic also earned an honorable mention for the 2023 Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Book Prize.
2 Pitt students were elected to the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association Student Advisory Board
Joe Chen and Shay Roth will serve a yearlong term advancing student interests’ within the association.
A Pitt Law alumna won Allegheny County’s Amram Award
Magistrate Judge Lisa Lenihan was recognized for professional excellence.
Pitt alumna Anette Nance will lead a governor’s advisory committee
As executive director of the Governor's Advisory Commissions on African American Affairs, she will work to ensure representation in the state government.
Graham Hatfull earned a lifetime achievement award from the European Society of Mycobacteriology
The professor and researcher pioneered the use of bacteriophages to combat infections that are resistant to antibiotics.
Pitt-Bradford was recognized for its culture of wellness
It’s the fourth year the regional campus has claimed a gold designation from Exercise is Medicine.
Alex Silver earned an award for her doctoral dissertation research
The graduate student in Pitt’s Learning Research and Development Center is one of two to receive the honor from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
Pitt hosted the Society for Philosophy and Psychology’s annual meeting
More than 200 gathered on the Pittsburgh campus to do cutting-edge work on the mind and brain.
2 from Pitt’s children’s literature program earned a fellowship to work with social justice nonprofits
The recent PhD graduates will advocate for children and youth during the career-boosting postdoctoral program.
PhD candidate Lorraine Blatt won a fellowship from the National Academy of Education
As a Spencer Dissertation fellow, she's been identified one of education's most talented researchers.