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Laura Schmid Named Director of Shared Services
Effective July 12, 2021, Laura Schmid will serve as the director of shared services in the Office of Human Resources (OHR). In this role, she will oversee the development and execution of strategic
Valerie Kinloch was named a trustee of her undergraduate alma mater
Her appointment at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, began July 1.
Tre Tipton won a student-athlete achievement award
The wide receiver and Master of Social Work student earned the annual National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals honor.
Ryan McDermott received $300K from the National Endowment for the Humanities
The funding will support the associate professor of English's project on the origins of modernity.
Geovette Washington was elected chair of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh board of trustees
The University's senior vice chancellor and chief legal officer joined the board in 2017 and was named vice chair earlier this year.
Pitt Leaps Eight Spots in Worldwide Patent Ranking
The Â鶹´«Ã½ made a significant move up the list of the top recipients of U.S. utility patents among worldwide universities in 2020, according to the National Academy of Inventors and
Anette Nance (SOC WK ’20) Named to Governor’s Advisory Commission on African American Affairs
Master of Social Work Alumna Anette Nance (SOC WK ’20) has been sworn in as commissioner on Gov. Wolf’s Advisory Commission on African American Affairs (GACAAA). The commission was established in 2015
William Wagner and Savio Woo are inducted to International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering
To date, there are fewer than 250 fellows of the academy throughout the world.
Willa Doswell Named 2019 Woman of Excellence by New Pittsburgh Courier
Willa Doswell, associate professor in the Â鶹´«Ã½ of Nursing, has been named a 2019 Woman of Excellence by the New Pittsburgh Courier. The awards are given annually to 50 African American women who
