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Rob Rutenbar receives Pioneering Achievement Award
The senior vice chancellor for research is recognized for his outstanding contributions in electronic design automation.
The Pitt News won a Crown Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association
The annual honor recognizes overall excellence in publications.
Amber Johnson earns 2022 Escalator Award for Research
Johnson plans to explore neighborhood-level determinants of health for patients with hypertension.
4 Pitt innovation teams receive Chancellor’s Gap Fund commercialization grants
The funds will accelerate their path from the lab to the market.
School of Nursing professor praised by top doctors leading the fight against COVID-19
John Gallagher received special recognition from Francis Collins and Anthony Fauci for contributions to the National Institute of Health COVID-19 Guidelines Panel.
2 doctoral candidates received the 2021 Dick Thornburgh Forum Disability Service Award
The honor is given to a Pitt student from any campus who has made an impact in the lives of children and adults with disabilities.
Anish Kumar joins Pitt as vice chancellor for real estate
He will oversee real estate portfolio activities, including property acquisitions, divestments, negotiations and portfolio management.
Daren Ellerbee named inaugural director of Pitt’s new University Educational Outreach Center
The center is dedicated to creating equitable pathways for students to gain the potential to enroll at Pitt or other select colleges and universities.
Pitt-Bradford receives funding for green building project
The $230,000 grant will support a rooftop solar array and educational dashboard.
3 staffers win 2021 Teaching Center awards
The annual awards recognize staff who demonstrate excellence in teaching and a commitment to learning.
Zippo pledges $2 million to Pitt-Bradford
The gift will be dedicated largely to equipping state-of-the-art engineering labs in the new Engineering and Information Technologies Building.
Pitt students help launch a Hollywood-based entertainment company
One of One Entertainment launched in November.
5 Pitt faculty members receive the 2021 Provost’s Award for Diversity in the Curriculum
The award is given to faculty who have successfully integrated diversity in the curriculum and inclusion in the classroom.
Pitt trustee SaLisa Berrien receives Black Founders Fund award from Google for Startups
The award will be used to expand her Tampa-based renewable energy services company, COI Energy.
Pitt’s Boo Kyung Jung received a grant from the Academy of Korean Studies
The grant is in the amount of $21,000.
University Center for Teaching and Learning names director for equitable and inclusive teaching
The new director will evaluate teaching initiatives and work with faculty to assess the learning process.
A six-year search for a new particle has turned up empty
With help from Pitt researchers, MicrobooNE was looking for a long-theorized “sterile neutrino” that would buck the standard model of physics.
Three Pitt researchers earned Charles E. Kaufman Foundation grants
The awards support critical research at Pennsylvania universities.
Ramona Reeves earns the 2022 Drue Heinz Literature Prize
The University of Pittsburgh Press will publish her book, “It Falls Gently All Around,” next fall.
Scott Morgenstern receives Fulbright Specialist Program award
Morgenstern will complete his project at the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain.
