Accolades & Honors
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Pitt's Innovation Institute is recognized at the Deshpande Symposium
The Deshpande Symposium Awards recognize outstanding accomplishments in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship on college campuses.
David Vorp is recognized as a Fellow of the American Heart Association
It signifies his innovative and sustained contributions to the fields of arteriosclerosis, thrombosis and vascular biology.
Pitt Education faculty are awarded federal funds for urban special education doctoral program
The grant, which totals more than $1 million, will operate the program as a collaboration between Pitt’s Special Education Program and the Center for Urban Education.
Steven Belle is named a Society for Clinical Trials fellow
The co-director of Pitt's Epidemiology Data Center was recognized for his outstanding leadership of data coordination for several multicenter studies.
Aurora Sharrard is appointed Pitt's first-ever director of sustainability
The University's newly established Office of Sustainability will coordinate its many sustainability initiatives, foster collaboration and monitor progress toward the bold goals outlined in the Pitt
8 Boren awardees set a new record for Pitt
The study abroad awards enable their recipients to further their studies of “languages and cultures most critical to our nation’s security.”
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education gives Pitt a STARS Silver rating
Pitt’s rating was based on its achievements in five overall areas: academics, engagement, operations, planning and administration and innovation and leadership.
Steven Little is honored with Controlled Release Society Young Investigator Award
The honor annually recognizes one individual in the world, 40 years of age or younger, for outstanding contributions in the science of controlled release.
2 Pitt researchers are awarded Provost’s Integrative Social-Science Research Initiative
Melanie Hughes and Müge Finkel co-direct Pitt's Gender Inequality Research Lab.
Catherine Palmer is named American Academy of Audiology president-elect
The associate professor in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will serve a three-year term.
Faculty, staff and alumnae are named Girl Scouts Women of Distinction
The recipients were recognized at a May 18 luncheon.
Alumnus Andy Rhodes is named chief information officer at UNICEF USA
He is responsible for the organization's technology and digital and data strategy.
Keisha N. Blain is appointed to a distinguished lecturer program
The Organization of American Historians program sends speakers to college campuses, student conferences, museum events and more.
Pitt Dining Services achieves a sustainability milestone
Market Central reached its initial Real Food Challenge goal two years early.
New leadership is announced for Pitt Engineering undergraduate programs
Samuel Dickerson and Robert Kerestes will guide programming in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
A Pitt biotech startup completes Series A funding
Four Pitt Medicine faculty members earned more than $5 million for their company, which developed a fast-acting antidote to carbon monoxide poisoning.
Pitt's nutrition and dietetics program is ranked No. 1 in Pennsylvania
It's the second year the University has secured the top of the College Factual list.
Alumna Angela Timashenka Geiger rings the closing bell at Nasdaq
She is president and CEO of Autism Speaks in New York City.
Sophia Choukas-Bradley wins grant to study body image and social media
The director of Pitt's Teen and Young Adult Laboratory will use eye-tracking technology to examine how adolescent girls pay attention to social media photos.
McGowan Institute director is named Pittsburgh Inventor of the Year
William Wagner is recognized for the significant positive impact the institute has has within Western Pennsylvania.
