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Pitt-Greensburg hosted the Allegheny Branch of the American Society of Microbiology annual meeting
Four students placed first in research poster presentations throughout the two-day program.
5 teams took home prizes in Pitt’s Sustainability in Healthcare Challenge
Faculty members in the School of Medicine and Swanson School of Engineering earned $40,000 each to fund their winning projects.
3 Pitt people earned Philosophy of Science Association awards
Emeritus Professor Jim Woodward was honored with the Hempel Award for his years of service as PSA president.
5 Pitt Honors students were honored at the annual NAAAHP conference
Sophomore Mercy Akanmu earned the association’s Dr. Freddye T. Davy Humanitarian and Service Award.
Pitt’s David C. Frederick Honors College was ranked No. 11 in the nation
College Transitions recognized the honors college for its national scholarship prowess and undergraduate research opportunities, among other student benefits
New state funding for the Education and Training Center at Pitt-Titusville will support machining and CNC training
The $199,000 grant will help the center offer pre-apprenticeship programs to residents of the region.
A GSPIA campaign earned an American Marketing Association award
Libby Hilf and Maggie Rehberg designed the winning welcome package to introduce incoming graduate students to the University and Pittsburgh.
3 Pitt researchers presented at a local Sips of Science event
Marco Capogrosso, Morgan DiLeo and Catherine Palmer shared their work in spinal cord stimulation, ophthalmology and audiology on Nov. 12.
Diana Khoi Nguyen’s poetry collection was named a must-read by Time magazine
In “Root Fractures,” the assistant professor of English examines points of inflection within a Vietnamese-American family.
Time magazine again put Pitt on its Best Colleges for Future Leaders list
Pitt ranks No. 14 of 61 among public institutions for 2025.
Justin Kitzes received funding from Google for his high-tech approach to ecology and conservation
The assistant professor of biological sciences uses audio recorders and AI methods to scale up how scientists track patterns in nature.
Pitt-Bradford research teams presented at an American Chemical Society regional meeting
Students and faculty teamed up to study supercapacitors, the behavior of molecules, new chemistry experiments for students and more.
2 dozen Pitt researchers made Clarivate’s annual Highly Cited list
This select group of authors come from a wide breadth of research areas, and their papers are ranked in the top 1% by citation worldwide.
Tony Carey won an American Political Science Association mentor award
He earned this year’s Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentor Award for working with Latino junior faculty.
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center won 3 HPCwire Awards
PSC was honored at the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis for work with its flagship Bridges-2 computer.
Pitt people were honored at a Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association meeting
The School of Pharmacy and students Anneliese Harp, Julia Lazzaris, Charlotte Nazar and Akshaya Sudhakar were recognized at the Western Regional Meeting.
9 projects earned funding from the Dietrich Innovation Initiative
The new program will provide resources for faculty and staff to explore ambitious, collaborative projects.
Chancellor Joan Gabel recognized 9 staff members with top awards
Individuals were recognized for their exceptional contributions to Pitt through mentorship, community engagement, career achievement and more.
Pitt-Bradford is a Military Times Best Vets College
Pitt-Bradford earned the designation for a second year. The campus also boasts military friendly and military spouse friendly rankings.
Rory Cooper joined the board of the Army Heritage Center Foundation
The organization supports the US Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
