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Nine Pitt people earn New Pittsburgh Courier’s 2022 FAB 40 Awards
The honor celebrates the leadership, achievements and community service of local African American young men and women.
2022 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring winners announced
Each award consists of a $2,500 prize to the graduate faculty member to recognize excellence in mentoring.
Pitt Law Professor Kevin Ashley receives CodeX Prize
The CodeX Prize is given to individuals for a noteworthy contribution to computational law.
Alumnus Tate Allen Yawitz earns Erasmus Mundus award, a first for Pitt
It is the first time a Pitt alum has received the honor.
Pitt Nursing alumna Theresa Brown publishes memoir about cancer
Caring for cancer patients didn’t prepare her for her own diagnosis, she wrote.
Noble A-W Maseru earns Health Equity Champion award
He received the honor during the 2022 Pennsylvania Health Equity Summit.
Pitt-Bradford professor earns Fulbright Award for study in West Africa
’BioDun Ogundayo, associate professor of French and comparative literature at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to study, teach and research in
Pitt Police promote four officers
Brooke Riley and Michael Mock were promoted to lieutenants, and Jessica Urban and Scott Dubrosky were promoted to sergeants.
Pitt student Ashley Priore offers advice for girls in a new book
Priore talked about how chess strategies are useful in the work world.
Aurora Sharrard promoted to Pitt’s executive director of sustainability
Sharrard spearheads sustainability initiatives and green practices throughout the University.
Pitt earns 2021 Tree Campus Higher Education recognition
Tree Campus Higher Education honors colleges and universities for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation.
Veena Vasudevan’s new book explores care-based approaches to research
The book details methods for conducting research that improves the understanding of youth lives, cares for their wellbeing and works toward dismantling the systems that oppress them.
Pitt received a $1 million grant to support limited-income, first-generation students
The Kessler Scholars Collaborative provides financial, academic, professional and personal support to undergraduates.
Gemma Marolda receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to Italy
Marolda will conduct research and be a guest lecturer at the University of Bari as part of a project to study European migration policies and practices in the Central Mediterranean.
School of Nursing’s DNP Nurse-Midwifery Program receives full accreditation
It’s the first midwifery program in western Pennsylvania and the only DNP Midwifery program in Pennsylvania.
Department of Physical Therapy professor named a Gerontological Society of America fellow
It’s an acknowledgment of not only remarkable research, but also extraordinary dedication to the field of gerontology.
Professor earns $3 million grant to improve aphasia treatment
Will Evans and his team will develop and evaluate novel adaptive computer-based treatments to help improve the efficiency and long-term impact of language treatment.
2 Pitt professors named elite reviewers for Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The recognition is awarded to peer reviewers for their demonstrated critical thinking skills, effective participation and the extraordinary quality of their contributions to the journal.
2 Pitt professors elected to AIMBE College of Fellows
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) elected University of Pittsburgh faculty members Fabrisia Ambrosio and Ramakrishna Mukkamala to its College of Fellows. Ambrosio
Peggy Liu named a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science
Liu’s research and teaching expertise is in consumer behavior, with a focus on work that increases the appeal of health activities in social contexts.
