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John Wallace Named Interim Director of the Center on Race and Social Problems, New Initiative Announced

  • Center on Race and Social Problems
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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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.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus

Pitt Leaps Eight Spots in Worldwide Patent Ranking

The University of Pittsburgh 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

  • School of Social Work
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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.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Dara Mendez Receives National Recognition for Maternal and Child Health Research

  • School of Public Health
  • Department of Epidemiology

Audrey J. Murrell Appointed Editor of Study Abroad Journal

  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
  • Department of Psychology

Pitt Recognized for Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Online Training Developed for Vis Moot Law Competition Participants

  • School of Law

Pitt-Titusville’s $1.2 Million Grant to Boost Region’s Future

PERU Receives Funding for Work on Veteran Suicide Prevention

Public Health's Steven Albert is Next Gerontological Society of America's Innovation in Aging Editor

  • School of Public Health
  • Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences

Joel Philistin Named New Financial Wellness Program Director

SHRS Appoints New Associate Deans

  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
  • Department of Physical Therapy
  • Department of Communication Science and Disorders

SCI Researcher Malihe Alikhani Wins Grant to Support Underrepresented Students

  • Department of Computer Science
  • School of Computing and Information

Mark Gladwin Receives Distinguished Scientist Designation from American Heart Association

  • School of Medicine
  • Department of Medicine

Attoryney Mark F. Seltzer (A&S '72) Named Honorary American Society of Addiction Medicine Member

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Pitt Law Professors Named to Civil Rights Advisory Committee

  • School of Law

Pitt Business’ Peggy Liu Named 2021 Marketing Science Institute Young Scholar

  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

Pitt Students Win Gold Medal in Genetically Engineered Machine Competition

  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
  • Department of Chemical Engineering
  • Department of Biological Sciences