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3 Dietrich School faculty members were recognized for teaching excellence
Julie Beaulieu, Geoffrey Glover and Jeffrey Wheeler won the 2019 Tina and David Bellet Teaching Excellence Award.
The University Center for Teaching and Learning hosted the Pittsburgh Regional Faculty Symposium
The conference saw attendees from universities and colleges in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, New York, Kentucky, Massachusetts and Ontario.
Engineering alumna Julie Shields was named National Co-op Student of the Year
She has completed three, four-month rotations with FedEx Supply Chain and joined the company in January.
Noble Maseru co-authored a March of Dimes consensus statement on birth equity
The recent statement aims to advance social determinants pathways for research, policy and practice.
Stephen Badylak was named the 2018 Marlin Mickle Outstanding Innovator
He is a professor of surgery at Pitt and deputy director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
A team of Pitt undergrads captured a silver medal for their ‘molecular movie camera’
More than 300 teams competed at the International Genetically Engineering Machine competition to solve an open research or societal problem.
The Pitt News business staff won 8 national college media awards
Rachel Buck earned second place in the Best Advertising Manager category; Kyle Guinness took home third for Best Sales Representative.
Jean Nachega was recognized by 2 African science institutions
He is an associate professor of epidemiology and infectious diseases and microbiology in the Graduate School of Public Health.
Gary Kohanbash was awarded major funding for his T-cell project
The director of the Pediatric Neurosurgery ImmunoOncology Laboratory will lead an interdisciplinary team with funding from the Brain Tumor Funders’ Collaborative.
Carla Ng received an NSF CAREER award
She will study forever chemicals known as PFAS with the five-year, $500,000 grant.
Dawn Lundy Martin won the 2019 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
She is a professor in the Writing Program and the co-founder of the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics.
Juleen Rodakowski received more than $3M for an aging study
The National Institute on Aging will fund her research on strategy training on daily activities for older adults with mild cognitive impairment.
Kaylene Stocking and Madeline Guido won top undergraduate student awards at Honors Convocation
Nearly 3,700 students and 478 faculty members were recognized at the 43rd annual ceremony.
Marcus Rediker examined the historical context of a Spielberg film in a new essay
The distinguished professor compared “Amistad” to his own extensive research on the 19th-century rebellion.
Heather Lyke and James Conner were honored at the 2019 Dapper Dan Dinner
Lyke was named Sportswoman of the Year and Conner was named Sportsman of the Year at the awards dinner and auction.
Sophomore Hanna Ebel was awarded the first Joseph G. Jurcic Endowed Scholarship
The award supports students who are eligible to enroll in Honors College courses.
Pitt alumna Sossena Wood was featured on NBC
Learn more about her 3D printed phantom head for magnetic resonance research.
Healthy Lifestyle Institute leaders will speak at a professional summit
John Jakicic and Renee Rogers will jointly present on scientific evidence regarding the health benefits of physical activity.
Pitt saw a record-low employee injury rate in 2018
The University’s employee injury rate consistently has been below the national average since the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began its current classification system in 2003.
John Wallace was named a fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare
The Dave E. Epperson Chair and Professor of Social Work is recognized for his work advancing social good.
