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Susan Fullerton was awarded NSF funding for 2D materials research
Fullerton and her group invented a new type of ion-containing material, or electrolyte, which is only a single molecule thick.

Ming-Te Wang received an American Psychological Association award
The associate professor was honored for his early career contributions to psychology.

Center for Urban Education received a portion of a $1.5M grant
It will reintroduce the yearlong Ready to Learn program to provide math tutoring and culturally relevant mentoring to kids in Pittsburgh Public Schools.

Yu-Ru Lin earned funding from Adobe Research
The funding will provide the resources to help investigate visualization for interpretable AI and machine learning techniques for understanding human social behavioral patterns and outcomes.

10 Pitt occupational therapy researchers earned state honors
The OT department is part of Pitt’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.

Dio Kavalieratos was honored for his work in palliative care
The assistant professor of medicine, palliative care and medical ethics is the first PhD to ever win the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Early Career Investigator Award.

LifeX will help introduce liquid biopsy cancer diagnostics into health care settings
The partnership with GeneNews Limited aims to improve patient compliance with cancer screening and bridge diagnostic gaps in current procedures.

A Katz accounting professor earned a lifetime contribution award
John H. Evans III was honored for 40-plus years of research and teachings of key management accounting issues.

A Pitt Engineering team won an NSF award for brain data research
The Swanson School researchers will study data of complex brain disorders and design new algorithms that address computational challenges.

Urban Studies advisor Carolyn Carson was recognized for outstanding work
This year's Ampco-Pittsburgh Prize for Excellence in Advising has served at Pitt for more than two decades.

Hrvoje Petek was honored by the American Chemical Society
The R.K. Mellon Professor has received the Ahmed Zewali Award in Ultrafast Science and Technology.

Justin Kitzes received a grant from Microsoft and National Geographic to study bird songs
The assistant professor will develop a free, open source model to identify the sounds in acoustic field recordings.

6 earned Mascaro Faculty Program in Sustainability Awards
The program is designed to enhance the University’s mission of interdisciplinary excellence in research and education.

A new historical marker on campus celebrates the city’s early radium industry ties
The sign commemorating Standard Chemical Company and its role in radium production has been dedicated outside Allen Hall.

A University of Pittsburgh Press publication is in the running for an America Literary Award
Shauna Barbosa’s “Cape Verdean Blues” is a semifinalist in the PEN Open Book Award category.

Valerie Watzlaf was elected president of the American Health Information Management Association
The associate professor in Pitt's School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is also chair of the association's Council for Excellence in Education.

A Pitt alumna and sustainability advocate received a visionary award
Patricia DeMarco recently published “Pathways to Our Sustainable Future: A Global Perspective” with the University of Pittsburgh Press.

Brent Doiron joined the NIH BRAIN Initiative as a theoretical neuroscience investigator
The professor of mathematics will work with a team from Columbia University to develop mathematical models of the brain’s primary visual cortex.

Natalie Leland was named a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America
Her research focuses on understanding and improving care quality for older adults, particularly how occupational therapy can contribute to interdisciplinary patient-centered outcomes.

Pitt-Greensburg‘s nursing program was awarded $1.5M
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing is in its second year at the regional campus.