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Faculty, staff and alumnae are named Girl Scouts Women of Distinction
The recipients were recognized at a May 18 luncheon.
Alumnus Andy Rhodes is named chief information officer at UNICEF USA
He is responsible for the organization's technology and digital and data strategy.
Keisha N. Blain is appointed to a distinguished lecturer program
The Organization of American Historians program sends speakers to college campuses, student conferences, museum events and more.
Pitt Dining Services achieves a sustainability milestone
Market Central reached its initial Real Food Challenge goal two years early.
New leadership is announced for Pitt Engineering undergraduate programs
Samuel Dickerson and Robert Kerestes will guide programming in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
A Pitt biotech startup completes Series A funding
Four Pitt Medicine faculty members earned more than $5 million for their company, which developed a fast-acting antidote to carbon monoxide poisoning.
Pitt's nutrition and dietetics program is ranked No. 1 in Pennsylvania
It's the second year the University has secured the top of the College Factual list.
Sophia Choukas-Bradley wins grant to study body image and social media
The director of Pitt's Teen and Young Adult Laboratory will use eye-tracking technology to examine how adolescent girls pay attention to social media photos.
Alumna Angela Timashenka Geiger rings the closing bell at Nasdaq
She is president and CEO of Autism Speaks in New York City.
McGowan Institute director is named Pittsburgh Inventor of the Year
William Wagner is recognized for the significant positive impact the institute has has within Western Pennsylvania.
Anne Newman is named Aging Institute clinical director
The chair of epidemiology will lead efforts to translate research into clinical practice and policy at the institute.
Neeraj Gandhi earns funding for brain perception study
The Swanson School of Engineering professor will receive $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health.
Pitt Cyber Director David Hickton leads election security commission
Commissioners will examine cybersecurity issues surrounding voting machines and voter registration information as well as the resiliency of Pennsylvania’s electoral system following a potential breach
Pitt's University Library System acquires a rare Jorge Luis Borges book
The notebook is intact, meaning that it is possible to study the sequence of texts the influential literary figure wrote in 1950-51.
Anne-Ruxandra Carvunis is named a Searle Scholar
The assistant professor of computational and systems biology will receive $300,000 to support her research over the next three years.
Mostafa Bedewy earns Society of Manufacturing Engineers award
A member of the society since 2017, Bedewy is among 18 recipients from the U.S. and China.
Center for African American Poetry and Poetics creative writing fellow wins 2018 Whiting Award
Granted annually in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama, the $50,000 award is based on early career accomplishments and potential for continued success.
University of Pittsburgh Press names marketing director
Alumnus John R. Fagan has 30 years of book publishing experience, including as vice president and director of marketing for Penguin Books.
Angela Gronenborn is elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The academy’s projects and publications generate ideas and offer recommendations to advance the public good in the arts, citizenship, education, energy, government, the humanities, international
PhD candidate María Lis Baiocchi is named a Woodrow Wilson fellow
She is one of 10 nationwide to be named a Dissertation Fellow in Women's Studies.
