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Catherine Bender earned the Oncology Nursing Society Distinguished Researcher Award
The Endowed Oncology Chair at Pitt’s School of Nursing was recognized for her studies on how endocrine therapy can effect postmenopausal women with breast cancer.
Leanne Gilbertson will lead a National Science Foundation study to design sustainable carbon nanomaterials
The assistant professor in the Swanson School of Engineering received $285,000 in funding.
Geovette Washington joined the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh board of trustees
The University's senior vice chancellor and chief legal officer will serve a three-year term.
David Brienza was awarded $2.6M from the National Institutes of Health to study bed sore prevention
The associate dean of research in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will conduct the study at two UPMC hospitals over the next three years.
The University of Pittsburgh was recognized for its commitment to an LGBTQIA+ inclusive environment
Campus Pride, a nonprofit organization that identifies LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities, scored the Pittsburgh campus 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Pitt earned a top award in the Pittsburgh Green Workplace Challenge
The University has won in its division in each competition since it first took up the challenge in 2013.
Michael Sheetz was appointed to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission committee
The clinical assistant professor of radiology will serve as the radiation safety officer representative.
Scott R. Beach was awarded an NIH grant to study financial exploitation of older adults
Scott R. Beach has been awarded a five-year $3.2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). The study will explore risk factors for
A multidisciplinary team received National Science Foundation funding to improve transit
The $1.44 million in funding will enable the Pitt Smart Living Project to place additional multimodal, real-time transportation information screens around the city.
Kiersten E. Todt was named an influential figure in national security
The Pitt Cyber resident scholar was included in the annual listing by Security Magazine.
Thomas Akiva was awarded $300,000 from the National Science Foundation
The grant will support his efforts to study and enhance makerspaces in Pittsburgh-area libraries.
10 faculty members were honored with course transformation awards
The annual awards from Pitt’s discipline-based Science Education Research Center will support projects to improve learning in their classrooms.
Greg M. Delgoffe won a 2017 NIH Director's New Innovator Award
The assistant professor of immunology will continue his research on the tumor microenvironment.
Sally Wenzel will receive the European Respiratory Society Presidential Award
The director of Pitt's Asthma Institute was recognizing for her outstanding contributions to respiratory medicine.
Pitt researchers received a grant to help women make informed decisions about sterilization
The $3.5 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health aims to helo low-income and minority women better understand permanent surgical procedures to prevent pregnancy.
Four undergraduate students have been named David L. Boren scholars
The scholarships will provide up to $20,000 for Pitt’s winners to study in Brazil, China, South Korea and Tanzania.
Samara Joy Nielsen will head Pitt's new nutrition science bachelor's program
The undergraduate major will be offered to students beginning in 2019.
Lauren Jonkman was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for her work in Namibia
The Pitt assistant professor will support the development of a primary care clinical pharmacy practice at the University of Namibia School of Pharmacy.
Warren Ruder received an award to develop smart biomaterials
The assistant professor of bioengineering earned National Science Foundation funding through 2020.
Pitt-developed innovations win chancellor's commercialization funding
Faculty from the Swanson School of Engineering and the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences were awarded a total of $25,000.
