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Cho-yun Hsu

Cho-yun Hsu is a 2024 laureate of the prestigious Tang Prize

The award, which confers a $1.7 million cash prize, recognizes the Pitt professor emeritus’ era-spanning scholarship on the history of China.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt’s online health informatics MS program earned a top 5 national ranking

With flexible learning options, the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences degree prepares students for the rapidly growing field.

  • University News
  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
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Why LGBTQ+ inclusion is essential to the academy, according to 7 Pitt researchers

From fighting HIV to studying adolescent social media use, these experts are using scholarship to advocate for their communities.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Thackeray Hall

Pitt’s Department of Mathematics earned a grant to launch a public lecture series

Armin Schikorra, Carl Wang-Erickson and Ivan Yotov received funding from Pittsburgh’s Benter Foundation.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Self-portrait of August Wilson

Pitt staff and publications won several 2024 Robert L. Vann Media Awards

The Pittsburgh Black Media Federation presented the annual awards at a June 13 dinner.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Staff
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David H. Waldeck was awarded 2024 Edward W. Morley Medal

The director of the Petersen Institute of Nanoscience and Engineering has been in Pitt’s Department of Chemistry since 1985.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Sign up to volunteer during Pitt’s Juneteenth service day

Volunteers are needed for Rooted in the Community projects in the Hill District.

  • Community Impact
  • Pittsburgh Campus
The Barco Law Building

Pitt Law’s Center for Civil Rights and Racial Justice announced its 2024 student scholar awardees

Seven students advancing civil rights and racial justice received $1,000 each.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Law
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The Pittsburgh Study was honored for its child health equity programming

Community-centered youth leadership and data literacy events earned the Pitt-UPMC research initiative a National Institutes of Health recognition.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Visweswaran

Shyam Visweswaran was inducted as an International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics fellow

The honor society recognizes expertise in biomedical and health informatics internationally.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • School of Medicine
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Get your tickets for Pitt Night at PNC Park

Cheer on the Pittsburgh Pirates while showing school spirit on July 20.

  • Our City/Our Campus
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Your guide to Juneteenth celebrations around Pittsburgh

Check out these arts, culture and service events throughout the month.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
The Education and Training Center at Pitt-Titusville

12 medical assistant and phlebotomy students completed a Pitt-Titusville career training

The free, 10-month Brockway Center for Arts and Technology course prepares trainees for their national certification exams.

  • Community Impact
  • Pitt-Titusville
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Alex Mowrey earned a young alumni award from Slippery Rock University

He documents and shares scenes around campus as a social media content strategist and Pitt Athletics photographer.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Staff
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4 Pitt staffers were honored with a professional development award

José Goyco-Blas, Valerie Kerr, Carolyn Mazzella and Allison Vorp received the annual Staff Council award.

  • University News
  • Staff
Choukas-Bradley in front of screens with social media logos

She was studying social media’s effects before TikTok even existed

A National Science Foundation CAREER Award will help Sophia Choukas-Bradley develop new ways to approach her research.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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2 Pitt Medicine faculty earned Society of General Internal Medicine honors

Timothy Anderson and Jennifer Corbelli receive national awards for mentorship and scholarship in medical education, respectively.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Teaching & Learning
  • School of Medicine
The Prevention at Pitt team at the Pittsburgh Action Against Rape Teal Ball

Prevention at Pitt was recognized as a community champion against sexual violence

Significant growth, peer education programs and partnerships with nonprofits are just a few reasons the University coalition earned the Pittsburgh Action Against Rape honor.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Our City/Our Campus
Hayostek

Dev Hayostek is among the 2024 Bright Young People recognized by a Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ organization

He’s overseen Prevention at Pitt outreach programs that have engaged nearly 14,000 people.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Staff
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Pitt junior Connor Diaz was named a 2024 Newman Civic fellow

The civics enthusiast, Brackenridge Fellow and social justice activist was recognized for his commitment to increasing local engagement among Pitt students.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • David C. Frederick Honors College