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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sign up to volunteer during Pitt’s Juneteenth service day
Volunteers are needed for Rooted in the Community projects in the Hill District.

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.

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.

Shyam Visweswaran was inducted as an International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics fellow
The honor society recognizes expertise in biomedical and health informatics internationally.

Get your tickets for Pitt Night at PNC Park
Cheer on the Pittsburgh Pirates while showing school spirit on July 20.

Your guide to Juneteenth celebrations around Pittsburgh
Check out these arts, culture and service events throughout the month.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.