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Kevin Washo won a Pittsburgh Business Times C-Suite Award

The senior vice chancellor for university relations was recognized for collaborating with colleagues at Pitt and across the region.

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Lise Vesterlund and other Behavioral Economic Design Initiative workshop attendees smile.

6 Pitt faculty presented at this year’s Behavioral Economic Design Initiative workshop

The Department of Economics unit seeks to advance economic design within the areas of women's advancement, health economics, market design and more.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Portrait of Raed Rafei.

Raed El Rafei’s new film will premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

The assistant professor returned to his Lebanon hometown to create “Tripoli/A Tale of Three Cities.”

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Culley at a podium

Leigh Culley is Pitt’s interim assistant vice chancellor for accessibility

An alumna of the School of Education, she has served as director of Disability Recourses and Services since 2015.

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Chancellor Joan Gabel has been named chair of the Fulbright Scholar Advisory Board

A Fulbright alumna herself, Gabel has served as a member of the board for three years.

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  • Global
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Portrait of Shatara Murphy

Shatara Murphy was selected as an AITF Anchor Fellow

The assistant vice chancellor for Anchor Initiatives is among four higher education and nonprofit leaders in the 2025 cohort.

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  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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School of Medicine building sign behind tree

Pitt Medicine researchers will study ableism with a $3.2M NIH grant

Lynn Worobey and team will investigate how ableism contributes to health disparities over the next five years.

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  • Health and Wellness
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Medicine
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
A Pitt shield flag on a lamppost in front of yellow leaves

Tao Han was honored by the American Physical Society

The Distinguished Professor of High Energy Physics was recognized with the annual Meenakshi Narain Mentoring Award.

  • Teaching & Learning
  • Cultivate student success
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
A close-up shot of gold on the periodic table

Michelle Ward was honored for encouraging women in the chemical sciences

The American Chemical Society Pittsburgh also recognized Pitt’s student chapter with a sustainability award.

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  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Portrait of Angie Wolfe.

Angela Wolfe won the 2024 Pitt-Bradford Staff Recognition Award

The associate dean of student affairs was praised for helping students advocate for themselves.

  • Staff
  • Pitt-Bradford
  • Cultivate student success
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The Cathedral of Learning is framed by vibrant leaves in the fall.

A Pitt postdoc won a US Department of Agriculture grant

Grete Gansauer received $188K from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study rural communities.

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  • Innovation and Research
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The entrance to Pitt's Global Hub

Introducing the University Center for International Studies’ interim co-directors

Longtime staff members Allyson Delnore and Jeff Whitehead will lead UCIS and Pitt Global, respectively.

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  • Global
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A drone shot of Oakland in Pittsburgh

2 Pitt historians were featured in an Emmy-winning documentary

You can see Alonna Carter-Donaldson and Laurence Glasco in WQED’s ‘Pittsburgh and the Great Migration.’

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  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
The Cathedral of Learning is framed by vibrant yellow and green leaves in the fall.

Alumnus Chris Papst won a national Emmy Award

The investigative reporter was recognized for his reporting on Baltimore City Schools’ treatment of students with disabilities.

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  • College of General Studies
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Community Impact
Panther statue outside of the William Pitt Union in the fall.

14 Pitt people were named to Pittsburgh Magazine’s 40 under 40 list

Faculty and staff honorees include Carrie Benson, Leonard Weiss, Orquidia Torres and Eloho Ufomata.

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Chengcheng Huang won an NSF CAREER Award

The mathematical biologist will study neural activity and anatomy to provide a new understanding of communications in the brain.

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  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Portrait of Tasha Alston.

Tasha Alston’s new book brings Black fatherhood into focus

The School of Medicine assistant professor covers how this group has historically exhibited resilience regarding their health, parenting and communities.

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  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Medicine
Colorful fall leaves frame the Cathedral of Learning

Ian Flynn’s research on Mars’ lava buildup was highlighted by the journal Icarus

The study validated findings of spatter cones by comparing the extraterrestrial structures to the aftermath of an Earth volcano.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Space
  • Faculty
  • Department of Geology and Environmental Science
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Racial Equity Consciousness Institute (RECI) Illuminating the Vaccine for Racism, final day of the week-long workshop held at the William Pitt Union.

Pitt earned an 8th consecutive Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award

The University is among 90 nationwide recognized for an outstanding commitment to equity and inclusion.

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Panther statue surrounded by fall leaves

2 Pitt faculty published a book on nursing ethics

The collection of essays co-edited by Michael Deem and Jennifer Lingler is available from Oxford University Press.

  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Nursing
  • School of Public Health