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2 Pitt campuses earned Military Friendly designations
It’s the 15th consecutive year Pitt-Bradford has been recognized for its support of active military and veteran students.
2 Pitt people were honored by the Northeast Regional Honors Council
Lauren Delsignore was named Honors Professional of the Year, and Simon Wang was named Student of the Year.
Angela Hindes is a Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh artist-in-residence
The Center for Creativity staffer will create art and build programming at the library’s Allegheny branch.
4 Pitt people won a Provost’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Student Success
Shannon DeMateo, Michael Meyer, Liz Adams and Anita Persaud were recognized for positively impacting student experience at the University.
Silvina Orsatti was elected an American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese chapter president
The Pitt-Greensburg assistant professor of Spanish will lead the Southwestern Pennsylvania chapter.
Fernando Tormos-Aponte won an early career award from the American Sociological Association
The assistant professor of sociology won for his studies on emergent social forms and behaviors.
Lucas Hill was appointed executive director of Pitt PERU
He brings extensive experience in research and education in substance use to the School of Pharmacy’s Program Evaluation and Research Unit.
Sarah J. Swerdlow was awarded a travel award from the American Society of Microbiology
The Pitt-Greensburg assistant professor will travel to ASM Microbe, the world’s largest microbial science gathering.
2 Pitt English faculty won a Spencer Foundation grant
Jialei Jiang and Xiqiao Wang received $60,000 to conduct translingual research.
Announcing Pitt’s newest Critical Language Scholar
Elaina Hopkins in the School of Public and International Affairs will spend time in Turkey during the immersive language program.
Forbes has named Pitt a ‘New Ivy’
The University made the magazine’s list of 10 public universities graduating students that business leaders want to hire.
4 Pitt-Greensburg faculty received President's Distinguished Awards
Celebrate the winners’ accomplishments in teaching, service and professional development at Honors Convocation on April 11.
4 Pitt faculty won the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring
This year’s recipients will be honored at 3 p.m. March 26.
6 Pitt people were named Pittsburgh Business Times Women of Influence
The annual honor recognizes the region’s most impactful businesswomen.
Lise Vesterlund will receive an honorary doctorate from Copenhagen Business School
Pitt’s Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Economics will give a lecture on March 21 in celebration of the honor.
Annette Vee will pen a newsletter series on AI and teaching
The associate professor has partnered with publisher W.W. Norton to explore topics around artificial intelligence.
Alumna Susan Silvestri will receive Pitt-Bradford’s Presidential Medal of Distinction
The founding member of the Pitt-Bradford Alumni Association will be honored at the campus’ commencement ceremony on May 4.
Alumnus Yvon Woappi will speak at Pitt-Bradford’s commencement on May 4
The Columbia University professor researching wound healing and regeneration will also receive an Alumni Award of Distinction.
David Waldeck was honored by the American Chemical Society
The distinguished professor of chemistry earned the Award in Experimental Physical Chemistry for his work researching chiral-induced spin selectivity.
Pitt was recertified as a HeartSafe Campus
The National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation recognizes schools for offering AED and CPR trainings and other heart-healthy initiatives.
