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9 projects earned funding from the Dietrich Innovation Initiative
The new program will provide resources for faculty and staff to explore ambitious, collaborative projects.
Chancellor Joan Gabel recognized 9 staff members with top awards
Individuals were recognized for their exceptional contributions to Pitt through mentorship, community engagement, career achievement and more.
Pitt-Bradford is a Military Times Best Vets College
Pitt-Bradford earned the designation for a second year. The campus also boasts military friendly and military spouse friendly rankings.
A PhD student presented at the American Public Health Association annual meeting
Jenn Lee’s research explores how dental medicine and social work disciplines differ in their understanding of the social determinants of oral health.
Rory Cooper joined the board of the Army Heritage Center Foundation
The organization supports the US Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
10 Pitt-Titusville employees celebrated milestone anniversaries
The Education and Training Center recognized Lawrence Prenatt and Colleen Motter for 40 and 30 years of service, respectively.
Henry Cantu was elected to the NDDSWA Board of Directors
He will serve as program chair for the National Deans and Directors of Social Work Admissions for 2024-26.
21 Pitt-Bradford employees were honored for milestone anniversaries
Among the longest-serving staff members are Kathy Moonan, Bill Kline and Diane Null.
Susan Lucas was named a Mon Valley Initiative Community Partner of the Year
The Urban Studies faculty member and Dawna Cerney of Youngstown State won for their work on the SEED for Swissvale project.
Huey Copeland will serve as a juror for the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
The Pitt professor will help decide featured artworks for the annual Smithsonian contest.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
