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Swanson School researchers will develop cutting-edge electric grid technologies with a $2.5M grant

The Department of Energy funding will bring together academics and industry representatives to test updates for a grid that’s under new pressures.

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Pitt’s Institute for Learning earned a $1M Hewlett Foundation grant

The award will fund the Learning Research and Development Center unit’s study of cross-school networked improvement communities.

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Chancellor Joan Gabel and Board of Trustees Chairperson John J. Verbanac pose with the retiring Director of Internal Audit John P. Elliott during a meeting with a special resolution for Elliott held in the William Pitt Union.

John Elliott will retire after 30 years as Pitt’s director of internal audit

The longtime University leader will be succeeded by Jayne McGoey, assistant director of internal audit.

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A podcast by 2 Pitt professors is among the year’s best, according to the New York Times

“Cement City” is a series documenting the English professor’s experience living in Donora, Pennsylvania, once a manufacturing hub.

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Pitt’s history and philosophy of science programs earned top honors in a recent report

The Philosophical Gourmet Report recognized the department’s philosophy of physics program as distinguished.

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This Pitt alum got a humanitarian award from Farmworker Justice

Amy Liebman ensures the nation's immigrants are protected and supported.

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Joy Priest won an Advancing Black Arts Award

The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded the Pitt assistant professor $50,000 for her forthcoming poetry anthology, “The Black Outside.”

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  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Download Pitt Mobility’s new parking reservation app

Pitt Park by ParkZen limits on-campus reservations to students, staff and faculty.

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Group photo of winners in the microbiology category, Mackenzie Taylor Riley, Lesko and Taylor Podob.

Pitt-Greensburg hosted the Allegheny Branch of the American Society of Microbiology annual meeting

Four students placed first in research poster presentations throughout the two-day program.

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  • School of Public Health
Recipients of the student award, William Schuck and his teammates Max Chiang, Marissa Varshine, Peter Vassil and Ellie Velasquez smile for a group portrait.

5 teams took home prizes in Pitt’s Sustainability in Healthcare Challenge

Faculty members in the School of Medicine and Swanson School of Engineering earned $40,000 each to fund their winning projects.

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3 Pitt people earned Philosophy of Science Association awards

Emeritus Professor Jim Woodward was honored with the Hempel Award for his years of service as PSA president.

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  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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5 Pitt Honors students were honored at the annual NAAAHP conference

Sophomore Mercy Akanmu earned the association’s Dr. Freddye T. Davy Humanitarian and Service Award.

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Pitt’s David C. Frederick Honors College was ranked No. 11 in the nation

College Transitions recognized the honors college for its national scholarship prowess and undergraduate research opportunities, among other student benefits

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New state funding for the Education and Training Center at Pitt-Titusville will support machining and CNC training

The $199,000 grant will help the center offer pre-apprenticeship programs to residents of the region.

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AMA award winners Libby Hilf and Maggie Rehberg pose in Pitt swag with their award

A GSPIA campaign earned an American Marketing Association award

Libby Hilf and Maggie Rehberg designed the winning welcome package to introduce incoming graduate students to the University and Pittsburgh.

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3 Pitt researchers presented at a local Sips of Science event

Marco Capogrosso, Morgan DiLeo and Catherine Palmer shared their work in spinal cord stimulation, ophthalmology and audiology on Nov. 12.

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Diana Khoi Nguyen’s poetry collection was named a must-read by Time magazine

In “Root Fractures,” the assistant professor of English examines points of inflection within a Vietnamese-American family.

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Chemistry class with senior lecturer George Bandik, held at Chevron Hall.

Time magazine again put Pitt on its Best Colleges for Future Leaders list

Pitt ranks No. 14 of 61 among public institutions for 2025.

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Justin Kitzes received funding from Google for his high-tech approach to ecology and conservation

The assistant professor of biological sciences uses audio recorders and AI methods to scale up how scientists track patterns in nature.

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  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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2 dozen Pitt researchers made Clarivate’s annual Highly Cited list

This select group of authors come from a wide breadth of research areas, and their papers are ranked in the top 1% by citation worldwide.

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