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2 faculty won Tina and David Bellet Teaching Excellence Awards
This annual award recognizes outstanding and innovative teaching in undergraduate studies in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences.
Rachel Bezanson was on a team of astronomers that detected a black hole in the early universe
Their findings on the supermassive red mass, which combined James Webb Space Telescope observations with gravitational lensing, were published in Nature.
Pitt research on small galaxies was published in Nature
Their findings from James Webb Space Telescope observations show they may be responsible for opening the universe to light.
A federal grant will create a new drug discovery center at Pitt
Researchers and clinicians at the School of Medicine and UPMC will use the $7.8 million in funding to start the Pitt Translational Center for Microphysiology Systems.
Jonathan Rubin will chair a Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics activity group
In the role, the professor in Pitt’s Department of Mathematics will lead forum discussions on dynamical systems.
The 1969 publication of Pitt’s Black Action Society is now fully digitized
The annual issue, titled "As-Salaam-Alaikum," highlighted Black student life through artwork, poetry and photos.
2 Pitt Public Health professors led a Collaborative Filmmaking study on grief
“Visualizing Loss” follows 5 Pennsylvania families and their experience with bereavement after the death of a child.
These are the 2024 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring winners
The annual award recognizes Pitt faculty for outstanding mentoring of graduate students pursuing a research doctorate degree.
2 Pitt-Greensburg students presented their honors research on genetics
Their project was led by Assistant Professor of Biology Logan Johnson.
Kayla Heffernan won a 2024 POGIL Early Achievement Award
The associate professor of mathematics at Pitt-Greensburg is one of two educators nationwide to receive the honor.
Brittany Graham earned Best Costuming Designing at the Swedish International Film Festival
The Pitt Stages’ costume shop assistant manager won for her work on “Unsinkable.”
Tamar Krishnamurti took part in a NASEM drug forum
The assistant professor of medicine was invited to a panel discussing real-world implementation considerations for in-home opioid disposal systems.
3 Pitt students are the hosts of a new overnight radio program
Undergraduates Jaime Ely, Margaux Rentzel and Ryan Tarabokia discuss national and world news on “KDKA Next Take.”
Amy Williams will be honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters
The Pitt professor of music will present her work at the society’s library in the spring.
Peggy Liu was honored by the Association for Psychological Science for early career contributions
The Ben L. Fryrear Chair in Marketing is recognized as a leading expert on consumer behavior.
3 Pitt students competed at the Gorlok Gala debate tournament
Natalie Rose, Rosalind Dong and Wenhao “Dannie” Lyu — all first-year students — performed at one of the most competitive events of the regular season.
Pitt Law’s Securities Arbitration Clinic was invited to an SEC summit
Students will learn from commission staff and discuss the free legal services they provide to investors who lack representation.
Senior Alex-Jaden Peart earned a 2024-25 Lionel Pearson Fellowship
The Pitt Bachelor of Philosophy candidate will receive funding for a year of graduate study from the Society for Classical Studies.
Danny Chu was named president-elect of the Society of University Surgeons
The professor of cardiothoracic surgery in the School of Medicine has served as the premier society’s secretary since 2021.
Pitt researchers’ findings on how scent may help depressed people were published in JAMA Network Open
Kymberly Young led the study, which showed scent could be used in the clinical setting to help stop negative thought cycles and rewire thought patterns, aiding faster healing.
