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Jason Togyer co-authored a book about local journalism
Reporting by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’s communications manager helps to recount and shed new light on the events of 2020 in “American Deadline.”
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David Hickton is a senior advisor for the Center for Strategic and International Studies
The Pitt Cyber founding director will provide his expertise to the think tank’s Strategic Technologies Program.
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Celiwe Jones joined Pitt’s CECs as workforce development career counselor
The School of Social Work alumna will work with both community engagement centers to discuss career journeys and share University employment opportunities.
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Pitt Law alumnus Todd Clark is the new dean of Delaware Law School
The professor and expert in topics ranging from corporate governance to hip-hop law will lead the historic Widener University program.
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Three Pitt leaders were named to a higher education Power 100 list
City & State PA recognized Patrick Gallagher, Valerie Kinloch and Anantha Shekhar in its ranking of local leaders.
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Yvette Conley was named associate dean for research and scholarship for Pitt Nursing
The nationally recognized molecular genetics researcher called the position her “dream role.”
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Undergraduate student Vidya Surti joined the Allegheny Regional Asset District citizen advisory board
The junior in Pitt’s David C. Frederick Honors College will help inform spending for libraries, parks and more.
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Pitt faculty will study circular economies with a $750,000 National Science Foundation grant
The Swanson School of Engineering researchers will analyze data in Pittsburgh and Atlanta in hopes of building a model for other U.S. cities.
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Pitt’s Healthy Home Laboratory is an AARP AgeTech Collaborative testbed site
Researchers working in the demonstration home will help validate products and services from startups striving for longer, healthier lives.
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Pitt alumni published an article about their student organization in OT Practice
Spencer Sutter and Ashley Thompson started TransformOTive Justice to dismantle oppressive systems in personal and professional settings.
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Pitt's School of Medicine earned research funding from the Jewish Healthcare Foundation
The Department of Biomedical Informatics will study how to reduce medication errors among patients who transition from hospital to skilled nursing facility.
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Adam Shear won a Renaissance Society of America Digital Innovation Award
The Department of Religious Studies chair is the second Pitt faculty to earn an RSA honor in as many years.
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Pitt was recognized again as one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes
The University rose to No. 175 in the overall rankings and is the most preferred large employer in the Pittsburgh area.
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Ruth Mostern won a book prize from the Association for Asian Studies
The professor in Pitt’s Department of History earned the 2023 Joseph Levenson Prize for her account of China’s Yellow River that spans 3,000 years.
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Amit Sethi earned an NIH grant to study improving hand function in stroke survivors
The $425,000 in funding will support work in Pitt’s Neuromotor Recovery and Rehabilitation Laboratory.
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Jennifer Lingler earned $2.1 million to study patient reactions to Alzheimer’s diagnoses
The National Institute on Aging is funding the research, led by the School of Nursing professor, to help support patients and their families.
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Pitt Law student Kaleigh Dryden is a 2023 Presidential Management Fellow
As a finalist in the government’s flagship leadership development program, she will seek an appointment at a federal agency.
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The University of Pittsburgh Press announced its literature and poetry prize winners
Kelly Sather won the Drue Heinz Literature Prize for her book of short stories; Ryler Dustin’s collection earned him the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize.
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Amy Seybert was elected president of the ACPE board of directors
The dean of Pitt’s School of Pharmacy will lead the board of the national pharmacy education accreditation agency during 2023.
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Three Pitt leaders were named to the Pittsburgh Business Times Power 100 list
The 2023 list of influential people included Chancellor Patrick Gallagher, Evan Facher and Don Yealy.