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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.
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Undergraduate student Silas Switzer published a chapbook on Pittsburgh’s AIDS crisis
The history major examines the erasure of LGBTQ+ stories through poetry and archival images in ‘Nine Parts Water, One Part Bleach.’
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Liron Pantanowitz was appointed to chair Pitt’s Department of Pathology
The researcher and noted industry leader returns to the School of Medicine in a role that will advance personalized medicine.
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Bigelow Boulevard was ranked among the nation’s best new bike lanes
Pitt’s Bigelow Block Transformation Project upgraded the important connection for Pittsburgh cyclists.
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14 projects won Year of Emotional Well-Being funding
The Office of the Provost recognized events and activities that range from documentary production to Counseling Center certification.
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Juan Carlos Puyana was selected as the O’Brien Professor of Global Surgery
The professor in Pitt’s School of Medicine will start his tenure with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in April.
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Stephen Chan was inducted to the Association of University Cardiologists
Elected by his peers, the School of Medicine professor was recognized as a leader in academic cardiology.
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Pitt physicists investigate light vortices in a new paper
Led by graduate student Atreyie Ghosh, the publication in ACS Photonics explores ways to structure optical fields as elements understanding of fundamental physics.
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Pitt’s Humanities Center announced its 2023-24 undergraduate research fellows
The students receive $5,000 in funding for a summer program, which they will shape in spring and fall seminars.
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Christine McClure was named a Multiplying Good Pittsburgh ChangeMaker
As part of the group’s spring 2023 class, the senior research scientist in Pitt’s School of Public Health will raise money for a youth service program.
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Alumna Samantha Shipeck received a teaching award from the German Embassy
As one of three educators in the US to win the prize, Shipeck will attend a two-week professional development course in Germany.
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Undergrad Edha Gupta led a group now being honored by the King Center
The Panther Anti-Racist Union of Pennsylvania won the Beloved Community Youth Influencer award for battling a book ban.
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Pitt received an NIH grant to study harm reduction techniques
Lead researcher Deanna Wilson said the research represents a "paradigm shift" in approaches to addiction treatment and overdose prevention.
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Armin Schikorra earned a Humboldt Research Fellowship
The Department of Mathematics associate professor will study in Germany over the next three years.
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Pitt received $60,000 in PA Hunger-Free Campus grant funding
The award can be used to address food insecurity by expanding access to food options, creating awareness initiatives and upgrading facilities.
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Daniel Camarda was named to City & State PA's Government Relations Power 100 List
Pitt’s director of government relations and public affairs was recognized for his work to inform legislation.
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4 Pitt faculty members won grants from the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation
Andrea Berman, Judith Yanowitz, Alex Jones and Michael Hatridge won support for their innovative, interdisciplinary projects.
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Pitt professor and students collaborate on published linguistics book
Shelome Gooden mentored students and included their work in the collection that examines languages, dialects and their surrounding cultures.
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Lucas Berenbrok won the Albert B. Prescott Pharmacy Leadership Award
The associate professor was recognized for his expertise in pharmacogenomics and leadership educating pharmacists on over-the-counter hearing aids.
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Chandralekha Singh won an Indian Institute of Technology Distinguished Alumna Award
The distinguished physics professor earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from IIT Kharagpur.