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Law student Shakhzoda Tuychieva received a fellowship from the American Bar Association
As a Section of Dispute Resolution fellow, she will serve on a committee to advance women’s careers in the field.
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A fertilizer startup co-founded by a Pitt alumnus won the 2022 TransTech Energy Evolving Energy Technology Showcase
Ecotone Renewables uses zero-emission upcycling to produce sustainable Soil Sauce — an innovation that earned the company a $7,500 prize.
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Undergraduate student Vidya Surti was appointed to the board of directors of Radiant Hall
The Pitt junior said she hopes to increase support for disabled artists through community partnerships and programs at the nonprofit.
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These Pitt English classes used a video game to teach interactive fiction
Night School Studio donated copies of its supernatural thriller ‘Oxenfree’ to Amanda Tien's writing courses.
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2 students completed the MAC basic machining course at Pitt-Titusville
Two students completed the 15-week basic machining course offered by the Manufacturing Assistance Center at the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville Education and Training Hub, which gave them a
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Pitt’s Small Business Development Center earned Member of the Year honors from the Regional Export Promotion Program
REPP aims to expand export opportunities and the presence of the Export-Import Bank of the United States in local communities.
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Susan Baida has been named the first executive director of the Collaboratory Against Hate
As leader of the Pitt-CMU initiative, she will facilitate partnerships to research how hate radicalizes through social platforms and potential intervention.
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Thuy D. Bui received the 2022 Pearl Birnbaum Hurwitz Award
The Pitt School of Medicine professor was recognized for her dedication to underserved and vulnerable populations in health care.
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The teachings of a Pitt psychiatrist live on in the Twerski Fellows Program
The program, sponsored by Chabad House on Campus, aims to empower students with mental health workshops.
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These students want to make Pitt cleaner and greener
Once a class project, the Clean Green pilot program could bring more sustainable laundry options to campus.
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9 Pitt students were named Gilman Scholars
The federal program will fund the undergraduates’ study abroad endeavors from Jordan to Turkey to Argentina.
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Kyaien Conner was named director of Pitt’s Center on Race and Social Problems
The School of Social Work alumna will lead the research center beginning in July.
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Posvar Patio is now a solar-powered study spot, thanks to Pitt students
Pitt funded a student group’s idea to bring the sustainable charging tables to campus.
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Haitao Liu won a $500,000 grant to explore using DNA to create computer memory
The National Science Foundation will fund Haitao Liu’s research to forge a path toward ultracompact computer chips.
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Anjali Vats was named a 2022 Soros Equality Fellow
The associate professor of law at Pitt will work toward developing educational materials on race and equity in intellectual property law.
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Pitt Dean of Students Carla Panzella is now associate vice provost, too
Panzella will work on student success programs and improving understanding of the student experience in her new role.
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Pitt scientists get a clearer picture of the developing teen brain in a new paper
Led by Beatriz Luna, professor of psychiatry, the research sheds light on mental health and the transition to adulthood.
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Devin DePamphilis wins College Photographer of the Year prize
The award is the second consecutive win in the illustration category for the senior.
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Pitt-Greensburg students won a second-place poster award from the American Society for Microbiology
Jazmin Farabaugh and Michelle Gresser were recognized for their research at the annual conference for the society’s Allegheny branch.
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Lise Vesterlund’s ‘The No Club’ was named one of 2022’s best business books by The Times UK
The book shows how women are asked to do more non-promotable work than their male colleagues — and how to stop it.