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Meet the 2022 Pitt Sustainability Award winners
Started in 2015, the awards honor members of the Pitt community working for a greener University.
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Pitt historian Keisha N. Blain is a 2022 Andrew Carnegie Fellow
The program provides support for original research projects that address “enduring issues confronting our society.”
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Melony A. Sacopulos joins Pitt as associate vice chancellor for capital financial management
She will play a vital role in capital projects and real estate initiatives, working closely with the CFO’s Office to help advance the Campus Master Plan.
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Pitt-Bradford names Michael Davila as vice president of student affairs
Davila has been serving as associate vice chancellor and dean of students at the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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2 Pitt professors rank among top marketing researchers
The professors contributed nine of the 57 publications from Pitt Business’ marketing faculty members between 2012 and 2021.
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The University Library System received a grant from the Recordings at Risk program
The $36,826 grant will allow ULS to digitize five Pittsburgh area oral history collections held by the Archives and Special Collections Department.
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Pitt team takes third place at Emory University Global Health Case Competition
Forty teams participated, representing institutions from around the world.
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2022 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring winners announced
Each award consists of a $2,500 prize to the graduate faculty member to recognize excellence in mentoring.
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Pitt Law Professor Kevin Ashley receives CodeX Prize
The CodeX Prize is given to individuals for a noteworthy contribution to computational law.
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Alumnus Tate Allen Yawitz earns Erasmus Mundus award, a first for Pitt
It is the first time a Pitt alum has received the honor.
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Nine Pitt people earn New Pittsburgh Courier’s 2022 FAB 40 Awards
The honor celebrates the leadership, achievements and community service of local African American young men and women.
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Noble A-W Maseru earns Health Equity Champion award
He received the honor during the 2022 Pennsylvania Health Equity Summit.
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Pitt Nursing alumna Theresa Brown publishes memoir about cancer
Caring for cancer patients didn’t prepare her for her own diagnosis, she wrote.
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Pitt-Bradford professor earns Fulbright Award for study in West Africa
’BioDun Ogundayo, associate professor of French and comparative literature at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to study, teach and research in
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Pitt Police promote four officers
Brooke Riley and Michael Mock were promoted to lieutenants, and Jessica Urban and Scott Dubrosky were promoted to sergeants.
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Pitt student Ashley Priore offers advice for girls in a new book
Priore talked about how chess strategies are useful in the work world.
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Aurora Sharrard promoted to Pitt’s executive director of sustainability
Sharrard spearheads sustainability initiatives and green practices throughout the University.
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Pitt earns 2021 Tree Campus Higher Education recognition
Tree Campus Higher Education honors colleges and universities for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation.
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Pitt received a $1 million grant to support limited-income, first-generation students
The Kessler Scholars Collaborative provides financial, academic, professional and personal support to undergraduates.
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Gemma Marolda receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to Italy
Marolda will conduct research and be a guest lecturer at the University of Bari as part of a project to study European migration policies and practices in the Central Mediterranean.