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Health disparities and social justice poster competition winners announced
The competition began in 2010 to share research related to health disparities and give students a chance to build their professional skillsets.
Vanitha Swaminathan named co-editor of the Journal of Marketing
Swaminathan, the Thomas Marshall Professor of Marketing in the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, previously served as an associate editor.
Natalie Leland has been inducted into the Academy of Research in Occupational Therapy
Her research focuses on improving access and quality of care for older adults.
Pitt Nursing student earns grant to research congenital heart defects in infants
Jessica Davis was honored with a $24,000 grant through the Rockefeller University Heilbrunn Family Center for Research Nursing Scholars.
Heady math could resolve a breathy conundrum
Department of Mathematics Chair Jonathan Rubin and Postdoctoral Researcher Ryan Phillips in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences published the paper in April in the journal eLife.
Pitt historian Alaina E. Roberts won the Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize
The committee called her book on slavery, indigenous people and settler colonialism “a transformative work.”
7 awards were presented at the 2022 Celebration of Innovation
The event recognized the achievements of Pitt faculty and student innovators who are seeking to improve people’s lives through the commercialization of their ideas and discoveries.
2022 Innovation in Education Award winners announced
Faculty were recognized for enhancing teaching at Pitt and fostering new instructional approaches that represent advances over existing methods.
Two Pitt-UPMC faculty were elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation
Zachary Freyberg and Jason L. Sperry of Pitt’s School of Medicine joined one of the oldest and most esteemed honor societies of physician-scientists.
Pitt team Hoth Intelligence takes second place in Rice Business Plan Competition
The student team is developing hardware and software to “see through and into” patients to assist clinicians.
Pitt sophomore Azariah Torain named board member for the National Student Nurses' Association
It is the first time in Pitt Nursing history that a student has been elected to the organization's Board of Directors.
Sandra Murray elected president of the American Society for Cell Biology
She will be the first person of color to lead the organization.
School of Medicine research finds need for interventions against anti-Black racism in academic medicine
Researchers recorded experiences of anti-Black racism among faculty and trainees in academic medical centers across the United States and proposed strategies to address them.
'Gentle soul' Dorsey Wheeler posthumously named inaugural Friend of Public Safety
Vice Chancellor Ted Fritz named Dorsey Wheeler the inaugural Friend of Public Safety, an annual award for those whose contributions and impact go unheralded but not unnoticed.
Hill District Community Engagement Center director recognized
Kirk Holbrook was selected to be a Bridging Fellow and Remake Learning ambassador.
An alumna received a top honor from the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
She was honored for her contributions to the advancement of the national health care agenda of nurse anesthetists.
Alumna to host in-person launch of debut novel in Pittsburgh
Ashleigh Bell Pedersen (A&S '09G) will discuss “The Crocodile Bride” at White Whale Bookstore.
2 Pitt doctoral students named 2022 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellows
Each fellow will receive $43,000 to support the final year of dissertation research and writing.
Social work research associate professor selected for Fulbright Specialist Program
Mary Beth Rauktis will work with the faculty and students at Don Bosco University in Assam, India.
Can melatonin help prevent neuron damage associated with dementia?
The Clear Thoughts Foundation has awarded $200,000 to co-investigators from Pitt to learn more.
