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412Connect project transforms grief to action
A Graduate School of Public and International Affairs project won an award for bridging research and practice.
Retired instructional designer Barbara Frey receives award for contributions to online learning
Online education organization Quality Matters gave her its Directors' Award for Exceptional Service.
Jill Sarada named director of the Falk Laboratory School
Sarada will be responsible for leading with strategic vision, fostering academic excellence, strengthening Falk’s overall community and ensuring Falk’s financial future.
Science paper shows how to make a key chemical reaction safer and faster
By avoiding a toxic and explosive chemical, Kazunori Koide’s lab could open the Birch reduction up to be used in chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
Pitt Challenge winners announced
The teams tackled issues such as burnout, virtual learning and simulation.
Richard Garland receives $1.5 million grant for Reimagine Reentry project
The program aims to reduce recidivism in Allegheny County.
Brad Nindl assumes command of 139th Medical Brigade
In this role, Nindl continues his 25-plus years' work in the U.S. Army that focuses on human performance optimization and injury prevention.
Public Health’s Tiffany Gary-Webb named special assistant to the provost
She will lead the Race & Health Collaboratory and work with John Wallace, vice provost for diversity and development.
Two Pitt physicists win American Physics Society awards
Vittorio Paolone and Andrew Mugler were recognized for their work detecting elusive particles and studying how cells behave.
Alumnus Johannes John-Langba appointed regional VP for Africa at the World Federation for Mental Health
John-Langba’s research area is on the psychosocial dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic among university students and its impact on carers of persons with mental and neurological disorders.
Jessica Jarvis awarded funding for work to assess racial equity in children’s rehabilitation therapy
The interdepartmental project focuses specifically on critical care among children with traumatic brain injury.
Valerie Kinloch will chair the National Council of Teachers of English's annual convention this November
Kinloch selected “Equity, Justice and Antiracist Teaching” as the conference’s theme.
Say ‘HI’ to the updated Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics
While the curricula in the HIM Department is under constant evaluation and evolution to best prepare students to enter the field, it is now time for the name of the program to reflect industry changes
Ruth Mostern publishes new book
Mostern traces China’s history from the Neolithic times to the present day, illustrating the long-term effects of interactions between humans and the natural landscape.
Pitt team finishes third in NASA challenge
Pitt's VULCAN prototype received recognition for the Most Innovative Concept and Lightest System Mass.
Mathematician Piotr Hajłasz wins Poland’s Sierpiński Medal
The international award recognizes the research of outstanding contributors to the field.
P.R.I.D.E reaches Philadelphia region
The program is designed to help Black children develop a positive racial identity.
Adam Alvarez (EDUC ’18G) receives research award
He received the 2021 Review of Research Award for his article, “Seeing Race in the Research on Youth Trauma and Education.”
Kevin Kearns receives teaching excellence award
The Leslie A. Whittington Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes long-term excellence in teaching public policy and public affairs.
Engineering team studies new architecture for customized space computing
Students at Pitt’s NSF Center for Space, High-performance and Resilient Computing received the Best Paper Award for Research in Space Computing at the 2021 IEEE Space Computing Conference.
