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Michael Kenney will contribute to a report on countering extremism
The GSPIA associate professor has been commissioned by the British government.
A Pitt e-car team qualified for a national competition
The Swanson School team brought two cars over the finish line at the Regional Chem-E-Car Competition.
Mary Ganguli was honored with a distinguished scientist award
She received the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry award in recognition of her many years of significant contributions to the field.
Michel Gobat was named a finalist for the PROSE Award
The associate professor of history is being honored for his book, “Empire by Invitation.”
Pitt+Me Registry enrollment has topped 200K
The large and diverse group of adult and pediatric participants helps Pitt and UPMC researchers make groundbreaking discoveries and contributes to advancing exceptional medical care across the region.
Robert Sweet was honored by the American College of Psychiatrists
The UPMC Endowed Professor in Psychiatric Neuroscience received the Award for Research in Geriatric Psychiatry.
Announcing the winners of this year’s Iris Marion Young Awards
Each year, the Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies Program honors outstanding social justice efforts.
Justin Phillip Reed was named a Center for African American Poetry and Poetics fellow
A South Carolina native, the “Indecency” author won the 2018 National Book Award in Poetry and was a finalist for the 2019 Kate Tufts Discovery Award.
Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew received a Gateway Medical Society Lifetime Achievement Award
She is an adjunct professor an alumna of the School of Medicine.
Undergraduate John R. Starr won a Beinecke Scholarship
The $34,000 award will fund graduate studies for the Bachelor of Philosophy student.
Pitt’s retirement savings plan won a Plan Sponsor of the Year Award
The Office of Human Resources was recognized for its Write Your Own Financial Story communications campaign, its education initiative and overall plan updates.
Jeannette South-Paul was honored by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf
The Andrew W. Mathieson Professor and chair of the Department of Family Medicine served in the U.S. Army for 21 years.
WISER is celebrating 25 years
The internationally renowned simulation center focuses on health care education, improving patient safety and professional development.
Food Recovery Heroes won a state Zero Waste Excellence Award
The Pennsylvania Resources Council recognized the Pitt student group for its environmental leadership.
The University retirement savings plan received an Eddy Award
Pitt was recognized for its implementation and communication efforts in updating the 2017-18 plan.
3 Dietrich School faculty members were recognized for teaching excellence
Julie Beaulieu, Geoffrey Glover and Jeffrey Wheeler won the 2019 Tina and David Bellet Teaching Excellence Award.
The University Center for Teaching and Learning hosted the Pittsburgh Regional Faculty Symposium
The conference saw attendees from universities and colleges in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, New York, Kentucky, Massachusetts and Ontario.
Gary Kohanbash was awarded major funding for his T-cell project
The director of the Pediatric Neurosurgery ImmunoOncology Laboratory will lead an interdisciplinary team with funding from the Brain Tumor Funders’ Collaborative.
Carla Ng received an NSF CAREER award
She will study forever chemicals known as PFAS with the five-year, $500,000 grant.
Engineering alumna Julie Shields was named National Co-op Student of the Year
She has completed three, four-month rotations with FedEx Supply Chain and joined the company in January.
