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Carla Ng received an NSF CAREER award

She will study forever chemicals known as PFAS with the five-year, $500,000 grant.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • Swanson School of Engineering
James Martin and Julie Shields

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.

  • Technology & Science
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Noble Maseru

Noble Maseru co-authored a March of Dimes consensus statement on birth equity

The recent statement aims to advance social determinants pathways for research, policy and practice.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Public Health
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Stephen Badylak was named the 2018 Marlin Mickle Outstanding Innovator

He is a professor of surgery at Pitt and deputy director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

  • McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
  • School of Medicine
  • Innovation and Research
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A team of Pitt undergrads captured a silver medal for their ‘molecular movie camera’

More than 300 teams competed at the International Genetically Engineering Machine competition to solve an open research or societal problem.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Undergraduate students
  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Juleen Rodakowski received more than $3M for an aging study

The National Institute on Aging will fund her research on strategy training on daily activities for older adults with mild cognitive impairment.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Dawn Lundy Martin

Dawn Lundy Martin won the 2019 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award

She is a professor in the Writing Program and the co-founder of the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Lyke at an awards banquet

Heather Lyke and James Conner were honored at the 2019 Dapper Dan Dinner

Lyke was named Sportswoman of the Year and Conner was named Sportsman of the Year at the awards dinner and auction.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Athletics
People stand in pews at Honors Convocation

Kaylene Stocking and Madeline Guido won top undergraduate student awards at Honors Convocation

Nearly 3,700 students and 478 faculty members were recognized at the 43rd annual ceremony.

  • University News
  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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Marcus Rediker examined the historical context of a Spielberg film in a new essay

The distinguished professor compared “Amistad” to his own extensive research on the 19th-century rebellion.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Healthy Lifestyle Institute leaders will speak at a professional summit

John Jakicic and Renee Rogers will jointly present on scientific evidence regarding the health benefits of physical activity.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Education
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Pitt saw a record-low employee injury rate in 2018

The University’s employee injury rate consistently has been below the national average since the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began its current classification system in 2003.

  • University News
  • Faculty
  • Staff
John Wallace speaks at a podium wearing a medal

John Wallace was named a fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare

The Dave E. Epperson Chair and Professor of Social Work is recognized for his work advancing social good.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Social Work
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Sophomore Hanna Ebel was awarded the first Joseph G. Jurcic Endowed Scholarship

The award supports students who are eligible to enroll in Honors College courses.

  • University News
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
Sossena Wood

Pitt alumna Sossena Wood was featured on NBC

Learn more about her 3D printed phantom head for magnetic resonance research.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Arthur Levine

Arthur S. Levine will keynote Pitt’s 43rd Honors Convocation

The senior vice chancellor for the health sciences and the John and Gertrude Petersen Dean of the School of Medicine is stepping down after 20 years of service.

  • University News
  • Students
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • School of Medicine
Jonathan Woon

Jonathan Woon was named associate editor of the American Journal of Political Science

The Pitt chair’s research focuses on political behavior, American politics, game theory and political economy.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Linda Wharton Boyd was named a top woman in public relations

The former president of Pitt’s African American Alumni Council is the director of communications, external affairs and strategic stakeholder engagement for the DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Community Impact
  • Alumni
The Cathedral of Learning

Pitt joined the EPA’s Green Power Partnership

In accord with the goals of the 2018 Pitt Sustainability Plan, the University aims to produce or procure 50% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.

  • Technology & Science
  • Sustainability
Carnovale and Shamus O'Haire hold up certificates beside IEEE representatives

Nathan Carnovale and Shamus O’Haire won awards from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Both electrical and computer engineering seniors earned a Scholarship Plus Award from the institute's Power and Energy Society.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Undergraduate students
  • Swanson School of Engineering