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Diana Khoi Nguyen’s poetry collection was named a must-read by Time magazine
In “Root Fractures,” the assistant professor of English examines points of inflection within a Vietnamese-American family.
Time magazine again put Pitt on its Best Colleges for Future Leaders list
Pitt ranks No. 14 of 61 among public institutions for 2025.
Justin Kitzes received funding from Google for his high-tech approach to ecology and conservation
The assistant professor of biological sciences uses audio recorders and AI methods to scale up how scientists track patterns in nature.
Pitt-Bradford research teams presented at an American Chemical Society regional meeting
Students and faculty teamed up to study supercapacitors, the behavior of molecules, new chemistry experiments for students and more.
2 dozen Pitt researchers made Clarivate’s annual Highly Cited list
This select group of authors come from a wide breadth of research areas, and their papers are ranked in the top 1% by citation worldwide.
Tony Carey won an American Political Science Association mentor award
He earned this year’s Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentor Award for working with Latino junior faculty.
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center won 3 HPCwire Awards
PSC was honored at the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis for work with its flagship Bridges-2 computer.
Pitt people were honored at a Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association meeting
The School of Pharmacy and students Anneliese Harp, Julia Lazzaris, Charlotte Nazar and Akshaya Sudhakar were recognized at the Western Regional Meeting.
9 projects earned funding from the Dietrich Innovation Initiative
The new program will provide resources for faculty and staff to explore ambitious, collaborative projects.
Chancellor Joan Gabel recognized 9 staff members with top awards
Individuals were recognized for their exceptional contributions to Pitt through mentorship, community engagement, career achievement and more.
Pitt-Bradford is a Military Times Best Vets College
Pitt-Bradford earned the designation for a second year. The campus also boasts military friendly and military spouse friendly rankings.
A PhD student presented at the American Public Health Association annual meeting
Jenn Lee’s research explores how dental medicine and social work disciplines differ in their understanding of the social determinants of oral health.
Rory Cooper joined the board of the Army Heritage Center Foundation
The organization supports the US Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
10 Pitt-Titusville employees celebrated milestone anniversaries
The Education and Training Center recognized Lawrence Prenatt and Colleen Motter for 40 and 30 years of service, respectively.
Henry Cantu was elected to the NDDSWA Board of Directors
He will serve as program chair for the National Deans and Directors of Social Work Admissions for 2024-26.
21 Pitt-Bradford employees were honored for milestone anniversaries
Among the longest-serving staff members are Kathy Moonan, Bill Kline and Diane Null.
Susan Lucas was named a Mon Valley Initiative Community Partner of the Year
The Urban Studies faculty member and Dawna Cerney of Youngstown State won for their work on the SEED for Swissvale project.
Huey Copeland will serve as a juror for the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
The Pitt professor will help decide featured artworks for the annual Smithsonian contest.
Kevin Washo won a Pittsburgh Business Times C-Suite Award
The senior vice chancellor for university relations was recognized for collaborating with colleagues at Pitt and across the region.
6 Pitt faculty presented at this year’s Behavioral Economic Design Initiative workshop
The Department of Economics unit seeks to advance economic design within the areas of women's advancement, health economics, market design and more.
