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![Doreen Hernández and Belkys Torres pose with their Michele Reid-Vazquez Commitment to Community Awards](/sites/default/files/styles/pittwire_home_hero/public/2024-04/mrv-commitment-to-community-award_small.jpg?h=d8076212&itok=7Gp5mBeb)
Doreen Hernández and Belkys Torres are the inaugural recipients of the Michele Reid-Vazquez Commitment to Community Award
Awardees exemplify a commitment to community, a dedication to truth and a relentless pursuit of an equitable future for all.
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8 Pitt students were named to the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
The prestigious program supports outstanding students pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in more than 100 STEM fields.
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Pitt-Bradford psychology researchers presented findings on how prejudice impacts students
A student and professor shared the results of their study at the Eastern Psychological Association annual meeting.
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Pitt researchers will travel to East Palestine to study the health effects of chemical exposures
Two National Institutes of Health grants will support studies on the train derailment that spilled hazardous materials into the Ohio community last February.
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Michael Deem earned a fellowship to develop a new undergraduate course
The associate professor will work to create a class, Public Health and Human Flourishing, which will be offered beginning in 2025.
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Todd J. Clark was appointed head of Widener's Delaware Law School
As dean, he is making a case for achievement, inclusion and excellence.
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2 Dietrich School faculty earned ACLS Fellowships
Dela Kuma and Kaliane Ung will conduct their research projects over the next year.
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Pitt Medicine researchers created a tool to help patients make informed decisions about sterilization
Developed by Sonya Borrero and CONVERGE, the web-based decision aid is available in English and Spanish.
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5 undergraduates will represent Pitt at the 2024 ACC Meeting of the Minds
The annual conference showcases diverse research across the member institutions.
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2 Pitt teams will compete in the Rice Business Plan Competition
The world’s most prestigious pitch competition begins April 4.
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Pitt seniors earned awards from the Dietrich School and College of General Studies
The March ceremony celebrated scholars for academics, perseverance and service.
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A Pitt-Carnegie Mellon team will compete in the EnergyTech University Prize National Pitch Event
The Flow Battery Diagnostics for Energy Reliability project is among 28 student finalist teams to advance to the competition in Austin, Texas.
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Leasa Maley earned the President’s Award for Staff Excellence
The assistant director of auxiliary services has worked at Pitt-Bradford for 37 years.
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Sirry Alang earned a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The School of Education researcher, in partnership with Drexel University, will lead project designed to dismantle structural racism in health care.
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Meet the recipients of the 2024 Provost’s Award for Excellence Undergraduate Advising
The annual award recognizes Pitt faculty for outstanding advising of undergraduate students.
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NSF funding will help Pitt researchers track real-time water quality with satellites
The new award to the Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory will give agencies and community organizations more insight into local water quality.
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A Pitt senior was named to the German Academic Exchange Service
Sydney Wilhelmy looks to pursue graduate studies in international relations at the at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin.
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Pitt is well-represented on the 2024 Women of Influence list
Samantha Balbier, director of the Institute of Politics, and adjunct instructor Vera Krekanova will be recognized along with seven alumnae in the annual Pittsburgh Business Times edition.
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Raman Venkataramanan received the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Distinguished Investigator Award
The annual awarded recognizes superior scientific expertise and accomplishments by a senior investigator.
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2 Pitt teams will present their winning Hacking4Humanity projects to Gov. Josh Shapiro
A collaboration among Pittsburgh universities, the multidisciplinary hackathon aims to identify new tech and policy solutions to mitigate online hate and create safer communities.