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The Manufacturing Assistance Center at Pitt-Titusville earned 2 grants to support student scholarships
The funding from Crawford County and the Gene Haas Foundation totals $37,000.
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Pitt partnered with the state to offer a free trauma-informed therapy certification to Pennsylvania providers
The program, organized by the Department of Human Services and Pitt’s School of Social Work, will provide training on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for qualified mental health
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Anastasia Lopez earned her Certified Master of Career Services
The professional development faculty instructor received the prestigious National Career Development Association credential.
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Hannah Florey researched local police practices with an American Bar Association program
The School of Law student spent the fall 2023 semester as a fellow with the Legal Education Police Practices Consortium.
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Carl Lawson was named Pitt health sciences’ associate vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion
He will lead efforts across the six schools to foster an inclusive environment for students, trainees, faculty and staff.
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Shyam Visweswaran was inducted as a fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics
The professor of biomedical informatics is among 23 elected academic, government and industry leaders.
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7 students completed the Hub’s basic machining course
Offered by Pitt-Titusville’s Manufacturing Assistance Center, the 15-week program prepares students to enter one of the region’s greatest employment opportunities.
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Nathan Xavier Osorio won the 2024 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize
His debut collection, “Querida,” will be published as part of the Pitt Poetry Series next fall.
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Sophomore Kaden Kashner was short-listed for the 2023 Harvey Chute Book Awards
“The ChatGPT Business Playbook: AI-Driven Strategies and Formulas for Business Success” was among 17 books recognized as outstanding works of emerging talent.
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Law student Jayme Tocci earned a Peggy Browning Fellowship
The 10-week summer program places fellows in labor unions, worker centers and other labor-related nonprofits.
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Tawanda Stamps was on City & State PA’s Impact 75 list
The director of contract administration and procurement was included for leading Pitt’s Mentor-Protégé Program.
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Thomas Songer won the 2023 Abraham Lilienfeld Award
The American College of Epidemiology’s most prestigious award is conferred for extraordinary contributions to the field.
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Gurudev Dutt’s physics research received funding from four major foundations
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Simons Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation partnered to fund 11 innovative “tabletop” experiments.
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Pitt received a 2023 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award
It’s the seventh-straight year the University has earned this honor.
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15 undergraduate students received 2023 Gilman Scholarships
The U.S. State Department program supports undergraduates receiving Federal Pell Grants with up to $5,000 to pursue study abroad opportunities.
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Pitt’s partnership led to record POGOH ridership in 2023
Of the 200,000 Bike Share Pittsburgh trips this year, 110,000 came from University students, faculty and staff.
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Pitt-Bradford students finished first in a global business simulation
Business management capstone students ranked first in earnings worldwide during the week of Nov. 13.
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The University grounds team is making campus cleanup quieter and more sustainable
The facilities management and sustainability offices collaborated to implement battery-powered equipment that helps mitigate carbon emissions and noise pollution.
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Alumnus Willie Kinard III published his debut poetry collection
Their book, “Orders of Service,” won the 2022 Alice James Award.
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Pitt joined Europa University Viadrina in leading a global research and education network on EU foreign policy
Scholars from 18 countries will conduct research to better understand the EU’s future role in global governance.