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The National Science Foundation will fund a Pitt study to develop a novel 3D printing method

If successful, this study could lead to efficient production of magnetic actuators, used in power generation and items like sensors, robotics and mechanical devices.

  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Innovation and Research
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4 Pitt teams received National Institutes of Health BRAIN grants

The initiative aims to provide greater understanding of brain disorders like Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Health and Wellness
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The Office of Child Development won Pitt's 2017 UPSIDE Award

The School of Education program works to develop resources to improve the lives of children and families in key areas.

  • School of Education
  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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3 Pitt professors were named American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows

Among this year's 396 honored researchers are Karen M. Arndt, Rory Cooper and Chandralakha Singh.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
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Nurses were honored at Pitt's annual Cameos of Caring gala

The awards celebrate the profession and recognize the work of nurses who make an impact every day in their local hospitals and communities.

  • School of Nursing
  • Community Impact
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Diego Chaves-Gnecco was recognized by the American Academy of Pediatrics

The F. Edwards Rushton CATCH Award honors pediatricians who collaborate within their communities to increase children’s access to health care.

  • School of Medicine
  • Community Impact
  • Health and Wellness
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Lacey Heinsberg is the first student to receive the International Society of Nurses in Genetics President's Award

The Pitt predoctoral candidate was recognized for her service and dedication to the society as the inaugural student representative on its board of directors.

  • Community Impact
  • School of Nursing
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Robert Parker earned the 2017 Swanson School of Engineering Board of Visitors Award

The professor and vice chair for graduate education in Pitt's Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering was recognized for excellence in teaching, research and service.

  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Teaching & Learning
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Cheryl Tingley received a Pitt-Bradford social work alumni award

Her nominator says Tingley “has raised the expectations of those she surrounds herself with to be informed and to make a difference.”

  • Alumni
  • Pitt-Bradford
  • School of Social Work
  • Community Impact
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Daniel Balderston received an international recognition

The Academia Argentina de Letras named the Pitt faculty member a corresponding academic for his work as a diffuser of Argentine literature in the U.S.

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Global
  • Arts and Humanities
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Chengcheng Huang earned a selective Swartz Foundation Fellowship

The postdoctoral research associate in Pitt's Department of Mathematics is one of just two individuals in the U.S. to receive the $200,000 award.

  • Department of Mathematics
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Jeanne Kisacky's University of Pittsburgh Press book won an award

Her history of modern hospital architecture won the 2017 International Society for Landscape, Place, and Material Culture Fred B. Kniffen Award.

  • Arts and Humanities
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Franklin Toker was promoted to distinguished professor

The Department of History of Art and Architecture faculty member received the distinction for “extraordinary, internationally recognized scholarly attainment.”

  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Rob Rutenbar has been honored for distinguished contributions to electronic system design

Pitt's senior vice chancellor for research received the 2017 Phil Kaufman Award, considered the Nobel Prize of electronic design automation.

  • Innovation and Research
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Renata Mitchell received the National Collegiate Honors Council’s highest student award for service to diversity

The senior history and philosophy of science major is one of three students nationally to earn the award.

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Students
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Mario Devine will be honored with a Senator John Heinz Law Enforcement Award

The Pitt Police officer is among 18 who will be recognized at the annual event.

  • Community Impact
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A Pitt sophomore received support to study epilepsy

Jacqueline Bridges is one of six undergraduates nationwide to be named a 2017 Education Enrichment Fund Scholar.

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Health and Wellness
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A project led by Aaron Brenner received an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant

The Pitt-led team will develop a guide and toolkit that to libraries address needs, develop practices, anticipate challenges and learn from successful civic data partnerships.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Staff
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2 Pitt physics and astronomy professors were elected fellows of the American Physical Society

The society recognized Adam K. Leibovich and W. Vincent Liu for their research.

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Pitt research on wheelchair testing methods received $5M

David Brienza and Jon Pearlman will lead the project, funded by the National Institute on Disability.

  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
  • Health and Wellness