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The University of Pittsburgh was recognized for its commitment to an LGBTQIA+ inclusive environment

Campus Pride, a nonprofit organization that identifies LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities, scored the Pittsburgh campus 4.5 out of 5 stars.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • University News
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Scott R. Beach was awarded an NIH grant to study financial exploitation of older adults

Scott R. Beach has been awarded a five-year $3.2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). The study will explore risk factors for

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Innovation and Research
  • University Center for Social and Urban Research (UCSUR)
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A multidisciplinary team received National Science Foundation funding to improve transit

The $1.44 million in funding will enable the Pitt Smart Living Project to place additional multimodal, real-time transportation information screens around the city.

  • School of Computing and Information
  • School of Public Health
  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Kiersten E. Todt was named an influential figure in national security

The Pitt Cyber resident scholar was included in the annual listing by Security Magazine.

  • Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security
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Thomas Akiva was awarded $300,000 from the National Science Foundation

The grant will support his efforts to study and enhance makerspaces in Pittsburgh-area libraries.

  • School of Education
  • Arts and Humanities
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10 faculty members were honored with course transformation awards

The annual awards from Pitt’s discipline-based Science Education Research Center will support projects to improve learning in their classrooms.

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Teaching & Learning
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Greg M. Delgoffe won a 2017 NIH Director's New Innovator Award

The assistant professor of immunology will continue his research on the tumor microenvironment.

  • Innovation and Research
  • School of Medicine
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Sally Wenzel will receive the European Respiratory Society Presidential Award

The director of Pitt's Asthma Institute was recognizing for her outstanding contributions to respiratory medicine.

  • Asthma Institute
  • School of Medicine
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Pitt researchers received a grant to help women make informed decisions about sterilization

The $3.5 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health aims to helo low-income and minority women better understand permanent surgical procedures to prevent pregnancy.

  • School of Medicine
  • Health and Wellness
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Four undergraduate students have been named David L. Boren scholars

The scholarships will provide up to $20,000 for Pitt’s winners to study in Brazil, China, South Korea and Tanzania.

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Samara Joy Nielsen will head Pitt's new nutrition science bachelor's program

The undergraduate major will be offered to students beginning in 2019.

  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
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Lauren Jonkman was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for her work in Namibia

The Pitt assistant professor will support the development of a primary care clinical pharmacy practice at the University of Namibia School of Pharmacy.

  • School of Pharmacy
  • Global
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Warren Ruder received an award to develop smart biomaterials

The assistant professor of bioengineering earned National Science Foundation funding through 2020.

  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Innovation and Research
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Pitt-developed innovations win chancellor's commercialization funding

Faculty from the Swanson School of Engineering and the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences were awarded a total of $25,000.

  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Innovation and Research
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Pitt-Greensburg women's basketball was ranked third in its division for academic honors

The Bobcats posted a 3.647 team GPA, only 0.0026 points away from first place.

  • Pitt-Greensburg
  • Athletics
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Pitt-Greensburg was named a 2017-18 College of Distinction

For the second consecutive year, the regional campus was honored for its innovative application of high-impact educational practices.

  • Pitt-Greensburg
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Evan Waxman was recognized for medical student education

The annual honor is given by the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

  • Department of Ophthalmology
  • School of Medicine
  • Teaching & Learning
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Margaret Rosenzweig won the 2017 PNC Caring Award

The professor of nursing was selected for her involvement in the community and encouraging diversity in the health sciences.

  • School of Nursing
  • Community Impact
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4 Pitt researchers received New Initiatives grants from the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation

The two teams will study how pollen can transmit viruses between plants and wiring for quantum computers.

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Innovation and Research
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Chandralekha Singh co-led the International Conference on Women in Physics

The professor was one of two team leaders of the U.S. delegation at the July conference.

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences