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Pitt commits to carbon neutrality
The University has already reduced greenhouse gas emissions on the Pittsburgh campus by 22%. Building and infrastructure efficiencies are key to the new goal of carbon neutrality by 2037—Pitt’s 250th
Jean Nachega was recognized by 2 African science institutions
He is an associate professor of epidemiology and infectious diseases and microbiology in the Graduate School of Public Health.
Oscar Swan translated a Holocaust-era diary written by a Warsaw ghetto survivor
Leokadia Schmidt’s son recently contacted the Pitt professor about publishing his translation from 1972.
A new documentary based on a ULS initiative puts China’s cultural revolution in context
The film will highlight the CR/10 Project, which records, preserves and publishes interviews with Chinese citizens sharing their memories of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.
Pitt’s Nationality Rooms were featured on a National Geographic ‘cool list’
The 30 rooms inside the Cathedral of Learning represent different cultures from the world. Most also function as classrooms, and the public is welcome to tour the rooms yearround.
Viktoria Harms was honored by the American Association of Teachers of German
She serves as the Department of German’s director of language studies and director of undergraduate studies within the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
A Pitt PhD student will debut a new opera
On Dec. 14 and 15, Jazz Studies scholar Benjamin Barson will present “Mirror Butterfly: the Migrant Liberation Movement Suite” at the Kelly Strayhorn Theatre.
3 PittGlobal centers earned a funding boost
Pitt’s Asian Studies Center, European Studies Center, and Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies received a more than $7 million from the U.S. Department of Education and others.
Pitt's Humanity in Action Fellowship awardees work toward social justice at home and abroad
The fellowship highlights models of action in social justice and examines the social and political roots of discrimination on a global scale.
Kazuo Hara won the University Japan Council’s first-ever documentary award
The film, “Sennan Asbestos Disaster,” follows a group of former asbestos workers as they seek justice and recognition from an indifferent Japanese government.
4 Pitt students and alumni were named 2018 Critical Language Scholars
They will study in India, China and Taiwan.
Hesselbein Global Academy celebrated 10 years of nurturing the next generation of leaders
Over its history, student leaders from 72 countries have participated.
Robert Brandom earns a Fellowship of the British Academy
The distinguished professor of philosophy is one of 20 academics outside the UK elected.
A team of Pitt Med students is a finalist in American Medical Association’s Global Health Challenge
The students are members of the Pitt Med Latino Medical Student Association and part of Students and Latinos United Against Disparities.
8 Boren awardees set a new record for Pitt
The study abroad awards enable their recipients to further their studies of “languages and cultures most critical to our nation’s security.”
Alumnus Andy Rhodes is named chief information officer at UNICEF USA
He is responsible for the organization's technology and digital and data strategy.
Pitt establishes a new chair of Indian studies
The position will rotate among scholars from India, who will teach in different Pitt departments, for the next five years.
Todd Reeser was awarded a fellowship to conduct work in France
The highly competitive fellowship will provide him time to write his next book “Transgender France” and conduct archival work.
David Pettersen was inducted into French Order of the Academic Palms
The honor recognizes his efforts in establishing a faculty exchange between Pitt and the Université Lumière Lyon 2.
Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski was named an officer of the Medieval Academy of America
The Pitt distinguished professor studies French medieval literature and culture.
