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Associate Dean Minking Chyu was presented with a distinguished service professor medallion

University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Patrick Gallagher and Provost Patricia E. Beeson recently presented the Swanson School of Engineering's Minking Chyu with a medallion recognizing his appointment as

  • Swanson School of Engineering
  • Community Impact
  • Global
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Pitt hosted a gathering of national and international macroeconomics experts

The Department of Economics welcomed 190 participants to the biannual Midwest Macroeconomics Meetings.

  • Global
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
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Pitt aids mothers in Nicaragua with successful event

Volunteers from across the University teamed up to support quality health care and nutrition in the country.

  • Global
  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
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2 Pitt graduate students were awarded Fulbright research grants

Emilie Rose Coakley is going to Indonesia, and Trevor Thomas Wilson will study in Russia.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Graduate and professional students
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4 alumni were awarded 2017-18 Fulbright English Teaching Assistant grants

The Class of 2017 graduates are heading to Jordan, South Korea and Russia.

  • Global
  • Alumni
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4 Pitt alumni were named Fulbright English Teaching Assistants to Brazil

John McGovern, Daniel Snyder, Sophia Winston and Benjamin Zhu will head to Brazil in January 2018.

  • Global
  • Alumni
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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
Covington-Ward

Yolanda Covington-Ward was recognized by the Association for Africanist Anthropology

The associate professor of Africana studies has been honored with the 2017 Elliot P. Skinner Book Award.

  • Faculty
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
Pitt's campus and the Cathedral of Learning sit beyond Schenley Park

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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Pitt students and alumnus win Germany's Graduate Scholarships for Study

Sofia Beatriz Vera Rojas, Thomas A. Elvins and Alex R. Lederer will study and conduct research with support from the nation's Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst.

  • Global
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Critical Language Scholarships were awarded to a record number of Pitt students and alumni

The 12 honorees will receive a fully funded summer language and cultural immersion experience.

  • Global
  • Students
Kumar

Alumna Aditi Kumar was chosen for a US-German cultural exchange program

She is one of only 75 Americans selected for the 2017-18 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals, which provides one year of academic, cultural and practical work experience.

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Global