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Pitt has 2 new Goldwater Scholars
The prestigious scholarship is awarded to sophomores and juniors who plan to pursue research careers in the sciences and engineering fields. Meet our winners.
A first-generation Pitt alumna was selected for a Pickering Fellowship
Selected out of 1,400 applicants, Khadajah Muhammad will be equipped with foreign affairs skills before participating in both a domestic and international internship.
Pitt seniors earned awards from the Dietrich School and College of General Studies
The March ceremony celebrated scholars for academics, perseverance and service.
Registration is open for Faculty and Staff Development Program courses
Classes for Pitt employees to advance their potential start in April.
A Pitt alumna and Fulbright scholar participated in the EU-US Young Leaders Seminar
Michelle Furmansky was among 40 people from across the globe in the invitation-only summit.
A Pitt-Carnegie Mellon team will compete in the EnergyTech University Prize National Pitch Event
The Flow Battery Diagnostics for Energy Reliability project is among 28 student finalist teams to advance to the competition in Austin, Texas.
Students, annual student loan notifications are coming
Look out for an email in early April with the subject line “Track Your Pitt Borrowing History.”
Sirry Alang earned a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The School of Education researcher, in partnership with Drexel University, will lead project designed to dismantle structural racism in health care.
Leasa Maley earned the President’s Award for Staff Excellence
The assistant director of auxiliary services has worked at Pitt-Bradford for 37 years.
A Dell Technologies gift will provide Pittsburgh medical researchers with expanded computational power
A new high-performance computer system in the Innovation Hub for Health Science Medical Research will help improve outcomes for patients.
Pitt Chancellor Joan Gabel is in pursuit of what’s possible
Forward-thinking and values-driven, she’s embraced Pitt’s boundless potential throughout her first year as the University’s 19th leader.
Difficult conversations: How to agree to disagree, according to a Pitt communications expert
As part of the Year of Discourse and Dialogue, we asked Gordon Mitchell how to have better conversations and navigate disagreements.
Meet the recipients of the 2024 Provost’s Award for Excellence Undergraduate Advising
The annual award recognizes Pitt faculty for outstanding advising of undergraduate students.
NSF funding will help Pitt researchers track real-time water quality with satellites
The new award to the Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory will give agencies and community organizations more insight into local water quality.
Phil Bakken named Pitt’s vice chancellor and secretary of the Board of Trustees
He currently serves as the chief of staff to the president and corporation secretary to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska System.
Pitt is well-represented on the 2024 Women of Influence list
Samantha Balbier, director of the Institute of Politics, and adjunct instructor Vera Krekanova will be recognized along with seven alumnae in the annual Pittsburgh Business Times edition.
Register for Pitt's spring commencement by April 10
This year’s ceremony is April 28 at Petersen Events Center.
A Pitt senior was named to the German Academic Exchange Service
Sydney Wilhelmy looks to pursue graduate studies in international relations at the at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin.
Raman Venkataramanan received the American College of Clinical Pharmacology Distinguished Investigator Award
The annual awarded recognizes superior scientific expertise and accomplishments by a senior investigator.
Endometriosis research is the focus of a new hub at Pitt
A multidisciplinary team at the Hub for Endometriosis Research is tackling both the science of and advocacy for the understudied and currently incurable disease.
