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Graham Hatfull earned a lifetime achievement award from the European Society of Mycobacteriology
The professor and researcher pioneered the use of bacteriophages to combat infections that are resistant to antibiotics.
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Pitt alumna Anette Nance will lead a governor’s advisory committee
As executive director of the Governor's Advisory Commissions on African American Affairs, she will work to ensure representation in the state government.
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10 ways faculty and staff can promote student well-being
A 9 p.m. assignment deadline will encourage better sleeping habits than 11:59 p.m. This and more tips from counseling and teaching experts at Pitt.
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Pitt-Bradford was recognized for its culture of wellness
It’s the fourth year the regional campus has claimed a gold designation from Exercise is Medicine.
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Alex Silver earned an award for her doctoral dissertation research
The graduate student in Pitt’s Learning Research and Development Center is one of two to receive the honor from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
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Pitt hosted the Society for Philosophy and Psychology’s annual meeting
More than 200 gathered on the Pittsburgh campus to do cutting-edge work on the mind and brain.
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Most high schools don’t teach cybersecurity. This Pitt program aims to change that.
Funded by the NSA and NSF, GenCyber@Pitt is training high school teachers in fundamental cyber concepts to include in their own classrooms.
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‘Astonishing’ number of first-year applications to Pitt
During his final Board of Trustees meeting, outgoing Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said more than 58,000 students applied to Pitt this year. Plus, see which part of campus is now named for him.
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2 from Pitt’s children’s literature program earned a fellowship to work with social justice nonprofits
The recent PhD graduates will advocate for children and youth during the career-boosting postdoctoral program.
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PhD candidate Lorraine Blatt won a fellowship from the National Academy of Education
As a Spencer Dissertation fellow, she's been identified one of education's most talented researchers.
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Black Americans need culturally relevant suicide prevention programs, a new study found
Suicide deaths among Black adults are rising and misconceptions about the problem abound. Pitt’s Kamesha Spates is researching ways to tackle the crisis.
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Charles Kotuby was named visiting professor at the Kyiv School of Economics
The Pitt Law professor will help foster cooperation and move Ukraine to a post-war future.
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How Pitt alumna Kakenya Ntaiya fights for the rights of women and girls in rural Kenya
The founder of “Kakenya’s Dream” earned the Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership's Exemplary Leader Award.
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How to protect yourself and Pitt from phishing scams
Forward suspicious emails as an attachment to Pitt IT.
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Pitt Medicine researchers were published in Molecular Cell
The study, led by Aging Institute members Shiori Sekine and Yusuke Sekine, discovered a new way that cells monitor iron levels.
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Abimbola Adewumi is Pitt’s new chair of pediatric dentistry
The surgeon and researcher studied in London and Nigeria.
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Pitt names 2023 Nordenberg Leadership Scholars
5 exceptional high school seniors in Pennsylvania will receive the full-tuition scholarship.
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Here’s the latest on Pitt’s BioForge Biomanufacturing Center
Construction is approved, the community is engaged and biotech partner ElevateBio is on a roll.
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Ken Ho won the 2023 Kerry Stoner Award
The award honors a Pittsburgh person annually for their work with HIV.
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Margaret Rosenzweig is an Oncology Nursing Society scholar-in-residence
The distinguished service professor will collaborate on a research agenda for the organization.