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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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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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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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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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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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Stephanie Eckstrom received an award from the AAUW Bradford branch
The Gateway to Equity Award honors the dedication of the School of Social Work regional program director to advance gender equity through research, education and advocacy.
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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.
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Pitt’s Sandra Murray joined dozens of scientists in a call for racial equity
A new paper published in Cell offers institutional-level solutions to combat racism in research and support Black scientists.
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Register for the Mental Health Champion Certificate program by June 23
The virtual training will teach faculty and staff how to better support students and their well-being.
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Mark hip-hop’s 50th anniversary with Pitt and 1Hood Media on June 15
A free multimedia discussion will examine the rebellious art form that’s gone mainstream.
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Aman Mahajan was awarded funding to develop cardiovascular monitoring technology
The anesthesiology researcher earned two grants from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
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Haider Ala Hamoudi was named to City & State PA's Law Power 100 List
The interim dean was recognized for his expertise in Middle Eastern and Islamic law.