Academic Accolades

January 19, 2024

2 Pitt Law professors elected fellows of the American Bar Foundation

John Linarelli and Christian Powell Sundquist, professors in the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, were elected as fellows of the American Bar Association.

January 17, 2024

Scott received prestigious community engagement award

Khirsten L. Scott, an assistant professor in the School of Education, received the Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement, which highlights exemplary engaged teaching and research.

January 16, 2024

Grace awarded a continuation of his National Institutes of Health grant

Anthony Grace, a distinguished professor of neuroscience and professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, received a $634,831 grant as a continuation of his study titled “Gating of Information Flow Within the Nucleus Accumbens.”

January 5, 2024

Alavi received a National Institutes of Health Trailblazer R21 Award

Amir Alavi, an assistant professor in the Swanson School of Engineering, received a three-year Trailblazer R21 Award from the National Institutes of Health.

January 4, 2024

5 Pitt faculty selected for the 2024 ACC Academic Leaders Network cohort

Five faculty from five schools across the University of Pittsburgh were chosen to participate in the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Academic Leaders Network program.

December 15, 2023

Undergraduate student short-listed for the 2023 Harvey Chute Book Awards

Kaden Kashner, a sophomore in the David C. Frederick Honors College, was included on the short list for the 2023 Harvey Chute Book Awards.

December 15, 2023

Pitt Law student earned a Peggy Browning Fellowship

Jayme Tocci, a student in the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, earned a Peggy Browning Fellowship for the summer of 2024.

December 13, 2023

Songer won the 2023 Abraham Lilienfeld Award

Thomas J. Songer, assistant professor in the School of Public Health, was awarded the Abraham Lilienfeld Award, the most prestigious award presented by the American College of Epidemiology.

December 11, 2023

15 undergraduate students received a 2023 Gilman Scholarship

The U.S. State Department has named 15 University of Pittsburgh students as winners of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which supports undergraduate students receiving Federal Pell Grants with up to $5,000 while they pursue study abroad opportunities.

December 4, 2023

Visweswaran appointed to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee

Shyam Visweswaran, a biomedical informatics professor and vice chair of clinical informatics in the School of Medicine, was recently appointed to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee.

November 28, 2023

Pitt student entrepreneurs selected for the Forbes 30 Under 30 list

Adam Butchy, Utkars Jain and Michael Leasure cofounded HEARTio, which is developing an algorithm called ECGio to help doctors detect coronary artery disease faster.

November 27, 2023

23 Pitt researchers are included on Clarivate’s annual Highly Cited list

Pitt’s recognized researchers include faculty from the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine, School of Public Health and Swanson School of Engineering, with research interests ranging from immunology to nanoparticles.

November 3, 2023

Capogrosso received the Society for Neuroscience's Young Investigator Award

Assistant Professor Marco Capogrosso has received the Society for Neuroscience’s Young Investigator Award, a first for a University of Pittsburgh faculty.

November 2, 2023

Pitt student won first place at the 2023 Collegiate Inventors Competition

Adi Mittal, a third-year student at the School of Medicine, won first place in the graduate student category at the 2023 Collegiate Inventors Competition for the development of a test to detect a brain aneurysm.

October 27, 2023

2 Pitt faculty received funding from the National Institute of Justice

Jeff Shook and Sara Goodkind, professors in the School of Social Work, will study the implementation and impact of an Allegheny County initiative that aims to reduce referral disparities in the juvenile legal system.

October 25, 2023

Jacobs earned a $1 million grant from the National Institute of Justice

Leah Jacobs, assistant professor in the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, received nearly $1 million in funding to study the impact a law enforcement training program.

October 19, 2023

Moon received a CDC new investigator award

Deborah Moon, assistant professor in the School of Social Work, received a Mentored Research Scientist Career Development award to study the effects of a community-based maltreatment prevention program for parents.

October 18, 2023

Conti named to New Pittsburgh Courier's Women of Excellence list

Tracey Conti, department chair and associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine, was selected for the New Pittsburgh Courier's Women of Excellence Class of 2023.

October 18, 2023

Morrissey won a Creative Development Award from the Heinz Endowments

Sean Morrissey, a visiting assistant professor of studio arts in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, received a $20,000 Creative Development Award from the Heinz Endowments.

October 16, 2023

Novosel appointed as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Tony Novosel, a senior lecturer and advisor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, was appointed for his contributions to peace in Northern Ireland.

October 13, 2023

Swanson School of Engineering receives a NSF Innovations in Graduate Education grant

The Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering received $500,000 through the National Science Foundation Innovations in Graduate Education program to create and validate a personalized learning model for graduate STEM education.

October 13, 2023

Judy earned the 2023 Truman Capote Literary Trust Award

R.A. Judy, a professor of critical and cultural studies at the University of Pittsburgh, is the 2023 recipient of the Truman Capote Literary Trust Award for Literary Criticism.

October 12, 2023

Brooks named to the Executive Committee of the College Language Association

Robin Brooks, associate professor of Africana Studies, serves as the English Area Representative for the committee.

October 12, 2023

Deiters wins American Chemical Society Pittsburgh Award

Alexander Deiters, professor of chemistry in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, is the 2023 recipient of the Pittsburgh Award from the local branch of the American Chemical Society.

October 11, 2023

Shekari earned a Sculpture Space residency

Omid Shekari, assistant professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, was awarded a two-month residency at the Sculpture Space studio.

October 10, 2023

Graduate student selected for the Medicaid Pathways Program

Jill Stemple, a Master of Public Policy and Management candidate in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, was one of 20 selected for the center’s executive training initiative.

October 9, 2023

11 Pitt researchers earned support from the Competitive Medical Research Fund

Supported by UPMC, CMRF primarily provides funding for junior independent scientists at Pitt to develop preliminary data, hypotheses and methods for competitive national grant applications.

October 6, 2023

Keown named 2023 Dennis Showalter Memorial Lecturer by International Society For First World War Studies

Bridget Keown, teaching assistant professor in the Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Program, will present her lecture, "'She Was Sure She Was In Hell,' Women's Experiences of War Trauma, 1914-1930."