Academic Accolades
Sakurahara Named to Nuclear News 40 Under 40 List
Tatsuya Sakurahara, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at the Swanson School of Engineering, has been named to the American Nuclear Society’s 2026 Nuclear News 40 Under 40 list.
Cahalane given Lifetime Achievement Award
Helen Cahalane, Principal Investigator for the Child Welfare Education and Research Programs and Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Social Work, was honored with the Lifetime Career Achievement in Child Welfare Award.
Associate Professor Longfei Shangguan Ranked Among Research.com’s 2026 Rising Stars of Science
SCI Associate Professor Longfei Shangguan was ranked in Research.com’s 2026 Rising Stars of Science World Ranking.
Two Pitt MSW Students Named CSWE Minority Fellowship Program Master’s Fellows
LaShesia Holliday and Ruba Nashbat, both Master of Social Work (MSW) students, were named 2026–2027 Master’s Fellows by the Council on Social Work Education.
Sinsheimer Honored with AALS Balance and Well-Being in Legal Education Section Award
Ann Sinsheimer, professor of legal writing and associate dean for equity and inclusive excellence, has been selected to receive the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Balance and Well-Being in Legal Education Section Award.
Graduate students win research grants from the Geological Society of America
Cole Barré, Hwiseo Choi, Jess Dean, and Aidan York, graduate students within Pitt’s Geology and Environmental Science Department, have been recognized with prestigious research grants from the Geological Society of America (GSA).
Association for Consumer Research honors Pitt Professor Emeritus and PhD Graduate
The Association for Consumer Research (ACR) named School of Business Emeritus Professor Jeff Inman ACR Fellow and PhD Graduate Lauren Grewal ACR Early Career Award.
Pitt Grad Student Recieved 2026 IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Outstanding Student Scholarship
Kaye Baron (BS ECE ’25) was one of ten scholars worldwide to receive the prestigious $10,000 2026 IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Outstanding Student Scholarship.
4 Pitt professors received a K-12 AI Infrastructure Program grant
Xiang Lorraine Li and Raquel Coelho, both assistant professors in the School of Computing and Information; Gayle Rogers, Andrew W. Mellon, professor and chair of the Department of English in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences; and Diane Litman, professor and associate dean for mentoring and development in the School of Computing and Information receive funding to develop an AI writing coach tool.
Rizzo is developing a new glaucoma test with an NIH grant
The National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a $403,633 grant to Piervincenzo Rizzo, a professor of civil and environmental engineering in the Swanson School of Engineering, and his team to develop a new glaucoma screening tool.
Bodnar was elected to National Academy of Medicine
Lisa M. Bodnar, professor of epidemiology and associate dean for research at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the highest honors in health and medicine.
Four Health Sciences Faculty Members Receive Dr. Larry E. Davis Awards
This year's health science honorees of the Dr. Larry E. Davis Awards are Chenits Pettigrew, instructor of medicine and associate dean for student engagement and enrichment, Willa Doswell (posthumous), associate professor in the School of Nursing, Mylynda Massart, associate professor of family medicine at the School of Medicine, and Lilcelia Williams, research instructor in psychiatry at the School of Medicine.
Provost announces recipients of 2026 Larry E. Davis Awards
The Office of the Provost announced t