Academic Accolades

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

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 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 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."

October 6, 2023

Visweswaran appointed to a National Institutes of Health study section

Shyam Visweswaran, a biomedical informatics professor and vice chair of clinical informatics in the School of Medicine, began a four-year term as a charter member of the Clinical Informatics and Digital Health (CIDH) Study Section on July 1.

October 4, 2023

2 Pitt gastroenterology professors earned a research mentor award

Robert “Rocky” Schoen and Dhiraj Yadav, professors in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, received 2024 Research Mentor Awards from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA).

October 4, 2023

A team of Pitt researchers earned a $3.3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging

The three principal investigators — Assistant Professor of Neurobiology Amantha Thathiah and Associate Professors of Biological Sciences Kirill Kiselyov and Andrew VanDemark — will investigate a mitochondrial target and whether it protects cells from the neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer’s disease.