Academic Accolades
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.