Academic Accolades

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.

October 3, 2023

Pitt researchers are key to NASA’s next space telescope

Years ahead of its projected 2027 launch date, NASA has funded four researchers from the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences to begin working on Roman’s infrastructure.

October 2, 2023

4 Pitt physicians will be honored by the National Pancreas Foundation

Anna Evans Phillips, David Whitcomb, Dhiraj Yadav, and Amer Zureikat, will be recognized for their research and work with patients at the foundation's Pittsburgh Courage for a Cure Gala.

October 2, 2023

Tafti won the 2023 Oracle Eureka Award

Ahmad Tafti, assistant professor of health informatics in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, was recognized for exploring novel ways to make the world a better place using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

September 28, 2023

Stewart earned $1.3 million from the National Science Foundation

Angela Stewart, an assistant professor in the School of Computing and Information, received nearly $1.3 million in funding from a National Science Foundation Racial Equity in STEM Education award.

September 26, 2023

Reed earns early career award from Society for Health Psychology

Rebecca Reed, assistant professor of psychology in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, received the Excellence in Health Psychology Research by an Early Career Professional Award from the Society for Health Psychology.

September 25, 2023

Undergraduate student received a Young Eagles engineering internship

Alison Linares, a senior studying industrial engineering, spent her summer working for Daher as part of the Young Eagles Internship Program, which identifies and engages promising future leaders of the general aviation sector.

September 21, 2023

Lin receives NSF grant for digital accountability study

Yu-Ru Lin, associate professor in the School of Computing and Information, was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to study the online behavior of U.S. officials across major social platforms.

September 11, 2023

Machery awarded $260,000 from the John Templeton Foundation

Edouard Machery, director of Pitt’s Center for Philosophy of Science and distinguished professor, will use the funding for his project titled "Philosophical Traditions and Epistemic Values."

September 8, 2023

Liu received $1.5 million from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research

W. Vincent Liu, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, was awarded $1.5 million to develop models in orbital physics.

September 8, 2023

Anyango earned Harvard University’s Derek Bok Public Service Award

Leonora Anyango, a faculty fellow in the David C. Frederick Honors College, was honored for mentoring college students, working with refugees and other international students in Pittsburgh, and financing education for blind youth in Kenya.

September 7, 2023

Sahel won the International Prize for Translational Neuroscience

José-Alain Sahel, distinguished professor and chairman of Pitt’s Department of Ophthalmology, was awarded alongside longtime collaborator Botond Roska.

August 29, 2023

2 Pitt students earned Voyager Scholarships

Erin Lancaster and Anjolaoluwa Oludayo have been named among the second cohort of recipients of the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service, also known as the Voyager Scholarship.

August 21, 2023

Overacre-Delgoffe earns award from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Abby Overacre-Delgoffe, assistant professor in the Department of Immunology, earned a New Innovator Award for her project “Microbiota initiation of lymphangiogenesis.”

August 3, 2023

6 faculty earned NSF CAREER Awards

Six Pitt faculty members earned National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, one of the foundation’s most prestigious in support of early-career faculty.

August 3, 2023

Bursic elected as American Society for Engineering Education fellow

Karen Bursic, professor of industrial engineering and undergraduate program director at the Swanson School of Engineering, was elected a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).

August 2, 2023

Napierala recognized with ASBMR Esteemed Award

Dobrawa Napierala, associate professor in the School of Dental Medicine Department, received the ASBMR Adele l. Boskey Esteemed Award, which recognizes outstanding scientific contributions, leadership and mentorship in the area of bone and mineral research.

July 31, 2023

Joshi received NSF Director's Award

James Joshi, professor in the School of Computing and Information, received the National Science Foundation Director's Award.

July 28, 2023

2 graduate students, advisors named Gilliam Fellows

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) named Rachael Kramp and Crystal Lara Santos, both studying biological sciences in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, and their advisors as Gilliam Fellows.

July 23, 2023

McClure earned the State of Black Learning’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Christine McClure, a senior research scientist in the School of Public Health, won the Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors a teacher or educational professional who has made a positive difference in the overall learning climate for Black children.

July 18, 2023