Academic Accolades

December 14, 2021

Nationally lauded scholar Cavanaugh is "One to Watch"

Catherine Cavanaugh is one of 161 students in the 57th class of Presidential Scholars—and one of two Presidential Scholars currently attending Pitt—and was also chosen as a National Honor Society finalist out of 10,000 applicants.

December 13, 2021

Presidential Scholar Richard Su Fang is "One to Watch"

The University Honors College student is a member of the 57th class of scholars, joining a group of 161 students of the nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors.

December 13, 2021

Blain’s Work Named among ‘Best History Books’

Smithsonian Magazine named history Associate Professor Keisha N. Blain’s new book as one of the 10 best history books published in 2021.

Bridge connecting Pitt buildings over Forbes Avenue

December 7, 2021

SSOE Professors Named NAI Fellows

William “Buddy” Clark and Steven R. Little have been selected as members of the 2021 Fellow class of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the highest professional distinction accorded to academic inventors.

December 1, 2021

Rory Cooper receives the John P. McGovern Science and Society Award

Rory Cooper, assistant vice chancellor for research for health sciences and STEM collaboration, received the John P. McGovern Science and Society Award from the Sigma Xi Research Society. Recipients of this award represent individuals who have supported research, the communication of science and the impact of science on society.

November 19, 2021

Robert K. Cunningham appointed interim executive director of the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition

The CNBC is a collaboration between Pitt and Carnegie Mellon University that advances research into the cognitive and neural mechanisms that give rise to behavior.

November 17, 2021

Todd Reeser will be a fellow at the University of Strasbourg Institute for Advanced Study

Reeser will spend next spring in residence at the university to work on a book project exploring trans representation and conceptions of French citizenship.

November 11, 2021

Iris Marion Young Awards for Political Engagement winners announced

The winners of the award, which recognizes those who promote justice, were honored at a Nov. 11 event.

November 10, 2021

Tracey Conti elected as new chair of Department of Family Medicine

Conti will foster collaborative relationships across and beyond Pitt and UPMC, focusing on developing a community-based strategy for primary care in the region.

November 5, 2021

Jill Sarada named director of the Falk Laboratory School

Sarada will be responsible for leading with strategic vision, fostering academic excellence, strengthening Falk’s overall community and ensuring Falk’s financial future.

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October 26, 2021

Two Pitt physicists win American Physics Society awards

Physics Professor Vittorio Paolone was part of a team that was awarded the W.K.H. Panofsky Prize, which recognizes achievements in particle physics, while Assistant Professor Andrew Mugler’s team was given the Irwin Oppenheim Award, which recognizes a paper published in the journal Physical Review E.

October 21, 2021

Jessica Jarvis awarded funding for work to assess racial equity in children’s rehabilitation therapy

Jessica Jarvis, assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the School of Medicine, was awarded Gabriella E. Molnar-Swafford Pediatric PM&R Research Grant by the Foundation for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

October 20, 2021

Valerie Kinloch will chair the National Council of Teachers of English's annual convention this November

Valerie Kinloch, Pitt Education’s Renée and Richard Goldman Dean and professor, is chairing the convention and is president-elect of NCTE.

October 19, 2021

Ruth Mostern publishes new book

Ruth Mostern, associate professor in the Department of History and director of Pitt’s World History Center, has published her new book titled “The Yellow River: A Natural and Unnatural History.”

Cathedral of learning behind green trees

October 15, 2021

Pitt researchers receive National Institutes of Health grants to support 'trailblazing' ideas in biomedical

These grants accelerate scientific discovery by supporting creative, trailblazing ideas in clinical and basic biomedical science that may struggle under the conventional funding mechanism but could have a transformative effect in addressing important challenges in medicine.

October 15, 2021

Mathematician Piotr Hajłasz wins Poland’s Sierpiński Medal

Piotr Hajłasz, a professor and graduate director of the Department of Mathematics, is the 2021 recipient of Poland's Sierpiński Medal.

October 7, 2021

Danielle Obisie-Orlu champions love, empathy as county youth poet laureate

Allegheny County’s new youth poet laureate said she works to incorporate empathy, understanding and passion into her work and life.

October 6, 2021

Kevin Kearns receives teaching excellence award

Kevin Kearns has received the Leslie A. Whittington Excellence in Teaching Award from the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA).

September 24, 2021

$25 million grant-funded radio spectrum project includes Pitt professors

A new $25 million NSF grant will fund researchers from 29 organizations developing new approaches and techniques for divvying up the real estate of radio waves that connect many of our devices.

September 24, 2021

Historian Keisha N. Blain named New America Fellow

Keisha N. Blain, an award-winning historian and writer, and associate professor of history in the Dietrich School, added one more prestigious award to her resume.

September 10, 2021

Darris Means selected for Rockefeller Fellowship to study rural education

Darris Means, an associate professor at the School of Education, has been selected as a 2021 Richard P. Nathan Policy Fellow of the Rockefeller Institute of Government.

September 3, 2021

James Huguley Named Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the School of Social Work

Associate Professor James Huguley has been named the School of Social Work’s inaugural associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion.

September 3, 2021

Ariel C. Armony named Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo fellow

Vice Provost for Global Affairs and Director of UCIS Ariel C. Armony is one of 25 fellows named to the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities’ Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo.

August 26, 2021

Leigh Patel Publishes New Book

Leigh Patel, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Foundations, Organizations and Policy, has published her new book titled “No Study Without Struggle: Confronting Settler Colonialism in Higher Education.”

August 26, 2021

Utibe Essien Receives AAMC Award

Utibe Essien, assistant professor of medicine in Pitt’s School of Medicine, is the recipient of the Association of American Medical Colleges’ 2021 Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship Award.

August 20, 2021

Michele Reid-Vazquez Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Grant

Michele Reid-Vazquez, associate professor of Africana Studies, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute for Higher Education grant.

August 17, 2021

Announcing The 40 Under 40 Honorees for 2021

Each year, Pittsburgh Magazine and PUMP recognize 40 outstanding individuals under the age of 40 whose creativity, vision and passion enrich the Pittsburgh region. We proudly announce the class of 2021, featuring many members of the University of Pittsburgh!

August 12, 2021