Academic Accolades

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.