7 Pitt students won a nationally competitive research fellowship
Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to perform graduate research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.
Academic Accolades
Coleman won a Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation award
James Coleman, assistant professor of Italian in Pitt’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts, has won the Giles Constable Award from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation. Only one U.S. applicant to the foundation’s Venetian Research Program is selected for the year each year.
Méndez was honored by Pittsburgh’s Professional Women’s Network
Dara D. Méndez, associate professor in the School of Public Health, won the Ladies Who Lead Award from Pittsburgh’s Professional Women’s Network.
Pitt junior awarded a Truman Scholarship
Sam Podnar, a junior at Pitt, was awarded a 2025 Harry S. Truman Scholarship to pursue graduate studies in public service.
Pitt senior won a Newman Civic Fellowship Mini-Grant
Pitt senior Connor Diaz has been selected by Campus Compact for the Newman Civic Fellowship Mini-Grant, funded by The Allstate Foundation.
Pitt junior won a Goldwater Scholarship
University of Pittsburgh bioengineering junior Satyaj Bhargava won a 2025 Goldwater Scholarship, one of the nation’s most prestigious awards for undergraduate researchers in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics.
Tormos-Aponte won an early career award from the American Sociological Association
Fernando Tormos-Aponte, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Pittsburgh, has won an Distinguished Early Career Award from the American Sociological Association (ASA).
2 English faculty won a Spencer Foundation grant
Two faculty members in Pitt’s Department of English, Jialei Jiang and Xiqiao Wang, have earned a $60,000 grant from the Spencer Foundation.
Pitt’s newest Critical Language Scholar
University of Pittsburgh graduate student Claire Hopkins has been awarded a 2025 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS).
McCabe's ninth book to be released April 8
Nancy McCabe's ninth book and debut middle grade novel will be released on April 8. McCabe is the Director of Writing Program and a Professor of Writing at Pitt-Bradford.