Accolades & Honors
Filter By

5 Pitt researchers will be recognized for their contributions to health psychology
Hear from the former students of these retiring faculty at a daylong symposium on Oct. 27.

Leah Jacobs earned a $1 million grant from the National Institute of Justice
The assistant professor in Pitt’s School of Social Work will study the effectiveness of youth interaction training for law enforcement.

Cynthia Golden won the 2023 Educause Leadership Award
The former associate provost and executive director of the University Center for Teaching and Learning was recognized for her service to the higher education technology community.

Michael Giazzoni is an associate editor for the Concurrent Enrollment Review
The first edition of the independent journal dedicated to research in the field of dual/concurrent enrollment is out now.

Pitt students brought Pharmacy Appreciation Week to Pittsburgh
The City of Pittsburgh issued a proclamation honoring the community caregivers, who were recognized at a School of Pharmacy celebration.

Deborah Moon received a CDC new investigator award
The School of Social Work researchers will study the effects of a community-based maltreatment prevention program for parents.

Pitt Medicine researchers’ findings on brain cells linked to protection against dementia were published in Cell
The results from Hansruedi Mathys’ study suggest there is a link between inhibitory neurons and resilience to Alzheimer’s disease pathology.

Sean Morrissey won a 2023 Creative Development Award from the Heinz Endowments
The visiting assistant professor will use the $20,000 to establish an experimental printmaking studio.

The Pennsylvania Innocence Project will recognize the work of Pitt student interns
Since 2016, more than 50 University of Pittsburgh students have volunteered to help the wrongfully convicted.

Ronald Roth was honored with a proclamation by the City of Pittsburgh
Mayor Ed Gainey named Oct. 10 in Roth’s honor for his decades of serving community health as an emergency medicine instructor.

Tony Novosel was appointed as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
It’s one in a long line of recognitions for the longtime Pitt history professor’s work in Northern Ireland’s peace process.

R.A. Judy earned the 2023 Truman Capote Literary Trust Award
The professor of critical and cultural studies was selected by an Iowa Writers’ Workshop panel.

Alexander Deiters won the American Chemical Society Pittsburgh Award
The Pitt professor was recognized for distinguished service to the field of chemistry.

Hooman Henry Rashidi is Pitt’s new associate dean for AI in medicine
He will develop curricula for to better prepare Pitt Med students to understand, evaluate, use and develop technologies that will advance their research and improve patient care.

Omid Shekari earned a Sculpture Space residency
The assistant professor is spending October and November at the studio in Utica, New York.

Jill Stemple was selected for the Medicaid Pathways Program
The Master of Public Policy and Management candidate will participate in the Center for Health Care Strategies’ executive training initiative.

11 Pitt researchers earned support from the Competitive Medical Research Fund
Grants will help the cohort of junior scientists develop preliminary data, hypotheses and methods for competitive national grant applications.

Shyam Visweswaran was appointed to a National Institutes of Health study section
As a charter member, the School of Medicine professor will review investigator-initiated research applications related to clinical informatics and digital health.

Jamelle Price became an Appalachian Leadership Institute fellow
The external relations manager for the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine will participate in the Appalachian Regional Commission’s extensive training program.

2 Pitt people were recognized as among the best in Pittsburgh tech
Paola Buitrago and Katrina Knight were on Technical.ly's RealLIST Engineers 2023 list.