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Katz PhD candidate Theresa Kwon wins global competition for dissertation proposal
Theresa (Tess) Kwon, a PhD candidate in marketing at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, is one of two joint winners worldwide in a Society for Consumer Psychology competition. Kwon was
Could your neighborhood influence the health of your brain?
A $9.6 million grant will help Pitt and RAND researchers measure the link between structural racism and cognitive decline in two Pittsburgh neighborhoods.
Basketball’s ‘hot hand’ phenomenon is real, says this Pitt computer scientist
Konstantinos Pelechrinis in the School of Computing and Information examined whether players can continue a streak of making many consecutive shots, also known as having “hot hands.”
In the news: 7 Pitt people on Ukraine
Pitt experts and students have shared their stories about the war in The Wall Street Journal, CNN and other media outlets.
Alejandro Hoberman earns the 2022 Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award
Hoberman is the first person ever to receive this award from the Clinical Research Forum on two separate occasions.
Leigh Patel elected to National Academy of Education
Patel will serve on expert study panels and will be a mentor for professional development fellowship programs.
Pitt Public Health will lead data coordination for a trial on a deadly condition common in preterm infants
The $5.5 million NHLBI-supported trial will evaluate treatment options for patent ductus arteriosus.
Valerie Kinloch co-authored 'Where is the Justice: Engaged Pedagogies in Schools and Communities'
The book focuses on pedagogical practices that advance equity and encourage collaborations among stakeholders who are working to provide quality education within schools across the country.
Submit a proposal for an open educational resources grant
Open educational resources are high-quality curricular materials such as textbooks, lab notebooks and videos. The submission deadline is April 1.
Submit comments for draft policies on Institutional Conflict of Interest and Tuition Exchange
Comments and suggestions provided during this 28-day comment period will be taken into consideration during the University’s policy development process.
Rebecca Reed named 2022 Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science
Reed’s work focuses on biopsychosocial factors that contribute to healthy physical and cognitive aging.
This scholarship supports working students
The David C. Frederick Scholarship supports high-achieving sophomores who are also employed part or full time. Apply by March 31.
Faculty, graduate students and undergrads now have their own Honors Convocations
The annual event used to celebrate faculty and students at one event. This year, everyone gets their due during three ceremonies.
ICYMI: Indoor masking will be optional starting March 28
Effective Monday, March 28, indoor masking will be optional except for in health care settings and on-campus shuttles.
At this Sampsonia Way Magazine event, hear about ‘The Everyday Pandemic’
The daily toll of life through the COVID-19 pandemic will be told from the perspective of writers and artists who are familiar with the experience of isolation and exile.
See photos from Match Day 2022
On March 18, fourth-year medical students learned where they’re headed for the next stop in their training.
Pitt chemistry professor earns 2021 Scialog Collaborative Innovation Awards
W. Seth Childers was part of two interdisciplinary teams that received the honor.
Terry Smith receives 2022 Distinguished Teaching of Art History Award
The award is presented to an individual who has been actively engaged in teaching art history for most of their career.
Nicole Scheff receives 2021 Award in Pain from the Rita Allen Foundation
This year’s Award in Pain Scholars will receive grants of $50,000 annually for up to three years to conduct innovative research on critical topics on the biological mechanisms of pain.
Behind the scenes at the Dietrich School’s machine shop
Meet the people who mill, drill and 3D print the tools that keep Pitt research on the cutting edge.
