Academic Accolades

April 13, 2023

Pitt student wins Goldwater Scholarship

Grace Fleury, a junior Pitt chemistry major, is now a Goldwater Scholar, which is the most prestigious scholarship aimed at STEM students and covers a year of tuition, books, fees and room and board.

April 12, 2023

6 Pitt graduate students won NSF research fellowships

Six University of Pittsburgh graduate students won research funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

April 10, 2023

Lowenstein named a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow

Adam Lowenstein, a professor of English and film and media studies at Pitt, is among the latest class of Guggenheim Fellows.

April 6, 2023

Lin receives a Foundational Integrity Research award from Meta Platforms

Yu-Ru Lin, associate professor in Pitt’s School of Computing and Information, earned a Foundational Integrity Research award.

April 4, 2023

Undergraduate student wins the 2023 George Washington Prize

Ryan MacElroy, a senior majoring in chemical and petroleum engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, was the recipient of this year’s Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania’s George Washington Prize.

April 4, 2023

Waldeck earns $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research

Waldeck, a professor in Pitt’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, earned a $7.5 million Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) from the U.S. Office of Naval Research.

March 29, 2023

Samosky recognized as ESWP Higher Educator of the Year

Samosky, associate professor of bioengineering, received the Higher Educator of the Year Award from The Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania (ESWP).

March 21, 2023

4 Pitt students named 2023 Critical Language scholars

Four University of Pittsburgh students have been named 2023 Critical Language scholars, an immersive summer opportunity for American college students to make rapid language gains and essential intercultural fluency. Each will spend 8-10 weeks abroad.

March 21, 2023

Pitt researchers earn EPA grant to study the health impacts of increased rainfall

Three Pitt faculty members are on a team that earned an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant to study the health impacts of increased rainfall among residents in predominantly Black, low-income neighborhoods.

March 15, 2023

Pitt student awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Michael Baker earned a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which will fund his studies toward a Master of Philosophy degree in clinical neurosciences from the University of Cambridge in England.

March 6, 2023

Santucci appointed to President Biden’s Intelligence Advisory Board

President Biden announced the appointment of Julia Santucci, GSPIA Senior Lecturer in Intelligence Studies, to the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board.

March 2, 2023

Beckman, Bilec earn $750,000 grant to study circular economies

Eric Beckman and Melissa Bilec, professors in Pitt’s Swanson School of Engineering, will be co-principal investigators on a study of circular economies that earned a $750,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant.

February 22, 2023

Mostern wins book prize from the Association for Asian Studies

Ruth Mostern, professor in Pitt’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, won a book prize from the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) for her history of China’s Yellow River.

February 20, 2023

Pitt Law student named a 2023 Presidential Management Fellow

Kaleigh Dryden, a third-year student in Pitt’s School of Law, was named a finalist for the Presidential Management Fellow (PMF) program.

February 20, 2023

Lingler earned $2.1 million to study patient reactions to Alzheimer’s diagnoses

Jennifer Lingler, vice chair for research in Pitt’s School of Nursing, will lead a study to advance understanding of real-world patient and family member reactions to biomarker-informed Alzheimer’s disease diagnoses.

February 14, 2023

Cui, Pearlman inducted to National Academy of Inventors

University of Pittsburgh Professor of Bioengineering Tracy Cui and Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Science and Technology Jonathan Pearlman, have been named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

February 10, 2023

Pitt named a top producer of Fulbright U.S. students for 2022-23

This year’s Fulbright scholars include two Pitt doctoral students, one undergraduate student and six recent graduates.

February 1, 2023

Chan elected to Association of University Cardiologists

Stephen Chan, a professor in Pitt’s School of Medicine, was elected for induction into the Association of University Cardiologists (AUC).

January 31, 2023

Two faculty named AAAS Fellows

Donna Huryn and Wen Xie, two faculty members in Pitt's School of Pharmacy, have been elected 2022 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

January 23, 2023

McCabe signs contracts for two new books for young readers

Nancy McCabe, Director of Writing Program and Professor of Writing in the Division of Communication and the Arts at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, signed contracts for two new books for young readers.

January 17, 2023

Four win grants from Charles E. Kaufman Foundation

Two University of Pittsburgh teams were each awarded $300,000 grants from the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation.

January 12, 2023

Berenbrok wins Albert B. Prescott Pharmacy Leadership Award

The Pharmacy Leadership and Education Institute named Lucas A. Berenbrok, associate professor in Pitt’s School of Pharmacy, the 2023 recipient of the Albert B. Prescott Pharmacy Leadership Award.

January 10, 2023

Cooper makes the National Inventors Hall of Fame

With the honor, the Pitt professor and wheelchair technology innovator joins the likes of Thomas Edison and Steve Jobs. Learn more about the award.

January 10, 2023

Bui earns the 2022 Pearl Birnbaum Hurwitz Award

The Pitt School of Medicine professor was recognized for her dedication to underserved and vulnerable populations in health care.

December 13, 2022

Schikorra Receives Humboldt Research Fellowship

This highly selective fellowship is among Germany's most prestigious awards an international researcher can receive.

December 13, 2022

2 faculty are National Academy of Inventors Fellows

Innovations in gene therapy and vaccine development earned the pair a combined 45 patents—and now, one of the highest honors for academic inventors.

December 8, 2022

Vats named a 2022 Soros Equality Fellow

The Open Society Foundations has named Anjali Vats, associate professor of law at the University of Pittsburgh, a 2022 Soros Equality Fellows.

December 2, 2022

Pitt’s first Mitchell Scholar

Alex Firestine, a senior in the David C. Frederick Honors College and College of Business Administration, has been named a 2024 George J. Mitchell Scholar — the first in Pitt history.

October 24, 2022

Sowa elected to the National Academy of Medicine

The professor and chair of physical medicine and rehabilitation has earned one of the highest honors in health care.

October 20, 2022

Wipf honored for creative organic chemistry

Wipf won the 2023 Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry from the American Chemical Society.