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40 Under 40 2021

August 17, 2021

Announcing The 40 Under 40 Honorees for 2021

Each year, Pittsburgh Magazine and PUMP recognize 40 outstanding individuals under the age of 40 whose creativity, vision and passion enrich the Pittsburgh region. We proudly announce the class of 2021, featuring many members of the University of Pittsburgh!

Waverly Duck

August 12, 2021

Waverly Duck Wins Charles Horton Cooley Book Award

Pitt faculty member Waverly Duck has won the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction’s Charles Horton Cooley Book Award for “Tacit Racism.”

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August 12, 2021

Researchers Get $100K Grant to Track Aneurysms and Predict Rupture

Engineering’s David Vorp and Timothy Chung are working in collaboration with the School of Medicine’s Nathan Liang to develop a new model to better predict at-risk patients.

Jessica Ghilani

August 6, 2021

Jessica Ghilani Wins Grant to Create Free Materials for Public Speaking Course

Jessica Ghilani, associate professor of communication at Pitt-Greensburg, is among the inaugural recipients of a PA Grants for Open and Affordable Learning (GOAL) award.