Huguley supports Black parents with an innovative program
James Huguley has transformed his scholarly work on race and human development into Parent Heart Inc., an evidence-based company supporting African American parents.
Academic Accolades
Carey won an American Political Science Association mentor award
Tony E. Carey Jr., associate professor and director of graduate admissions and placement in the Department of Political Science, was named a winner of the American Political Science Association’s Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentor Award.
Pitt students were honored at a Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association meeting
Four University of Pittsburgh students were honored with scholarships and awards at the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association Western Regional Meeting.
9 projects earned funding from the Dietrich Innovation Initiative
Nine projects earned funding through the Dietrich Innovation Initiative (DI2), a new program for faculty and staff in Pitt’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and College of General Studies.
A PhD student presented at the American Public Health Association annual meeting
Jenn Lee, a doctoral student at the School of Social Work, presented her research at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association in Minneapolis.
Lucas named a Mon Valley Initiative Community Partner of the Year
Susan Lucas, assistant teaching professor in Pitt’s Urban Studies Program, and colleague Dawna Cerney, a professor at Youngstown State University, were awarded for their work on the SEED for Swissvale project.
Copeland will serve as a juror for the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
Huey Copeland, Andrew W. Mellon Chair and Professor in the Department of History of Art and Architecture, will serve as a juror for the Smithsonian’s Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition.
Rafei’s film will premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Raed El Rafei, assistant professor of film and media studies in Pitt’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, will premiere his new film at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in November.
Han honored by the American Physical Society
Tao Han, distinguished professor of high energy physics in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, won the American Physical Society’s 2025 Meenakshi Narain Mentoring Award.
Ward honored for encouraging women in the chemical sciences
Michelle Ward, teaching associate professor and director of undergraduate analytical chemistry laboratories, received the Encouraging Women into the Chemical Sciences award.