Pitt senior and her twin won $88K on ‘Wheel of Fortune’
Katie Currie, a senior studying finance and supply chain management in Pitt’s College of Business Administration, won big on “Wheel of Fortune” during the game show’s 50th anniversary week.
Academic Accolades
Han won a Humboldt Research Award
Tao Han, Distinguished Professor of High Energy Physics at the University of Pittsburgh, won the Humboldt Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Germany.
PhD student won a CCCC Scholars for the Dream Travel Award
Cody Hmelar, a doctoral student in the Department of English within Pitt’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, has won a 2025 Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Scholars for the Dream Travel Award.
A podcast by 2 Pitt professors is among the year’s best, according to the New York Times
A podcast by Jeanne Marie Laskas, Distinguished Professor of English, and Erin Anderson, audio producer and assistant professor, was included on the New York Times’ list of best podcasts of 2024.
5 Pitt students received Gilman Scholarships
This semester, four Pitt students received the award, designated to support undergraduate students receiving Federal Pell Grants with up to $5,000 while they pursue study abroad opportunities.
Priest won an Advancing Black Arts Award
Joy Priest, assistant professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh, has won an Advancing Black Arts Award from The Pittsburgh Foundation for her poetry anthology, “The Black Outside.”
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.
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.