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.
Academic Accolades
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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).
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).
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.