Asher Hancock: Pitt’s newest Churchill Scholar
Pitt’s newest Churchill Scholar, engineer Asher Hancock, wants to put autonomous vehicles in the sky.
Academic Accolades
Rauktis selected for Fulbright Specialist Program
Mary Beth Rauktis, School of Social Work research associate professor, was awarded a Fulbright Specialist Program grant to travel to Assam, India in August.
Pitt historian Keisha N. Blain is a 2022 Andrew Carnegie Fellow
The award supports highly original research in the humanities and social sciences that has the potential for both impact in the scholar’s field and wide public appeal.
Katie Oppenheimer Named 2022 Goldwater scholar
Meet the undergraduate ‘rock star scientist’ named a 2022 Goldwater scholar.
Pitt Law Professor Ashley receives CodeX Prize
The CodeX Prize is given to individuals for a noteworthy contribution to computational law.
Marolda receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to Italy
Gemma Marolda, teaching faculty in the Dietrich School, has earned a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Italy, the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced.
This Year’s Bellet Teaching Awardees
Established in 1998 and named after alumnus David Bellet (A&S ’67) and his wife, the annual award recognizes outstanding and innovative teaching in undergraduate studies.
Blain, Harvey Named 2022 Guggenheim Fellows
On Thursday evening, the Board of Trustees of the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced the list of this year’s Guggenheim Fellows from a pool of 180 scientists, writers and artists across 51 fields.
Chrysanthis chosen among inaugural IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Contributors
Dr. Panos Chrysanthis, professor of computer science and and a founder and director of the Advanced Data Management Technologies Laboratory, was selected as part of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society's inaugural 2021 Class of Distinguished Contributors.
Professors Elected to AIMBE College of Fellows
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) elected faculty members Fabrisia Ambrosio and Ramakrishna Mukkamala to its College of Fellows.