Machery elected president of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology
His work tackles the philosophical issues raised by cognitive science.
Academic Accolades
Brick Murtazashvili named IHS distinguished fellow
Professor Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili has been named a Distinguished Fellow for work in Peace and International Cooperation at the Institute for Humane Studies.
Two win NIH Director’s New Innovator Awards
Two Pitt faculty members received the prestigious award to support unconventional approaches to major challenges in biomedical and behavioral research.
Klinzing receives Lifetime Achievement Award
George A. Klinzing received the World Congress on Particle Technology’s Lifetime Achievement Award recognizing his contributions to particle technology research.
Pitt’s Center for Governance and Markets won a $2.4 million grant to study how societies overcome deep differences
Funded by the John Templeton Foundation, the project will convene a global network of scholars to tackle polarization and social divisions.
4 Pitt students earned inaugural Voyager Scholarships
The Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service supports young leaders who can bridge divides and help solve the world’s biggest challenges.
Pitt-Greensburg’s Learning Resources Center celebrates 25 years
The center provides disability services and tutoring help to hundreds of students each year.
Pitt psychiatry team earned a $16.2 million grant renewal from the NIMH
The ETUDES Center will use the funds to combat adolescent suicide with a focus on Black and Hispanic youth.
New research from Caroline Runyan’s lab published
Her team found that the properties of a neuron subtype are specialized in different subregions of the cortex.
3 Pitt-Greensburg faculty members receive NEH grant
Pilar Herr, associate professor of history at Pitt-Greensburg is the recipient, along with two PIs, of a Scholarly Editions and Scholarly Translations Planning Grant.