Iris Marion Young Awards for Political Engagement winners announced
The winners of the award, which recognizes those who promote justice, were honored at a Nov. 11 event.
Academic Accolades
Tracey Conti elected as new chair of Department of Family Medicine
Conti will foster collaborative relationships across and beyond Pitt and UPMC, focusing on developing a community-based strategy for primary care in the region.
Jill Sarada named director of the Falk Laboratory School
Sarada will be responsible for leading with strategic vision, fostering academic excellence, strengthening Falk’s overall community and ensuring Falk’s financial future.
Two Pitt physicists win American Physics Society awards
Physics Professor Vittorio Paolone was part of a team that was awarded the W.K.H. Panofsky Prize, which recognizes achievements in particle physics, while Assistant Professor Andrew Mugler’s team was given the Irwin Oppenheim Award, which recognizes a paper published in the journal Physical Review E.
Jessica Jarvis awarded funding for work to assess racial equity in children’s rehabilitation therapy
Jessica Jarvis, assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the School of Medicine, was awarded Gabriella E. Molnar-Swafford Pediatric PM&R Research Grant by the Foundation for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Valerie Kinloch will chair the National Council of Teachers of English's annual convention this November
Valerie Kinloch, Pitt Education’s Renée and Richard Goldman Dean and professor, is chairing the convention and is president-elect of NCTE.
Ruth Mostern publishes new book
Ruth Mostern, associate professor in the Department of History and director of Pitt’s World History Center, has published her new book titled “The Yellow River: A Natural and Unnatural History.”
Pitt researchers receive National Institutes of Health grants to support 'trailblazing' ideas in biomedical
These grants accelerate scientific discovery by supporting creative, trailblazing ideas in clinical and basic biomedical science that may struggle under the conventional funding mechanism but could have a transformative effect in addressing important challenges in medicine.
Mathematician Piotr Hajłasz wins Poland’s Sierpiński Medal
Piotr Hajłasz, a professor and graduate director of the Department of Mathematics, is the 2021 recipient of Poland's Sierpiński Medal.
Danielle Obisie-Orlu champions love, empathy as county youth poet laureate
Allegheny County’s new youth poet laureate said she works to incorporate empathy, understanding and passion into her work and life.