Pitt PhD candidate earned a Mendenhall Research Fellowship
Chloë Glover, a PhD candidate in Pitt’s Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences, was awarded a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mendenhall Research Fellowship.
Academic Accolades
2 Pitt students received 2024 Critical Language Scholarships
Two University of Pittsburgh students, Dannial Cardillo and Christina White, have been named 2024 Critical Language scholars.
Grace elected to the Schizophrenia International Research Society board
Anthony Grace, distinguished professor of neuroscience in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, was elected to serve a four-year term on the board of the Schizophrenia International Research Society.
Heffernan won a 2024 POGIL Early Achievement Award
Kayla Heffernan, associate professor of mathematics at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, was named the postsecondary winner of the 2024 Early Achievement Award from the POGIL Project.
Rubin elected chair of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Activity Group on Dynamical Systems.
Jonathan Rubin, professor of mathematics, was elected as chair of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Activity Group on Dynamical Systems.
Liu honored by the Association for Psychological Science
Peggy Liu, the Ben L. Fryrear Chair in Marketing and an associate professor of business administration at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, has been awarded the 2024 Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions from the Association for Psychological Science.
Williams will be honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Amy Williams, professor in the University of Pittsburgh Department of Music, is among four composers to receive a 2024 award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Pitt undergraduate student earned a Lionel Pearson Fellowship
Alex-Jaden Peart, a student in the Department of Classics, is a recipient of a 2024-25 Lionel Pearson Fellowship, which supports American- and Canadian-trained classicists and will fund a year of Peart’s graduate studies at an English or Scottish university.
Pitt ranks in top 20 for patents granted to universities worldwide
The University of Pittsburgh has ranked No. 19 of the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2023, according to a list published by the National Academy of Inventors.
Swaminathan named an American Marketing Association Fellow
Vanitha Swaminathan, Thomas Marshall Professor of Marketing and director of the Center for Branding at Pitt Business, has been selected as a 2024 Fellow by the American Marketing Association.