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Meet Pitt’s 2025-26 Fulbright US Student finalists
Six University of Pittsburgh graduates, including five from the Dietrich School, have been selected as 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Student Program finalists, continuing the University’s tradition of global scholarship and cultural exchange.
Pop Meets Page: How Taylor Swift Inspired a Hit Literature Course at Pitt
In a classroom where literature and lyrics collide, students in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh are taking a deep dive into two of the most intricate storytellers of their respective centuries: Vladimir Nabokov and Taylor Swift.
Hear stories from 6 Pitt people in this statewide oral history collection
During her tenure as president of the Pitt Alumni Association (PAA), Valerie Njie spent much of her time and energy telling the Pitt story — highlighting to alumni, students and the broader community the best parts of the University.
Todd Reeser will conduct research through France’s Gender Institute
Todd Reeser, a professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of French and Italian, was named as a 2025 chair by France’s Institut du Genre.
Bryce Rabideau and his band Buffalo Rose perfomed on Talk Pittsburgh
Bryce Rabideau, the Director of the Bluegrass Ensemble and a mandolin instructor in the Department of Music at the Dietrich School, recently appeared on KDKA’s Talk Pittsburgh with his band Buffalo Rose.
2025 Gene Team students absorbed science research this summer
Gene Team 2025 has officially come to a close. The summer program began on June 23 and was open to all Pittsburgh-area high school students who completed at least one high school-level biology class. Becky Gonda, a teaching associate professor and Director of Outreach in the Department of Biological Sciences, is the head of the Gene Team.
Physics and Astronomy professor talks to Science News about exploding stars
Carles Badenes, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, was interviewed for a Science News article about how a dying star imploded twice before becoming a supernova.
Craig Kaplan interviewed in Quanta Magazine
Craig Kaplan, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the Dietrich School, was featured in a recent article in Quanta Magazine.
Pittsburgh campus awarded $489,444 to support first-generation, low-income, and students with disabilities through TRIO Student Support Services
Pittsburgh, PA — The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh campus a federal TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant totaling $489,444 annually for five years (contingent on continued Congressional approval) to improve college retention and graduation rates among low-income, first-generation students, and students with disabilities.
Literacy and Work in the Digital World
Annette Vee, associate professor and director of Pitt’s Composition Program in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of English, works to develop awareness of the technology we engage.
Klaus Libertus named Director of CGS
Klaus Libertus has been named the inaugural Director of the College of General Studies (CGS) and Assistant Dean for Online Education.
Tia-Lynn Ashman named Distinguished Fellow of the Botanical Society of America
Tia-Lynn Ashman, a distinguished professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the Dietrich School, was selected to receive the highest honor that the Botanical Society of America bestows on a professional member, the "Distinguished Fellow of the Botanical Society of America."
The Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory is making waves
The Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory, with Jonathan Burgess at the helm, has collaborated with the National Wildlife Federation to help kickstart the restoration of the Ohio River Basin.
Alaina Roberts mentioned in three articles about Beyonce's Buffalo Solider Imagery
Alaina E. Roberts, an associate professor of History at the Dietrich School, was cited in three recent articles in AP News, NBC News, and The Guardian about Beyoncé's use of Buffalo Soldier imagery.
Economics professor cited in research on traffic jams and fast food
Lester Lusher, an associate professor in the Department of Economics at the Dietrich School, was noted in a recent Study published on StudyFinds.