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Sixteen Pitt faculty members, including seven faculty members from the Dietrich School, have earned the 2026 Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards for exemplifying excellence in public service, research, and teaching.

The Dietrich School is home to many innovative and pioneering women. Please take a moment and read about one of the many women of Dietrich.

As a child, Beth Shaaban watched her mother, a nurse, open one of the first memory units in a long-term care facility in Sun City, Arizona.

A recent New York Times article examining alcohol’s role as a “social lubricant” and the broader implications of social drinking highlighted the research of Department of Psychology Distinguished Professor Michael Sayette, whose laboratory studies have helped illuminate how alcohol can enhance social bonding and group interaction.

Three faculty members in the University of Pittsburgh Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences received funded professional development leaves for the 2026-27 academic year.

We asked the Department of English Faculty for some romantic recommendations, in the form of their favorite literary couples.

Dr. Ian Flynn, a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Geology and Environmental Science at the Dietrich School, recently published a paper titled “The Usefulness of NotebookLM's Audio Overview for Planetary Scientists.”