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Dietrich students awarded GSA Field Grants
Four Dietrich School Graduate students have received Geological Society of America (GSA) field grants.
Pittsburgh just got a new holiday: Dr. Wolfgang “Jim” Choyke Day
Wolfgang “Jim” Choyke, a Research Professor Emeritus in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has worked for the University of Pittsburgh since the 70s and still goes to work every week, where he continues his research on silicon carbide (SiC).
Chandralekha Singh made the cover of AWIS Magazine
Chandralekha Singh, a Distinguished Professor of Physics in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, was featured on the cover of AWIS Magazine for her work in fostering belonging for women in undergraduate physics.
Healing by Design: Virtual Spaces for Black Collective Healing and Wellbeing
Healing by Design: Virtual Spaces for Black Collective Healing and Wellbeing, a Digital Research Wall exhibit showcasing immersive VR environments, opened at the Hillman Library.
Five Dietrich people were named Women of Excellence
Thirteen Pitt people, including five from the Dietrich School, have been named 2026 Women of Excellence by the New Pittsburgh Courier — more than a quarter of the 50 honorees on the list.
Pitt Appoints Jill Millstone Director of Petersen Institute for NanoScience and Engineering (PINSE)
Millstone, the Leo B. and Teresa Y. Wegemer Professor of Chemistry in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, is an internationally respected leader in nanomaterials research whose work has helped advance understanding of how nanoscale materials are formed, structured, and applied.
Robin Brooks was awarded a National Humanities Center Fellowship
Robin Brooks, associate professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of English, was awarded a Trustees’ Fellowship by the National Humanities Center.
Pitt’s first undergraduate cancer-focused research program is underway
Alexis Helsel has wanted to study cancer since middle school, but she was doubtful she would ever manage it.
Remembering Lenore Thomas
Lenore Thomas, Associate Professor in the Department of Studio Arts at the University of Pittsburgh, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2025.
The Strawberry Way Project will be inaugurated next week
The Strawberry Way Project will be inaugurated on Tuesday, October 20, with remarks from Mayor Corey O'Connor, Hemispheric Conversations: Urban Art Project (pronounced hiccup), and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership (PDP).
Finding the Right Starting Place for Chemistry’s Most Difficult Molecules
A cross-disciplinary team of Pitt chemical engineers and chemists has developed a method to improve how researchers model transition metals
Pitt Stages to open fall season with the dark comedy, Gloria
Pitt Stages, the in-house theatre company of the Department of Theatre Arts at the University of Pittsburgh, will open its 2026-2027 mainstage season this October with Jacobs-Jenkins’ provocative and darkly comedic production of Gloria.
David Tenorio examines the connection between queer nightlife and political activism
Over the past year, David Tenorio, an Associate Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and Director of Graduate Studies in the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Program at the Dietrich School, has been making the rounds in support of his new book.
Voices of Pitt: Narratives of Resilience now on display at the Hillman Library
In our ever-changing world of technology and social media, people are having more difficulty than ever connecting with those around them.
Astead Herndon will be on campus to talk about journalism
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