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The Dietrich School has Two New American Academy of Arts and Sciences Members
Two Dietrich School professors, Jeffrey Brodsky, an Avinoff Professor of Biological Sciences in the Department of Biological Sciences, and Elizabeth Arkush a professor in the Department of Anthropology have just been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Emory Global Health Case Competition Winners
Four Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Juniors take home the 2nd place prize at the 2024 Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition.
Earth Month Features: Water Collaboratory Publishes Paper on Regional Flooding
The Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water Research, Education, and Outreach, which was founded in January 2018 by faculty out of the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Geology and Environmental Science with support from The Heinz Endowments, has released the white paper report “Flooding in Southwestern Pennsylvania: Knowledge Gaps and Approaches.”
2024 Commencement Speaker Adrienne Washington
The 2024 Graduate Commencement speaker is graduate alumna Adrienne Washington.
Earth Month Features: The Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory at Pitt will host a regional network to improve water quality
This story was originally featured on June 28, 2022, by Patrick Monahan in PittWire.
Pitt’s Emily Elliott grew up near the Chesapeake Bay, which she said helped instill a respect for water — what it provides for people, the ecosystems it sustains and how it relies on the stewardship of those who live near it.
Dietrich School Faculty Offer Earth Day Program on Sustainability in the Arts
On Monday, April 22 Dietrich School faculty members from the Film and Media Studies Program and the Departments of English, Music, and Studio Arts will discuss how sustainability and environmental concerns (and triumphs) impact the creative practices of Pitt faculty.
Dietrich School Faculty, Students Receive Sustainability Awards
The Pitt Sustainability Awards were presented at a luncheon on April 19, honoring those who have made an extraordinary impact on sustainability at the University. Several Dietrich School faculty and students were recognized.
New Dietrich School Program Aims to Promote Sense of Belonging
Department chairs and staff leaders at the Dietrich School have been creating new events to draw their personnel to campus, and those in charge of this new program think it is building a better sense of belonging after the long separation caused by the pandemic.
Earth Month Features: Pittsburgh's Three Rivers and Their Tributaries
The chemistry of rivers strongly influences water quality and how river water affects human populations and ecosystem health. Water quality in southwestern Pennsylvania inherits a legacy of contamination from varied industrial outputs and human activities.
Dietrich School Professor Wants to Make Physics More Diverse
A recent article in Nature Physics by Chandralekha Singh, Distinguished Professor in the Dietrich School's Department of Physics and Astronomy, discusses the problems with physics culture and provides a road map for making departments in the field more equitable.
Dietrich School Students Among NSF Honorees
The National Science Foundation has named its 2024 class of Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) scholars, and several Dietrich School students are among the honorees.
Dietrich School Alum, Student Among Boren Winners
Angela Le (A&S ’23) will be studying Vietnamese in Vietnam and Griffin Mekler-Culbertson, a senior in the Dietrich School, will be studying Mandarin in Taiwan.
Dietrich School Research Team Is Solving a Mini Mystery of Cell Division
Scientists have long thought the minuscule organisms were using a risky division process. Andrew Mugler, associate professor in the Dietrich School's Department of Physics and Astronomy, is part of a team that looked at molecular levels to set the record straight.
Dietrich School Faculty Member Helps Measure the Universe
The first Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) results made the most precise measurement yet of our expanding universe. Jeffrey Newman, professor in the Dietrich School's Department of Physics and Astronomy, was part of the team that designed the survey.
Pitt Sustainability Symposium Happening This Friday!
The 17th annual Pitt Sustainability Symposium is happening on April 19th.