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Rhiannon Bonnabell Stangl, a senior in the College of General Studies, is the 2021 recipient of the Emma W. Locke Award and Morgan Ottley, a senior in the Dietrich School, has been named the winner of the 2021 Omicron Delta Kappa Senior of the Year Award.

Dietrich School undergraduate Mark Farino is one of two University of Pittsburgh students who have been named recipients of the 2021 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, which support outstanding students who are pursuing careers in the fields of engineering, mathematics and the natural sciences. Farino, who is majoring in physics and mathematics and minoring in French, plans to continue with graduate study in physics and aspires to academic career in teaching and researching particle physics.

Kay Brummond, associate dean for faculty in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, and professor in the school’s Department of Chemistry, is the recipient of the 2021 American Chemical Society Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences. In particular, ACS recognized Brummond, “for serving as a pathfinder, an agent of change, and mentor to women at all stages of their careers in the chemical sciences.”

Throughout the past year in our COVID-19 pandemic state, and notably in the past few weeks, our country continues to witness and experience a rise in anti-Asian racism and violence, spurred on by baseless, irrational assumptions and biased leaps of logic that cannot and should not be validated. We condemn these acts of hate and stand in solidarity with our Asian and Asian American communities against racism in all its forms, and we are committed to advancing antiracism to actively address racial inequities and injustices with an expansive coalition of institutional and community partners.

Four Dietrich School faculty members are among the honorees for the 2021 Chancellor's Awards for Teaching, Research, and Public Service.

Rachel Bezanson, an assistant professor in the Dietrich School's Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been named a 2021 Cottrell Scholar by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement. Bezanson is among a class of 25 honorees recognized as outstanding teacher-scholars in chemistry, physics, and astronomy.

On January 26, the University's Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion will recognize the Center on Race and Social Problems and Dietrich School faculty member and Department of Africana Studies chair, Yolanda Covington-Ward, for their outstanding efforts in creating more just, equitable, and inclusive communities. The program will feature a keynote presentation by Dr. Elayne Arrington, the first African American woman to graduate with a bachelor's degree from the School of Engineering, and remarks from Chancellor Pat Gallagher, Senior Vice Chancellor for Engagement Kathy Humphrey, and Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Clyde Pickett.