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Alumnus Timothy Nerozzi earned a Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship
Timothy Nerozzi (A&S ’17) was honored with a 2025-26 Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship award.
8 Dietrich School faculty developed new courses as Seminar in Composition fellows
This summer, eight faculty members in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences worked to develop new courses as part of the first Seminar in Composition Fellowship cohort.
Dave Newman won the Pushcart Prize for his short story
A member of the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg faculty, and Dietrich School Alumnus, was recognized with two of the most prestigious prizes in American literature.
Professor Alexander Deiters wins 2026 ACS Cope Scholar Award
The American Chemical Society announced this week that Professor Alexander Deiters will receive a 2026 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award.
At 50, Pitt’s Golden Girls still shimmering
A series of serendipitous events led Larry Cervi (EDUC '58) to found the University of Pittsburgh’s Golden Girls in 1975.
The Dietrich School’s Declassified School Arrival Guide
Everything you need to know for those first-week scaries!
Teen L.E.A.D program at Pitt campus this summer
Daphne Henry, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, has teamed up with the Kingsley Association for the Teen L.E.A.D. program.
Sophia Choukas-Bradley announces new book deal
Publisher’s Weekly just announced Sophia Choukas-Bradley’s upcoming book. Choukas-Bradley is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the Dietrich School.
Graham Hatful talks current research in Drug Discovery World
Graham Hatfull, an Eberly Family Professor of Biotechnology and HHMI Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the Dietrich School, was interviewed for Drug Discovery World.
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.