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Sam Woolley Announced as AoIR 2024 Nancy Baym Book Award Winner

The Association of Internet Researcher’s (AoIR) 2024 Nancy Baym Book Annual Award Winner was announced on Friday. Samuel Woolley, the Dietrich School’s Endowed Chair of Disinformation Studies, won for his book, “Manufacturing Consensus: Understanding Propaganda in the Era of Automation and Anonymity.”

Graham Hatfull Interviewed about Phages in Chemical & Engineer News

Graham Hatfull, an Eberly Family Professor and HHMI Professor in the Department of Biology in the Dietrich School was interviewed for an article in Chemical & Engineers News.

Sam Woolley Interviewed for KXAN Story on AI

Sam Woolley, the Dietrich School’s Endowed Chair of Disinformation Studies, was recently interviewed for a story with KXAN on using AI in the context of election campaigns, and specifically the current presidential campaign.

Dietrich School PhD Student Awarded NASA FINESST Fellowship

Gabriella Zuccolotto, a PhD Student in the Department of Geology and Environmental Science in the Dietrich School and a member of John Gardner's lab, was recently awarded a 3-year NASA FINESST fellowship.

Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal is the New Director of Pitt’s Learning Research and Development Center

The University of Pittsburgh has named Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal, the current Chair of the Department of Psychology in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, as the next director of the Learning Research and Development Center.

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Women of the Cloud College Tour is Coming to Pitt

Pitt Information Technology is partnering with Amazon Web Services to host a Women of the Cloud event on Friday, September 13.

Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024

September is Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Prevention at Pitt has events happening all month long!

Fall Term Events Round-Up

Happy Fall! This term at the Dietrich School is filled with lots of exciting events.

Dietrich School Sociology Professor Interviewed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Jackie Smith, a sociology professor in the Dietrich School was interviewed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the current rise in homelessness in the area

Evan Schneider interviewed in Nature About Her Research Using Supercomputers

Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the Dietrich School, Evan Schneider was interviewed for an article in Nature, on supercomputers

Chris Bonneau Talks About Pittsburgh and the 2024 Election

Chris Bonneau, chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and a professor in the Department of Political Science in the Dietrich School was interviewed for an article in PublicSource on Tuesday.

Dietrich Psychology Professor Interviewed for LiveScience Article

Michael Sayette, a professor of psychology in the Dietrich School was interviewed for an article in LiveScience published on Monday.

New Pitt Space Initiative for Faculty!

Exciting new space news at Pitt! Work is underway on Pitt Space, a campus-wide initiative on space engineering, health, and science, focusing on both research and education.

The Certificate in Children's Literature Program Holds its Research Consortium

The certificate in children's literature program held its Research Consortium on Global/Transnational Children's Literature on August 14 and 15.

Michael Ramsey Appointed to NASA for Their Science Development Team

Professor Michael Ramsey, a professor in the Department of Geology and Environmental Science in the Dietrich School has been appointed by NASA to be part of the science development team for the upcoming Surface Biology and Geology (SBG) Mission.