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Rob Ruck Interviewed for Trib Live Article

Rob Ruck, a professor in the Department of History in the Dietrich School, was interviewed in a Trib Live article on Josh Gibson.

Pitt Alumna Aleeza Ben Shalom Helps Clients Find Lasting Love

Aleeza Ben Shalom loved to play matchmaker when she was an undergrad at Pitt.

Jewish American Heritage Month Features: Resources

Looking for some resources during Jewish American Heritage Month? The Department of Jewish studies in the Dietrich school has you covered.

Tera Levin will study pathogenesis through a Burroughs Welcome Fund program

Tera Levin, assistant professor of biological sciences in the Dietrich School, has been named a 2024 recipient of the Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) program.

JC Barzdil Announced as 2024 Orosz Award for Excellence in Emerging Leadership Recipient

JC Bardzil, a technical director in the Department of Theatre Arts in the Dietrich School has been announced as the recipient of the 2024 Orosz Award for Excellence in Emerging Leadership.

Diana Khoi Nguyen Talks Upcoming Book "Root Fractures"

Diana Khoi Nguyen, an assistant professor in the English Department in the Dietrich School was interviewed for PittWire about her poetry and upcoming book, Root Fractures:

Dietrich Psychology Professor mentioned in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Tuesday Morning

Peter Gianaros a professor of Psychology in the Dietrich School was quoted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Tuesday morning.

Africana Studies Professor, Tiana Wilson, OAH 2024 Lerner-Scott Prize Recipient

Tiana Wilson, an assistant professor in the Department of Africana Studies in the Dietrich School is the recipient of the Organization of American Historian’s 2024 Lerner-Scott Prize.

Political Science Professor Interviewed for Politico Article

Kristin Kanthak, an associate professor of political science in the Dietrich School was interviewed for an article in Politico that was published on Thursday.

APS Division of Particles & Fields was Combined with the Annual Phenomenology Symposium for 2024

This year the APS Division of Particles & Fields (DPF) Meeting was hosted by the University of Pittsburgh in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University.

Dietrich Geology Professor Interviewed for WESA Story

Daniel Bain, an associate professor in the Department of Geology and Environmental Science in the Dietrich School was featured in a WESA article Tuesday morning.

Professor Scott Kiesling Interviewd for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Professor of Linguistics in the Dietrich School and co-author of the book “Pittsburgh Speech and Pittsburghese, Scott Kiesling, was interviewed for an article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Wednesday.

Lina Insana and Team Awarded NEH Grant for Italian American Research

Lina Insana an associate professor in the Department of French and Italian in the Dietrich School along with the Heinz History Center and West Virginia University were awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) award.

Student Research Teams Published in the Journal of Science Policy & Governance

Two student author teams from the Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences in the Dietrich School have been published in the April issue of the Journal of Science Policy & Governance.

Jewish American Heritage Month Features: Inaugural Fine Fellow Announced

Laura Levitt has been announced as the inaugural Fine Fellow for 2024-25. The Fine Fellowship was created by the Department of Jewish Studies in the Dietrich School with the support of the Fine Foundation and in partnership with the Rauh Jewish Archives and History Program of the Heinz History Center.