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Graham Hatfull Awarded HHMI Funding to Continue SEA-PHAGES Research

Graham Hatfull, an Eberly Family Professor of Biotechnology and HHMI Professor in the Dietrich School’s Department of Biology has secured $3 million from Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to continue his SEA-PHAGES team’s research into 2029.

Kristin Kanthak Interviewed for TribLive on US Steel Sale

Kristin Kanthak, associate professor in the Department of Political Science in the Dietrich School, was interviewed for an article in TribLive on US Steel pressuring the government to agree to a $14.9 billion sale to Nippon Steel.

Anthropology Professor Mentioned in Article on Evolutionary Research

Department of Anthropology Professor Jeffrey Schwartz was mentioned in an article by Evolution News for his research into evolution.

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High Schooler Interviewed for Keeler Telescope for Research

Esme Offner, a junior at Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, used the Allegheny Observatory’s Keeler Telescope through the Observatory's outreach program.

Did You Know at Dietrich: Ryan Tate, Scientific Glass Blower

Pitt’s scientific glassblower crafts and repairs the flasks, pipes and apparatuses that make University research labs function.