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Female Physicists Aren't Represented in the Media. And That Hurts the Disipline
A new essay in The Conversation by Dietrich School faculty members Chandralekha Singh and Carl Kurlander asserts that the lack of media representation of female scientists perpetuates the status quo and stereotypes about who belongs in STEM fields.
Dietrich School Alum Recognized for Her Dissertation
Alex Silver (A&S '21G), a graduate student studying cognitive psychology in Pitt’s Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC), received one of two 2022-23 Doctoral Dissertation Research Excellence Awards from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS). The award acknowledges graduate student scientists who have conducted research of superior quality and broader societal impacts.
Dietrich School Historian Featured in New Docuseries on American West
Alaina E. Roberts, associate professor of history in the Dietrich School, appears in all four episodes of a new docuseries on the American West.
Dietrich School Faculty Member Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from ESM
Phage researcher, clinical pioneer, and Eberly Family Professor of Biotechnology in the Dietrich School, Graham Hatfull is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Gardner Middlebrook Lifetime Achievement Award from the European Society of Mycobacteriology (ESM) for his contributions to the study of tuberculosis and related diseases.
Emmy Award-nominated Dietrich School Alumni Highlighted in Pittwire
Revisit the stories of five Emmy Award-nominated writers, journalists, artists and more. Nominees for the 75th Emmy Awards will be announced July 12.
Dietrich School Faculty Members Receive Manners Awards
Dietrich School faculty members Daniel J. Bain, associate professor, Department of Geology and Environmental Science, and Rebecca G. Reed, assistant professor, Department of Psychology, are recipients of the 23rd annual Steven D. Manners Research Development awards from the University Center for Social and Urban Research (UCSUR).
Dietrich School Faculty Member's Essay Explores Increase in Science Activism
Fernando Tormos-Aponte, an assistant professor in the Dietrich School's Department of Sociology, has co-authored an article for The Conversation on how today's scientists are speaking out on a variety of political and social issues related to their own research fields and in solidarity with other social movements.