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Come celebrate Malcom X Week
Come join the Dietrich School’s Department of Africana Studies for Malcom X Week.
Africana Studies' Professor’s book celebrates rise of Formula One racer, social justice icon Lewis Hamilton
In most cases, a book tracing the life of a world champion Formula One racer would primarily attract readers drawn to fast-moving machines and the daring drivers who pilot them. Lewis Hamilton is not like most cases.
Tao Han recieves two awards
Tao Han, a distinguished professor of high-energy physics in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, recently received the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Distinguished Alumni Award.
Fernando Tormos-Aponte wins an ASA award
Fernando Tormos-Aponte, an assistant professor and the Marianna Brown Dietrich Breakthrough Scholar at the Dietrich School, won an American Sociological Association award.
Announcing the 2025 Ampco-Pittsburgh Prize for Excellence in Advising winners!
The Dietrich School would like to congratulate our 2025 Ampco-Pittsburgh Prize for Excellence in Advising winners!
Announcing the 2025 Tina & David Bellet Teaching Excellence Award winners!
The Dietrich School would like to congratulate our 2025 Tina & David Bellet Teaching Excellence Award winners!
Sexual Assualt Awareness Month 2025
During April, Prevention at Pitt will once again lead efforts for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM).
The Dietrich School Blue Grass Ensemble performed in Dunbar
The Old Time Fiddlers Association in Dunbar, Pennsylvania, recently hosted The Department of Music’s Bluegrass Ensemble for a concert.
Get ready for the 8th Annual Humanities @ Work in the Community, Health, and Tech Industries Conference
The University of Pittsburgh and the Dietrich School proudly present the 8th Annual Humanities @ Work in the Community, Health, and Tech Industries Conference, scheduled for April 4, 2025, at the University Club.
Kamesha Spates was invited to lecture at the University of Edinburgh
Kamesha Spates, the William S. Dietrich II Chair and an associate professor in the Department of Africana Studies, was invited by the University of Edinburgh on March 25 to give a virtual lecture on her current research.
The Dietrich School congratulates all of the Student Awards winners
Since 2022, the Dietrich School and CGS have been recognizing graduating seniors for important achievements within and beyond the classroom in the areas of scholarship, research, service, and leadership. The Student Awards were held on Thursday, March 27, and the Dietrich School would once again like to congratulate all of the winners.
Did You Know at Dietrich: It’s a beautiful day in the Dietrich School music building
Many students and faculty know about the Dietrich School’s amazing Department of Music, and maybe you even know about a few of their ensembles. But did you know the special history the Music building holds?
A Dietrich faculty member is one of the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring winners
Now in its 20th year, the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring recognizes outstanding mentors who substantially impact University of Pittsburgh students seeking research doctorate degrees.
Nastasia Mauger won the 2024 PRACE Ada Lovelace Award
Nastasia Mauger, a postdoctoral researcher in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded the 2024 Ada Lovelace Award from the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE).