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Earth Month Features: Pittsburgh's Three Rivers and Their Tributaries
The chemistry of rivers strongly influences water quality and how river water affects human populations and ecosystem health. Water quality in southwestern Pennsylvania inherits a legacy of contamination from varied industrial outputs and human activities.
Dietrich School Professor Wants to Make Physics More Diverse
A recent article in Nature Physics by Chandralekha Singh, Distinguished Professor in the Dietrich School's Department of Physics and Astronomy, discusses the problems with physics culture and provides a road map for making departments in the field more equitable.
Dietrich School Students Among NSF Honorees
The National Science Foundation has named its 2024 class of Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) scholars, and several Dietrich School students are among the honorees.
Dietrich School Alum, Student Among Boren Winners
Angela Le (A&S ’23) will be studying Vietnamese in Vietnam and Griffin Mekler-Culbertson, a senior in the Dietrich School, will be studying Mandarin in Taiwan.
Dietrich School Research Team Is Solving a Mini Mystery of Cell Division
Scientists have long thought the minuscule organisms were using a risky division process. Andrew Mugler, associate professor in the Dietrich School's Department of Physics and Astronomy, is part of a team that looked at molecular levels to set the record straight.
Dietrich School Faculty Member Helps Measure the Universe
The first Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) results made the most precise measurement yet of our expanding universe. Jeffrey Newman, professor in the Dietrich School's Department of Physics and Astronomy, was part of the team that designed the survey.
Pitt Sustainability Symposium Happening This Friday!
The 17th annual Pitt Sustainability Symposium is happening on April 19th.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month Resources
April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month and here at the Dietrich School, we support survivors. If you or someone you know is looking for help, we have created a list of resources below.
Earth Month Features: The Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory created an interactive water quality map for the city
This story was originally featured on November 1, 2023 in PittWire
The Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water Research, Education, and Outreach (Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory) released an interactive site on Pittsburgh's Three Rivers and Their Tributaries, the culmination of a yearslong data collection effort.
The Inaugural Issue of PIMR for the Dietrich School Community has Officially Launched
The Dietrich School is excited to announce the launch of a new peer-reviewed open-access journal, the Pittsburgh Interdisciplinary Mathematics Review (PIMR), the first collaborative effort between the School’s Department of Mathematics and the University of Pittsburgh Library System.
Earth Month Features: Pitt’s Water Collaboratory issued report cards for Allegheny County water systems
This story was originally featured on August 17, 2023, by Brandie Jefferson in PittWireIn a joint project with Women for a Healthy Environment, the University’s Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water Research, Education, and Outreach determined that fragmentation, a lack of transparency and insufficient affordability protections are barriers to equitable access to clean water throughout Allegheny County.
Big Idea Competition 2024 Concludes with Two Dietrich Winning Students
Two Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences student team members won big at the 16th Big Idea Competition hosted by Pitt’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship's (OIE) Big Idea Center
Dietrich School Faculty Awarded ACLS Fellowships
The Dietrich School is proud to announce that Dela Kuma and Kaliane Ung have been awarded 2024 Fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS).
Earth Month Features: Measuring Up
Welcome to the executive summary of the Measuring Up Report. Here, we summarize important highlights and have interactive maps with the findings. To read more about our intention, process, and findings, read the full report today!
Dr. Ruth Mostern Named Vice President of World History Association
Dr. Ruth Mostern, the World History Center Director and professor in the Dietrich School’s Department of History has been named the Vice President of the World History Association (WHA).