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Chancellor's and Provost's Award Submissions are Live
Nominations are being accepted for the University of Pittsburgh’s Chancellor’s and Provost’s awards for 2025!

Two Dietrich School Faculty Memebers Are Named 2024 Dr. Larry E. Davis Black Excellence in the Academy Awardees
Several Dietrich School Faculty members have been named 2024 recipients of the Dr. Larry E. Davis Black Excellence in the Academy Awards.

Oscar Swan Interviewed for The New York Times
Oscar Swan, a professor emeritus of Slavic languages and literatures in the Dietrich School was interviewed for an article in The New York Times.

Lara Putnam Interviewed in Spotlight PA Article
Lara Putnam, a Professor in the History Department in the Dietrich school, who studies election data, was interviewed for a Spotlight PA article on voter registration.

Humans Aren’t The Only Creatures to Make Nostalgic Returns Home
Each fall, universities and schools across the U.S. celebrate homecoming, welcoming alums back to campus to reconnect with old friends and places held dear. But humans aren’t the only ones with a propensity to return to familiar places.

Jewish Studies and Latin American Center Pop-Up Course
The Jewish Studies Program has announced a new, one-credit, pop-up course happening at the end of the month.

A Moon Tree is Taking Root Near Pitt’s Historic Allegheny Observatory
Pitt and Riverview Park will soon be stewards of a seedling grown from seeds that flew around the moon on NASA’s Artemis I mission in 2022.

Ale to Pitt: Have a Local Beer While Celebrating Homecoming
At the University of Pittsburgh’s Homecoming celebration, alumni and friends can reconnect while raising glasses of beer with ties to Pitt.

Empowering Future Mathematicians: All-Girls Summer Math Camp Prepares Young Women For a Future in STEAM
The Department of Mathematics in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences hosted a “Girls Summer Math Camp” in August of this year. The event was set up and hosted by Assistant Professor Sabrina Streipert, and Professor Marta Lewicka from the Department of Mathematics.

Graham Hatfull Talks Use of Phages in Antibiotic Resitance
Graham Hatfull, an Eberly Family Professor and HHMI Professor in the Department of Biology in the Dietrich School was interviewed about his research in Phages and the possibility of their efficacy in erasing antibiotic resistance in viruses.

Is Pennsylvania in the MidWest? Michael Glass Gives His Thoughts
Michael Glass, the Director of the Urban Studies program and a professor in the Department of Sociology in the Dietrich School was interviewed in the Philadelphia Inquirer about whether or not Pennsylvania is considered Midwest.

Sam Woolley Announced as AoIR 2024 Nancy Baym Book Award Winner
The Association of Internet Researcher’s (AoIR) 2024 Nancy Baym Book Annual Award Winner was announced on Friday. Samuel Woolley, the Dietrich School’s Endowed Chair of Disinformation Studies, won for his book, “Manufacturing Consensus: Understanding Propaganda in the Era of Automation and Anonymity.”

Graham Hatfull Interviewed about Phages in Chemical & Engineer News
Graham Hatfull, an Eberly Family Professor and HHMI Professor in the Department of Biology in the Dietrich School was interviewed for an article in Chemical & Engineers News.

Sam Woolley Interviewed for KXAN Story on AI
Sam Woolley, the Dietrich School’s Endowed Chair of Disinformation Studies, was recently interviewed for a story with KXAN on using AI in the context of election campaigns, and specifically the current presidential campaign.
Dietrich School PhD Student Awarded NASA FINESST Fellowship
Gabriella Zuccolotto, a PhD Student in the Department of Geology and Environmental Science in the Dietrich School and a member of John Gardner's lab, was recently awarded a 3-year NASA FINESST fellowship.