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Dietrich News
Pitt students can now bop to the top with the new Musical Theatre Certificate
Musical Theatre enthusiasts can rejoice over the new Musical Theatre certificate being offered by the Department of Theatre Arts in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences.
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Why is it so hard to find DNA in bird poop?
For years, scientists talked about the problem
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Poushalee Banerjee won an American Fisheries Society student writing award
Poushalee Banerjee, a doctoral student in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Geology and Environmental Science, received an honorable mention in the American Fisheries Society’s 2026 Student Writing Contest.
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Prepared for Anything: How a Pitt Humanities PhD Led to an Unconventional Career
When Spyros Sakellariadis (A&S ’80G) arrived at the University of Pittsburgh in the late 1970s, he wasn’t following a carefully designed career plan.
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Dietrich School/CGS ROC Stars
Is there a staff member at the Dietrich School or College of General Studies who has recently or routinely gone above and beyond? Someone who makes a positive impact on their team or colleagues? Someone whose contributions make Pitt a better place to work? They sound like a ROC Star! And we want to know about them.
Nominate a ROC star and check out past ROC stars.