The University of Pittsburgh honored students, faculty, staff and groups at its 2026 Pitt Sustainability Awards ceremony on April 24. The annual event recognizes members of the Pitt community whose work advances the goals of the Pitt Sustainability Plan.
The Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences congratulates Professor and Interim Chair in the Department of Political Science, Chris Bonneau. Professor Bonneau has been selected unanimously by the Senate Executive Committee for the Award for Service in the University Senate. The award recognizes Professor Bonneau’s service as President as well as the many different roles he has held within the University Senate. There will be a celebration on Thursday, May 21, at 3 pm in 2700 Posvar Hall, during the Senate Council Meeting.
Karen Arndt, professor in the Dietrich School's Department of Biological Sciences, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the society announced on April 22.
Out of Bounds: 2026 Studio Arts Student Exhibition featured works from 20 Studio Arts majors who will be graduating in the 2026 calendar year. Other works selected by faculty from department courses are included in In Bounds, located in the Frick Fine Arts Lobby cases.
Awards from the exhibitions have been announced:
The 2026 Artists-in-Residence Program marked its 10th anniversary this past Friday, bringing artists and researchers together in the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium. This year’s program was co-directed by Andrew Mugler (Physics and Astronomy) and Kevin Kohl (Biological Sciences).
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, April 2, and we're delighted to congratulate all of the winners.
Pitt’s graduate programs are among the best in the nation — including a No. 1 ranking in occupational therapy and improvements across the health sciences, engineering, law, public affairs, and more — according to the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings. Included in those rankings is the Kenneth P. Dietrich School's Department of Psychology, which has been ranked No. 6 in clinical psychology.
The University of Pittsburgh’s philosophy program ranked No. 5 in the world in the 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject, extending a streak of top-five finishes stretching back 10 years.
Laurence Glasco has often walked the streets of Pittsburgh’s historic Hill District neighborhood, both by himself and with students as part of his work exploring and documenting Black life in the city.
The stroll through the winding, cobbled avenues helps Glasco connect with playwright August Wilson, who, before he became a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, also walked the same streets observing and absorbing the stories of the everyday men and women around him.
Representing fields from neuroscience to immunology, two Pitt juniors have been awarded the 2026 Goldwater Scholarship, the nation’s most prestigious scholarship aimed specifically at STEM students. The awardees bring Pitt’s total number of Goldwater Scholars to 69.
This year’s winners are Katelyn Chen and Alec Scuitto, both students in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and the David C. Frederick Honors College.
