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Awards and Accolades
Graham Hatful talks current research in Drug Discovery World
Graham Hatfull, an Eberly Family Professor of Biotechnology and HHMI Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the Dietrich School, was interviewed for Drug Discovery World. The interview discusses everything from his career and current research to his recent election to the Fellowship of the Royal Society.
Meet Pitt’s 2025-26 Fulbright US Student finalists
Six University of Pittsburgh graduates, including five from the Dietrich School, have been selected as 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Student Program finalists, continuing the University’s tradition of global scholarship and cultural exchange.
This year’s recipients will travel to five countries to teach English, pursue advanced degrees and conduct research through one of the United States’ most prestigious international academic exchange programs.
Todd Reeser will conduct research through France’s Gender Institute
Todd Reeser, a professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of French and Italian, was named as a 2025 chair by France’s Institut du Genre.
As a chairholder, Reeser will collaborate on teaching in the University of Paris system, one of the institute’s 34 partner institutions, and conduct research for a new book.
Pittsburgh campus awarded $489,444 to support first-generation, low-income, and students with disabilities through TRIO Student Support Services
Pittsburgh, PA — The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh campus a federal TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant totaling $489,444 annually for five years (contingent on continued Congressional approval) to improve college retention and graduation rates among low-income, first-generation students, and students with disabilities.
Klaus Libertus named Director of CGS
Klaus Libertus has been named the inaugural Director of the College of General Studies (CGS) and Assistant Dean for Online Education. Libertus is a teaching associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the Dietrich School and has been teaching at the school in some capacity for the past 12 years.
Tia-Lynn Ashman named Distinguished Fellow of the Botanical Society of America
Tia-Lynn Ashman, a distinguished professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the Dietrich School, was selected to receive the highest honor that the
Senior Ryan Willis earned a Beinecke Scholarship
Ryan Willis, a senior in Pitt’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Beinecke scholar. He is one of just 20 students selected nationwide for this year’s award, which supports graduate study in the arts, humanities or social sciences.
Willis — who is majoring in English literature and philosophy with a minor in French — is also pursuing a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in the David C. Frederick Honors College.
The Getty Scholars have been announced
The 2025/2026 Getty Scholars have been announced and include one Dietrich School faculty member. Huey Copeland, the Andrew W. Mellon Chair and Professor in the Department of History of Art and Architecture, has been named a Guest Scholar. He will be in residence from January until June with his work “Thinking the Unthought: From Continental Philosophy to Black Radical Study.”
Graham Hatfull Elected to the Fellows of the Royal Society
This year’s Fellows of the Royal Society have officially been announced. Over 90 researchers all over the world have been elected to the Fellowship at the UK’s national academy of sciences including the Dietrich School’s own Graham Hatfull.