Happy LGBTQIA Disability Month!
It’s LGBTQIA Disability Month and the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies has many events for you to enjoy! You can see their full list of events here.
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Studio Arts Faculty Featured in Upcoming "Adaptation - Local Notes" Exhibtion
Teaching Associate Professor Melissa Catanese, Visiting Assistant Professor Sean P.
Preserving Democracy Forum
Calling all Political Sciences students and faculty! On Tuesday, October 8 the Institute of Politics has a program scheduled featuring Jeffrey Kovar, the U.S. Dept. of State Assistant Legal Advisor for Political-Military Affairs, and the program is titled, NATO at 75 and the Importance of Alliances in U.S. Foreign Policy: A Lawyer's View. This program is available to attend in-person and virtually.
October 2 Panel: Winners and Losers in the Next 2024 Election
The Department of Sociology in the Dietrich School is hosting a panel next Wednesday, October 2, on the upcoming 2024 election. Speakers include Lara Putnam, a Professor of History, Fernando Tormos-Aponte, an Assistant Professor of Sociology, and Kristin Kanthak, an Associate Professor of Political Science. The event will take place at the Center for Urban Education room, Posvar, 4th floor at 12 pm The event is sponsored by the Department of Sociology, Department of Political Science, and Pitt Cyber.
Eight Dietrich School Faculty Named “Most Valuable Professors” by Pitt Volleyball Student-Athletes
Dietrich School Faculty Invited by Student-Athletes to Attend Pitt Volleyball Match
Eight faculty members from the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh were invited by Pitt volleyball student-athletes to attend their match against UMBC at Fitzgerald Field House on Wednesday, Sept. 26.
Rachel Bezanson Talks to KDKA About Pittsburgh's Moon Tree
Rachel Bezanson, observational astronomer and associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy was interviewed by KDKA about the moon tree that is coming to Pittsburgh from NASA. The moon tree, which is a sweet gum tree, will be coming to Riverview Park and the Allegheny Observatory on October 6. You can read the full article here.
Jewish Studies and Latin American Center Pop-Up Course
The Jewish Studies Program along with the Center for Latin American Studies has announced a new, one-credit, pop-up course happening at the end of the month. The course, Jewish Immigration to Latin America: Brazil and Argentina, will take place on September 23, 30 and October 7, 14, 28. You can register for the course here.
Ale to Pitt: Have a Local Beer While Celebrating Homecoming
By Josh Tysiachney
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. It ran from August 12 -16 of this year.
Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal is the New Director of Pitt’s Learning Research and Development Center
The University of Pittsburgh has named Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal, the current Chair of the Department of Psychology in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, as the next director of the Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC), effective Sept. 1.