Scott Morgenstern, a professor in the Department of Political Science in the Dietrich School, was interviewed by The New York Times. The article talked about the future of Mexico and the United States, and Morgenstern weighed on with his thoughts on our economic ties going forward.
Sam Woolley was featured in a couple of articles this month on the subject of Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement on getting rid of fact-checking on Meta social media.
Frank Giarratani, professor emeritus in the Department of Economics in the Dietrich School was interviewed by The New York Times about the recent block in the US Steel Merger.
Kevin Kohl, an associate professor in the Department of Biology at the Dietrich School, was interviewed recently in The Scientist about eating habits. Kohl, who studies the gut microbiome, discussed his research into the matter and what elements can affect an person’s eating habits.
Kristin Kanthak, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science in the Dietrich School was interviewed by the Australian Broadcast Company about the accusations against Matt Gaetz.
Zachary Horton, an associate professor in the Department of English and Film and Media Studies in the Dietrich School, was interviewed by CBS about board games. The younger generation has seen an uptick in playing board games and Horton, who studies games, chimed in on why this might be happening.
Scott Morgenstern, a professor in the Department of Political Science in the Dietrich School wrote an article for The Conversation that was published at the end of December.
Zachary Horton, an associate professor in the Department of English and the Film and Media Studies Program was recently interviewed by The New York Times. The article, The Extremely Offline Joy of the Board Game Club, talks about how board game clubs have become more popular with the younger generations.
Eladio Bobadilla, an assistant professor in the Department of History at the Dietrich School, was interviewed by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about Trump’s mass deportation plans. He commented on how fearmongering has long been a tool in politics and that the United States has a history of targeting immigrants.
This story was written by Karen Woolstrum.
University of Pittsburgh faculty members Peter Wipf and Joel Greenberger have been elected Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors.
Wipf, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Dietrich School, is one of Pitt’s most prolific and collaborative inventors. His 77 patents, and counting, are far and away the most of any active Pitt faculty member.
