Graham Hatfull Awarded HHMI Funding to Continue SEA-PHAGES Research
Graham Hatfull, an Eberly Family Professor of Biotechnology and HHMI Professor in the Dietrich School’s Department of Biology has secured $3 million from
Research
Anthropology Professor Mentioned in Article on Evolutionary Research
Department of Anthropology Professor Jeffrey Schwartz was mentioned in an article by Evolution News for his research into evolution. Historian and Author, Stephen Meyer published a book on his views on evolution and pointed to Schwartz to confirm some of his theories.
High Schooler Interviewed for Keeler Telescope for Research
Esme Offner, a junior at Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, used the Allegheny Observatory’s Keeler Telescope through the Observatory's outreach program. She was interviewed on SLB Radio to talk about her research and how she found out about the program during one fateful trip to the Observatory.
Alaina Roberts was Interviewed in Levelman about the History of Black Cowboys
Levelman published an article on Sunday covering the history of the black cowboy. Alaina Roberts, an associate professor in the Dietrich School’s Department of History, was interviewed for the article.
Thomas Hales Talks About His New Proof in IFL Science
On Wednesday, IFL Science published an article about Professor of Mathematics in the Dietrich School, Thomas Hales, optimal control theory to prove what shape works best for packing. Hales is the co-author of a book recently published the contains the proof for the packing problem.
Julie Beaulieu Interviewed for The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette posted an article on Sunday about the barriers to hormone replacement therapy in Pittsburgh. Julie Beaulieu, a teaching associate professor in the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies in the Dietrich School, was interviewed for the article. You can read the article on the Post-Gazette’s website.
History Professor Interviewed for The New York Times
Laura Putnam, a professor in the Department of History in the Dietrich School was interviewed for a New York Times article. The article centers around disinformation in the current presidential election.
Karina Schumann Interviewd in Forbes Article
Karina Schumann, an associate professor of Psychology in the Dietrich School, was interviewed for an article in Forbes on Tuesday. The article “A Psychologist Explains Love’s ‘5:1 Ratio’—Key To Making Any Relationship Work” focuses on the 5:1, or magic ratio, method that was coined by renowned psychologist Dr. John Gottman. Schumann was asked to comment on the “Apologize and Forgive” portion of the method.
Science News Interviewed Cori Richards-Zawacki
Science News posted an article on Tuesday about the chytrid fungus that frogs are currently dealing with. Professor of Biological Sciences and PLE Director, Corinne Richards-Zawacki was interviewed for the article for her expertise as an amphibian biologist.
Pitt Researcher and Team Publish Findings on African Farming in the Kakapel Rockshelter
Steven Goldstein, an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, researchers at several other universities, and Dr. Emmanuel Ndiema, the head of earth sciences at the National Museums of Kenya, co-authored a new study published on July 10 in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.