Rachel Bezanson and research team featured on NASA website
Rachel Bezanson, an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Dietrich School, was featured in a NASA article about studying galaxies.
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Dietrich School Chemistry Professor and Research Team Interviewed in C&enc&en
Peng Liu, a Richard King Mellon Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Dietrich School, and a team of researchers were interviewed for an article in c&en. The article discusses protein creation research that the team has been working on.
Alaina Roberts interviewed by the New York Times about upcoming museum exhibits
The New York Times recently published an article about two museum exhibits showing Black cowboys' roles in the American West. There was an earlier exhibit at the Witte Museum in San Antonio and an upcoming exhibit at the Los Angeles Autry Museum. Alaina E.
Peng Liu, his research teams, and his students are all having a successful spring
Peng Liu, a Richard King Mellon Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Dietrich School has had some exciting news this month.
One of Liu’s students, Turki Alturaifi, was selected for the CAS Future Leaders Top 100 Program.
Dietrich researchers took the most detailed images ever of bacteria-killing viruses
Researchers at Pitt have produced the most detailed image to date of a bacteriophage, or phage — a kind of virus that kills bacteria — that has allowed them to see for the first time the structural makeup of the part of the virus that directly attaches to its target Mycobacterium cell. The work could enable new therapies that use bioengineered phages.
Africana Studies' Professor’s book celebrates rise of Formula One racer, social justice icon Lewis Hamilton
In most cases, a book tracing the life of a world champion Formula One racer would primarily attract readers drawn to fast-moving machines and the daring drivers who pilot them.
Lewis Hamilton is not like most cases.
As Pitt’s Michael Sawyer — whose latest book, “Sir Lewis,” profiles the multifaceted life-in-progress of the British racer and Black activist — explained, Hamilton has much more on his mind than the finish line.
Kamesha Spates was invited to lecture at the University of Edinburgh
Kamesha Spates, the William S. Dietrich II Chair and an associate professor in the Department of Africana Studies, was invited by the University of Edinburgh on March 25 to give a virtual lecture on her current research. The talk “The Price of Strength: Understanding Suicide Among Black Women Through a Black Feminist Lens.”
Kamesha Spates was a panelist at the 2025 Engagement in the Black Community: A Virtual NAADC Summit
On February 6, Kamesha Spates, the William S.
Jackie Smith interviewed by SFGATE
SFGATE interviewed Professor Jackie Smith with the Department of Sociology at the Dietrich School. The podcast focuses on how climate activists are now trying to appeal to international courts to have their voices heard.