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The Dietrich School has 2 new Goldwater Scholars

Representing fields from neuroscience to immunology, two Pitt juniors have been awarded the 2026 Goldwater Scholarship, the nation’s most prestigious scholarship aimed specifically at STEM students.
RJ Thompson named Chair of advisory board of the National Institute for Social Media

RJ Thompson, a Teaching Associate Professor of Digital Narrative and Interactive Design in the Department of English at the Dietrich School, has been named Chair of the advisory board of the National Institute for Social Media (NISM), following his tenure as Vice Chair.

This recent Dietrich School alum’s gothic short film premiered on February 28

The YouTube premiere of “No Encore” marks the culmination of two years of academic research, fellowship support and independent production for Gigi Vitolo Gonzalis Butkewitsch (A&S ’25).