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Announcing Pitt’s 2025 Alumni Awards Honorees
The University of Pittsburgh’s 2025 Alumni Award winners are changing what’s possible here in Pittsburgh, around the globe and everywhere in between.
Brad Dicianno was named a community hero
Brad Dicianno (A&S ’97, MED ’01), vice chair for research in the School of Medicine’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, won a Community Heroes Award from Community Living and Support Services (CLASS).
Championing student mental health earned this Pitt junior a Newman Civic Fellowship
Mohammad Shedeed, a junior in the University of Pittsburgh Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and David C. Frederick Honors College, received a 2025-26 Newman Civic Fellowship.
George Reid Andrews was honored by the Conference on Latin American History
George Reid Andrews, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of History, has been honored with the Conference on Latin American History (CLAH) Distinguished Service Award.
Ecosystem Research at Pitt's Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology
Pitt’s Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology is only one hundred miles north of the University’s bustling Oakland campus, but for some it seems like a different world.
Girls Summer Math Camp keeps growing in numbers
The Department of Mathematics at the Dietrich School hosted its second annual Girls Summer Math Camp last month.
Fighting for Darker Skies: Diane Turnshek Brings Pittsburgh’s Night Back into Focus
Physics and Astronomy adjunct assistant professor Diane Turnshek is gaining local and national attention for her work to reduce light pollution -- bringing together faculty, students, alumni, and the Pittsburgh community.
Alumnus Timothy Nerozzi earned a Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship
Timothy Nerozzi (A&S ’17) was honored with a 2025-26 Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship award.
8 Dietrich School faculty developed new courses as Seminar in Composition fellows
This summer, eight faculty members in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences worked to develop new courses as part of the first Seminar in Composition Fellowship cohort.
Dave Newman won the Pushcart Prize for his short story
A member of the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg faculty, and Dietrich School Alumnus, was recognized with two of the most prestigious prizes in American literature.
Professor Alexander Deiters wins 2026 ACS Cope Scholar Award
The American Chemical Society announced this week that Professor Alexander Deiters will receive a 2026 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award.
At 50, Pitt’s Golden Girls still shimmering
A series of serendipitous events led Larry Cervi (EDUC '58) to found the University of Pittsburgh’s Golden Girls in 1975.
The Dietrich School’s Declassified School Arrival Guide
Everything you need to know for those first-week scaries!
Teen L.E.A.D program at Pitt campus this summer
Daphne Henry, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, has teamed up with the Kingsley Association for the Teen L.E.A.D. program.
Sophia Choukas-Bradley announces new book deal
Publisher’s Weekly just announced Sophia Choukas-Bradley’s upcoming book. Choukas-Bradley is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the Dietrich School.