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Youth Science Communication Workshop Works with Local Middle Schoolers Interested in Environmental Science
The Youth Science Communication Workshops are happening next week! The Workshops are led by Pitt faculty and students including Leanni Barreiros, an undergraduate student at Pitt, and Stephen Quigley, a professor in the Department of English who studies coding and sustainability.
University of Pittsburgh Library System Collaborating with Taiwan's National Central Library
The University of Pittsburgh’s library system is partnering with Taiwan’s National Central Library for the Chinese Studies program in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literature in the Dietrich School.
Jamie Hanson Interviewed for the Post-Gazette on Helicopter Parenting
Jamie Hanson, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology in the Dietrich School was interviewed for a Post-Gazette interview on helicopter parenting.
Pitt Pride 2024: Pride on the Patio
Pride on the Patio, the University’s annual resource fair for the LGBTQIA+ community and allies, returns to the William Pitt Union from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 26.
CAAPP 2024 Book Prize Recipient Announced
The 2024 Center for African American Poetry and Poetics (CAAPP) Book Prize has been announced. Jasmine Reid received the prize for her manuscript, “Interlocutor Goddess.”
Director of Jewish Studies, Rachel Kranson Interviewed for article on Tree of Life Synagogue Rebuild
TribLive interviewed Rachel Kranson for their article, Tree of Life groundbreaking brings hope for the future amid antisemitism concerns, published this past Friday.
Mark Abbott was Interviewed for Post-Gazette Article on Climate Change in Pittsburgh
Mark Abbott, a professor in the Department of Geology and Environmental Science in the Dietrich School was interviewed for an article in the Post-Gazette that was published on Friday, June 21.
Cho-yun Hsu is a 2024 Laureate of the Prestigious Tang Prize
Cho-yun Hsu, university professor emeritus of history and sociology in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, was awarded the prestigious Tang Prize in Sinology today.
Juneteenth Features: How to talk to children about Juneteenth
June 19, or Juneteenth, is a holiday that commemorates the day that Texas, the last Confederate state, learned about the Emancipation Proclamation — marking the end of slavery in the United States in 1865.
But as University of Pittsburgh historian Alaina Roberts notes, it’s important to remember that the emancipation of slaves didn’t actually happen in one fell swoop.
Professor Emeritus Carmelo Mesa-Lago Intervewied for El Pais
Carmelo Mesa-Lago, a professor emeritus in the Department of Economics in the Dietrich School was recently interviewed for El Pais.
Dietrich School History Professor Interviewed in Next Pittsburgh for Story on the History of Pittsburgh's Segregated Pools
Next Pittsburgh interviewed associate history professor in the Dietrich School, Laurence Glasco, for their article Segregated history of Highland Park Pool highlights ‘Pittsburgh’s brand of apartheid’.
Pitt Researchers Published in Forbes
Earlier this year, researchers in the Dietrich School published their research on the potential for fracking Pittsburgh’s wastewater for lithium.
Juneteenth Features: History Professor Alaina Roberts’ Book Takes a Fresh Look at Freedom in the American West
For about a decade, Josie Jackson regularly made an arduous journey.
She grew up in the mid-1800s in an all-Black town in Chickasaw Nation, a still sovereign Indian territory on land that would later become the state of Oklahoma. As a young mother determined to support her child, she found work as a domestic servant in a Texas town 120 miles from everything she knew. So she traveled back home whenever she could, either by stagecoach or walking.
Psychology Professor Studies Adolescent Mental Health and Social Media Use
Sophia Choukas-Bradley, a professor in the Department of Psychology in the Dietrich School is submitting her first paper about adolescents and social media to a psychology journal.
David Waldeck Awarded Edward W. Morley Medal
David Waldeck, a professor in the Department of Chemistry in the Dietrich School and Director of the Petersen Institute for Nanoscience and Engineering, has been awarded the 2024 Edward W. Morley Medal from the Cleveland Section of the American Chemical Society