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The 2024 Provost’s Awards for Diversity in the Curriculum Have Been Announced
The 2024 Provost’s Awards for Diversity in the Curriculum were recently announced and included three Dietrich School Faculty members.
Angie Cruz is the 43rd Dos Passos Prize winner and a 2025 United States Artist Writing Fellow
Associate Professor and Writing Program Director Angie Cruz has been named the 43rd Dos Passos Prize winner.
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. Dietrich II Chair and associate professor in the Department of Africana Studies at the Dietrich School served as an invited panelist in the 2025 Engagement in the Black Community: A Virtual NAADC Summit.
Learn about pseudoscience in the next Dietrich School Science Revelead Series
The Dietrich School's Science Revealed Series continues on Tuesday, April 1 with Science vs. Pseudoscience: Let's Get Real.
Meet the 2025 Chancellor’s Distinguished Award winners
Sixteen University of Pittsburgh faculty members earned the 2025 Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards across three categories.
Join the Pittsburgh Quantum Institute for the Real-World Quantum Mechanics Event!
This year is the UNESCO International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, and to celebrate, the Pittsburgh Quantum Institute (PQI) and the Carnegie Science Center (CSC) are holding a joint event.
Dietrich School professor Gary Jackson blends poetry, comics and Afrofuturism to redefine Black narratives
Gary Jackson’s love for comics began with a childhood gift from his mother — an assorted bundle of comic books she ordered from a Sears catalog.
David Waldeck wins American Chemical Society Award
David Waldeck received the 2025 Award in Experimental Physical Chemistry from the American Chemical Society.
Congratulations to our Dean’s Achievement Awardees!
The Dietrich School would like to congratulate our inaugural Dean’s Achievement Awardees, thank you for all of your hard work!
Four Dietrich School people were named to the Pittsburgh Business Times’ 30 Under 30 list
Eleven Pitt affiliates have been named to the Pittsburgh Business Times’ 30 under 30 list.
Experiential learning focus of new position at Dietrich School
A new position in the Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences is aimed at expanding experiential learning for students, and the person in the role, Abdesalam Soudi, is busy talking to faculty and others about their experiences and ideas in this area.
Jackie Smith interviewed by SFGATE
SFGATE interviewed Professor Jackie Smith with the Department of Sociology at the Dietrich School.
Psychology Professor interviewed by The Scientist
Beatriz Luna, a professor of Psychiatry in the Dietrich School's Department of Psychology, was interviewed by The Scientist for their article "A State of Flux Leaves Teen Brains Sensitive to Experiences."
2 Pitt alumni have been elected to the National Academy of Education
Jinfa Cai (EDUC ’94G) and Drew Gitomer (A&S ’82G, ‘84G), University of Pittsburgh and Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC) alumni, have been elected to the 2025 class of the National Academy of Education.
Pitt Stages is bringing this professor’s play to life for the first time
Pitt Stages is kicking off its spring season with “Morning Reckoning,” a play that harkens back to the 1990s, a golden era of boy bands and teen girl fandom — and formative years for playwright Kelly Trumbull.