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Africana Studies Professor, Tiana Wilson, OAH 2024 Lerner-Scott Prize Recipient
Tiana Wilson, an assistant professor in the Department of Africana Studies in the Dietrich School is the recipient of the Organization of American Historian’s 2024 Lerner-Scott Prize.
Political Science Professor Interviewed for Politico Article
Kristin Kanthak, an associate professor of political science in the Dietrich School was interviewed for an article in Politico that was published on Thursday.
APS Division of Particles & Fields was Combined with the Annual Phenomenology Symposium for 2024
This year the APS Division of Particles & Fields (DPF) Meeting was hosted by the University of Pittsburgh in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University.
Dietrich Geology Professor Interviewed for WESA Story
Daniel Bain, an associate professor in the Department of Geology and Environmental Science in the Dietrich School was featured in a WESA article Tuesday morning.
Professor Scott Kiesling Interviewd for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Professor of Linguistics in the Dietrich School and co-author of the book “Pittsburgh Speech and Pittsburghese, Scott Kiesling, was interviewed for an article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Wednesday.
Lina Insana and Team Awarded NEH Grant for Italian American Research
Lina Insana an associate professor in the Department of French and Italian in the Dietrich School along with the Heinz History Center and West Virginia University were awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) award.
Student Research Teams Published in the Journal of Science Policy & Governance
Two student author teams from the Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences in the Dietrich School have been published in the April issue of the Journal of Science Policy & Governance.
Jewish American Heritage Month Features: Inaugural Fine Fellow Announced
Laura Levitt has been announced as the inaugural Fine Fellow for 2024-25. The Fine Fellowship was created by the Department of Jewish Studies in the Dietrich School with the support of the Fine Foundation and in partnership with the Rauh Jewish Archives and History Program of the Heinz History Center.
Jewish American Heritage Month Features: The Fine Fellowship
The Department of Jewish Studies in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, in partnership with the Fine Foundation and the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center, created the Fine Fellowship in Fall 2023.
Dietrich Physicist David Wallace Featured in Scientific American
David Wallace a physicist, philosopher, and director of graduate studies in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science in the Dietrich School was interviewed for a Scientific American article.
New Lithium Source Could Come From Pennsylvania Waste Water According to Dietrich Graduate Student and Research Team
Justin Mackey, a graduate student in the Department of Geology and Environmental Science in the Dietrich School, and his research team were featured in New Atlas.
Chemistry Professor and Researcher Featured in Mining for Work on Fentanyl Sensor
Alexander Star, lead researcher and professor in chemistry and bioengineering in the Dietrich School has been leading a research team to create a sensor that can detect the presence of fentanyl.
Professor Emeritus of Political Science was Interviewed for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Dietrich School Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Ronald H. Linden, was featured in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in an article on how Europe’s war right political wing is changing the country for the worse
Peter Strick Featured in Science News
Thomas Detre Professor & Chair of Neurobiology and Center for Neuroscience Co-Director Peter Strick were recently interviewed for Science News
Dietrich Professor of Physics received an AAPT Award for Physics Education
The University of Pittsburgh’s Chandralekha Singh, a distinguished professor of physics in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, has been named the John David Jackson Excellence in Graduate Physics Education Award winner for 2024.