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Ale to Pitt: Have a Local Beer While Celebrating Homecoming
At the University of Pittsburgh’s Homecoming celebration, alumni and friends can reconnect while raising glasses of beer with ties to Pitt.
Empowering Future Mathematicians: All-Girls Summer Math Camp Prepares Young Women For a Future in STEAM
The Department of Mathematics in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences hosted a “Girls Summer Math Camp” in August of this year. The event was set up and hosted by Assistant Professor Sabrina Streipert, and Professor Marta Lewicka from the Department of Mathematics.
Graham Hatfull Talks Use of Phages in Antibiotic Resitance
Graham Hatfull, an Eberly Family Professor and HHMI Professor in the Department of Biology in the Dietrich School was interviewed about his research in Phages and the possibility of their efficacy in erasing antibiotic resistance in viruses.
Is Pennsylvania in the MidWest? Michael Glass Gives His Thoughts
Michael Glass, the Director of the Urban Studies program and a professor in the Department of Sociology in the Dietrich School was interviewed in the Philadelphia Inquirer about whether or not Pennsylvania is considered Midwest.
Sam Woolley Announced as AoIR 2024 Nancy Baym Book Award Winner
The Association of Internet Researcher’s (AoIR) 2024 Nancy Baym Book Annual Award Winner was announced on Friday. Samuel Woolley, the Dietrich School’s Endowed Chair of Disinformation Studies, won for his book, “Manufacturing Consensus: Understanding Propaganda in the Era of Automation and Anonymity.”
Graham Hatfull Interviewed about Phages in Chemical & Engineer News
Graham Hatfull, an Eberly Family Professor and HHMI Professor in the Department of Biology in the Dietrich School was interviewed for an article in Chemical & Engineers News.
Sam Woolley Interviewed for KXAN Story on AI
Sam Woolley, the Dietrich School’s Endowed Chair of Disinformation Studies, was recently interviewed for a story with KXAN on using AI in the context of election campaigns, and specifically the current presidential campaign.
Dietrich School PhD Student Awarded NASA FINESST Fellowship
Gabriella Zuccolotto, a PhD Student in the Department of Geology and Environmental Science in the Dietrich School and a member of John Gardner's lab, was recently awarded a 3-year NASA FINESST fellowship.
Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal is the New Director of Pitt’s Learning Research and Development Center
The University of Pittsburgh has named Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal, the current Chair of the Department of Psychology in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, as the next director of the Learning Research and Development Center.
Women of the Cloud College Tour is Coming to Pitt
Pitt Information Technology is partnering with Amazon Web Services to host a Women of the Cloud event on Friday, September 13.
Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024
September is Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Prevention at Pitt has events happening all month long!
Fall Term Events Round-Up
Happy Fall! This term at the Dietrich School is filled with lots of exciting events.
Dietrich School Sociology Professor Interviewed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Jackie Smith, a sociology professor in the Dietrich School was interviewed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the current rise in homelessness in the area
Evan Schneider interviewed in Nature About Her Research Using Supercomputers
Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the Dietrich School, Evan Schneider was interviewed for an article in Nature, on supercomputers
Chris Bonneau Talks About Pittsburgh and the 2024 Election
Chris Bonneau, chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and a professor in the Department of Political Science in the Dietrich School was interviewed for an article in PublicSource on Tuesday.