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Seed Grantees
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has announced the recipients of grants totaling $2.5 million. The University of Pittsburgh is one of 10 schools who will be receiving $250,000 for a two-year seed grant to help make and implement plans that will help advance more diverse and equitable doctoral STEM programs.
Structural Racism
Lorraine Blatt, a Graduate Student Researcher with the University’s Psychology Department was recently published in the American Academy of Pediatrics for her study on structural racism.
Internship Showcase
Last fall the Pittsburgh Media Partnership brought on two Pitt students for an internship in Journalism.
Dietrich School Faculty Member's Secret Pittsburgh Class Expands to Include Podcast
Elise Lonich Ryan, a faculty member in the Dietrich School's Department of English, has expanded her popular "Secrets of Pittsburgh" class to include a podcast.
Dietrich School Faculty Among Year of Discourse and Discovery Awardees
Dietrich School faculty members from the Departments of Communication and Linguistics are among the winners of the first round of funding for the Year of Discourse and Dialogue.
Luciana DeJesus, a junior at the Dietrich School, won third place in the Pitt News Writing Contest
Luciana DeJesus, a junior at the Dietrich School, won third place in the Pitt News Writing Contest. DeJesus is a double major focusing on Classics and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies with a certificate in writing. The Pitt News Writing Contest is open to all students and offers a chance at being published and winning prize money.
Dietrich School Undergraduate Wins Prize in Carnegie Museum's “Envisioning a Just Pittsburgh” Competition
Imaan Saeed had not considered art as a profession until recently. The first-year molecular biology and studio arts major won a prize at the “Envisioning a Just Pittsburgh” competition, the Carnegie Museum’s call for diverse art that “encouraged artists throughout southwestern Pennsylvania to share their visions for a just and equitable Pittsburgh.” Her artwork, titled “Dual Identities,” won first prize in the youth visual arts category.
New Book by Dietrich School Distinguished Professor Analyzes the Extremist White Supremacist Movement and Its Grip on Politics
Drawing on their decades of expertise and field research, Dietrich School Distinguished Professor of Sociology Kathleen M. Blee and her coauthors connect the dots from the ideas and customs of the extremist white supremacist movement they’ve tracked directly to the disinformation-fueled rage of the Capitol insurrectionists.
Dietrich School Faculty Member Recognized for First Book
Jim Coleman, assistant professor in the Dietrich School's Department of French and Italian, has been awarded the First Book Prize from the American Association of Teachers of Italian (AATI).
Innovation in Education Awards Submissions Open through February 16
The Provost’s Advisory Council on Instructional Excellence invites full- and part-time university faculty to submit project proposals for the 2024 Innovation in Education Awards.
Dietrich School Faculty Member Receives Funding from Four Major Foundations
Gurudev Dutt, associate professor in the Dietrich School's Department of Physics and Astronomy, is among 11 physics researchers whose innovative projects were selected for funding by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Simons Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation.
Tribute to Award-Winning Dietrich School Professor, Poet and Artist, Jeff Oaks
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writer Fred Shaw pays tribute to Jeff Oaks.
Dietrich School English Chair Weighs in on Book Bans
“School libraries, they’re really valuable, they are, but they’re also not the central place that students are learning information about the world,” Gayle Rogers, chair of the Dietrich School's Department of English.
Dietrich School Undergraduates Among Gilman Scholarship Winners
The U.S. State Department has named 15 University of Pittsburgh students as winners of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which supports undergraduate students receiving Federal Pell Grants with up to $5,000 while they pursue study abroad opportunities.
Dietrich School Faculty and Dean Leibovich Share Message of Compassion
As colleges across the country remain hotbeds for anger, protests and safety concerns during the Israel-Hamas war, two Dietrich School professors — one Jewish, the other Muslim — want to foster dialogue and compassion on Pitt’s campus.