News

Michelle Ward Wins American Chemical Society WCC Award
Michelle Ward, a teaching associate professor and Director of Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry Laboratories in the Department of Chemistry in the Dietrich School just received the ACS Pittsburgh Women’s Chemistry Committee (WCC) Award for Encouraging Women into the Chemical Sciences.

Happy LGBTQIA Disability Month!
It’s LGBTQIA Disability Month and the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies has many events for you to enjoy!

Lara Putnam Discusses Falling Voter Registration
Lara Putnam, a professor in the Department of History at the Dietrich School, was interviewed for an article in The Hill.

Sam Woolley Interviewed by ABC News About Hurricane Misinformation
Sam Woolley, the Dietrich School’s Endowed Chair of Disinformation Studies, was interviewed for an ABC News article about the misinformation being spread about Hurricane Helene.

Graham Hatfull Discusses Stubborn Bathroom Germs in Everyday Health
Graham Hatfull, a biotechnology professor in the Dietrich School was interviewed by Everyday Health about how your bathroom routine might be causing germs to stick around.

Studio Arts Faculty Featured in Upcoming "Adaptation - Local Notes" Exhibtion
Teaching Associate Professor Melissa Catanese, Visiting Assistant Professor Sean P. Morrissey, Director of abrication Loring Taoka, and Teaching Professor Barbara Weissberger from the Department of Studio Arts in the Dietrich School are featured in the group exhibition, Adaptation - Local Notes, at the Tomayko Foundation.

Preserving Democracy Forum
Calling all Political Sciences students and faculty! On Tuesday, October 8 the Institute of Politics has a program scheduled featuring Jeffrey Kovar, the U.S. Dept. of State Assistant Legal Advisor for Political-Military Affairs, and the program is titled, NATO at 75 and the Importance of Alliances in U.S. Foreign Policy: A Lawyer's View.

Pitt Women’s Soccer Recognizes 13 Dietrich School Faculty as “Most Valuable Professors”
Dietrich School Faculty Invited by Student-Athletes to Attend Pitt Women’s Soccer Match

Pitt Men’s Soccer Honors 10 Dietrich School Faculty as “Most Valuable Professors”
Dietrich School Faculty Invited by Student-Athletes to Attend Pitt Men’s Soccer Match

CGS Alum Wins News Emmy Award
Chris Papst (CGS ’03) won a News Emmy Award from The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Did You Know at Dietrich: The Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory
Did you know Pitt is home to the Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory? The Collaboratory was started in 2017 by faculty members from the Dietrich School’s Geology and Environmental Science Department. In 2018 they were granted funding by the Heinz Endowment and have been leading research and outreach efforts throughout the region.

Sam Woolley featured in WIRED and CIGI
Dietrich School’s Endowed Chair of Disinformation Studies Sam Woolley, was recently interviewed for an article in WIRED on Russian-backed media outlets.

History of Art and Architecture Announces New Chair
The Department of History of Art and Architecture in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences has announced Huey Copeland as the new Andrew W. Mellon Chair and Professor of Modern Art and Black Study.

October 2 Panel: Winners and Losers in the Next 2024 Election
The Department of Sociology in the Dietrich School is hosting a panel next Wednesday, October 2, on the upcoming 2024 election.

Eight Dietrich School Faculty Named “Most Valuable Professors” by Pitt Volleyball Student-Athletes
Eight faculty members from the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh were invited by Pitt volleyball student-athletes to attend their match against UMBC at Fitzgerald Field House on Wednesday, Sept. 26.