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Dietrich School and CGS Students, Alumni Among 2023 Fulbright Winners

Ten Pitt students and alumni have joined an esteemed group of scholars who have received one of the world's most lauded and prestigious awards from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The University’s 2023-24 cohort of grantees includes current students and graduates from schools across campus, including the College of General Studies, the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and the Dietrich School.

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Dietrich School Professor Featured on Science Friday

Graham Hatfull, Eberly Family Professor of Biotechnology and HHMI Professor in the Dietrich School's Department of Biological Sciences, shared news of his research on a recent edition of Science Friday.

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Dietrich School Alumna Wins Newman Civic Fellowship

Yunge Xiao, a 2023 Dietrich School graduate with a major in statistic, was recently named to Campus Compact’s 2023-24 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows. The fellowship recognizes standout students who are committed to creating positive change in communities locally and around the world, providing them with a year of learning and networking opportunities that emphasize personal, professional and civic growth.

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Dietrich School, CGS Students Earn Boren Awards

Graduate student Joseph Patrick and undergraduates Chris Bekavac and Griffin Mekler-Culbertson received Boren Awards this year to pursue foreign language studies abroad.

Meet Our New Dean Adam Leibovich
Meet our New Dean Adam Leibovich

Adam Leibovich is the Bettye J. and Ralph E. Bailey Dean of the University of Pittsburgh’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and College of General Studies.

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Dietrich School Faculty Member Earned Grant from U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research

David Waldeck, a professor in the Dietrich School's Department of Chemistry, earned a $7.5 million Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The award will fund a five-year project.

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Dietrich School Staffer Honored for Journal Article

Rachel Stalker, manager of recruitment programming in the Dietrich School, received the 2023 Betty L. Harrah Journal Manuscript of the Year Award from the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International (ACHUHO-I). Rachel, an alumna of Pitt's School of Education, co-authored the award-winning article--“Resident Assistants with Minoritized Identities: The Promise of Identity-Affirming Microclimates in Enhancing RA Experiences"--with Education faculty member Max Schuster.

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Dietrich School Faculty Among First Slate of Microgrant Awardees

In the first year of programming, Pitt’s Arts and Humanities Microgrants are supporting up to twenty projects for individual faculty or teams. The $3,000 one-year microgrants are supporting high-quality, smaller-scaled research, scholarly, creative and artistic endeavors for faculty in the arts and humanities.

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Dietrich School Students Among NSF Fellowship Recipients

Four Dietrich School graduate students are among the University's six recipients of National Science Foundation (NSF) research funding through the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Four other Dietrich School students received honorable mentions from the NSF.

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Dietrich School Junior Named Goldwater Scholar

Grace Fleury--a Dietrich School junior majoring in chemistry--is Pitt’s 64th Goldwater Scholar. The award, which is the most prestigious scholarship aimed at STEM students, covers a year of tuition, books, fees and room and board. Fleury is one of 413 winners this year out of a pool of more than 5,000 applicants.

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Dietrich School Departments Hosting Graduation Celebrations

Several Dietrich School departments are hosting receptions to celebrate their graduating students. Use the link to find out what our departments have planned.

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Dietrich School Alumnus Mark Pastin is Graduate Commencement Speaker

Mark Pastin (A&S ’70), founder and president of the Council of Ethical Organizations, will provide the commencement address for the Dietrich School's graduate-level candidates during the school's April 27 ceremony at the Fitzgerald Field House.

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Dietrich School Alumna Katy Nesbitt is Pitt's 2023 Undergraduate Commencement Speaker

Dietrich School alumna Katy Nesbitt (A&S ’15G), the first American woman to referee at the World Cup, will be the University of Pittsburgh’s 2023 undergraduate commencement speaker. The ceremony takes place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, at the Petersen Events Center.

Dietrich School Faculty Member Named 2023 Guggenheim Fellow

Adam Lowenstein, professor in the Dietrich School's Department of English and Film and Media Studies Program, has been named a 2023 John Simon Guggenheim Fellow.

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Call in the Phages! Dietrich School Faculty Member Featured in WIRED

“As [resistance] concerns grow, there are not a lot of options out there,” says Graham Hatfull, Eberly Family Professor of Biotechnology, HHMI Professor in the Dietrich School's Department of Biological Sciences, who maintains one of the largest phage collections in the United States and researches their utility against mycobacteria, which cause diseases such as tuberculosis. “That’s really drawn focus to phages, because they seem to be one of the more promising aspects out there.”