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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. Speakers include Lara Putnam, a Professor of History, Fernando Tormos-Aponte, an Assistant Professor of Sociology, and Kristin Kanthak, an Associate Professor of Political Science. The event will take place at the Center for Urban Education room, Posvar, 4th floor at 12 pm The event is sponsored by the Department of Sociology, Department of Political Science, and Pitt Cyber.
 

Eight Dietrich School Faculty Named “Most Valuable Professors” by Pitt Volleyball Student-Athletes

Dietrich School Faculty Invited by Student-Athletes to Attend Pitt Volleyball Match

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.

Rachel Bezanson Talks to KDKA About Pittsburgh's Moon Tree

Rachel Bezanson, observational astronomer and associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy was interviewed by KDKA about the moon tree that is coming to Pittsburgh from NASA. The moon tree, which is a sweet gum tree, will be coming to Riverview Park and the Allegheny Observatory on October 6. You can read the full article here.

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. It ran from August 12 -16 of this year.

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 (LRDC), effective Sept. 1.