The Pittsburgh Post Gazette interviewed Jackie Smith, a professor of Sociology in the Dietrich School for an article published on Monday. The article covers Pittsburgh's ongoing housing affordability crisis and how Pittsburgh differs from the national rise in housing construction.
Tony E. Carey Jr, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science in the Dietrich School was interviewed for a Post-Gazette article posted on Monday. The article, Debate didn't make things easier for Pittsburgh's Black and Latino voters, investigates how the recent presidential debate has lowered people’s confidence, especially people of color, at the polls this coming November.
The Youth Science Communication Workshops are happening next week! The Workshops are led by Pitt faculty and students including Leanni Barreiros, an undergraduate student at Pitt, and Stephen Quigley, a professor in the Department of English who studies coding and sustainability.
“It’s always fun to explore sustainable design problems and solutions with middle schoolers. Their curiosity and creativity helps me discover new ways of understanding our built environment and new approaches for communicating this technical information to others.”
TribLive interviewed Rachel Kranson for their article, Tree of Life groundbreaking brings hope for the future amid antisemitism concerns, published this past Friday. Kranson is an associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies and Director of Jewish Studies in the Dietrich School. The article talks about the Tree of Life Synagogue rebuild that will include a memorial to the 11 lives lost in the 2018 attack, as well as the current rise in antisemitism.
Next Pittsburgh interviewed associate history professor in the Dietrich School, Laurence Glasco, for their article Segregated history of Highland Park Pool highlights ‘Pittsburgh’s brand of apartheid’. The article takes a look at Pittsburgh’s once-segregated public pools and how it alludes to a larger theme of apartheid. You can read the article here.
Ukrainian Music in Times of War: Visiting Ukrainians in active military service, are performing at Pitt on Tuesday, 4 June at 7.00 in Frick Fine Arts Auditorium. The concert is part of a “Gratitude Tour” and is supported by several Pitt sponsors including Music, SLI, REEES, ROTC, UCIS, Dietrich School, and the Office of Veterans Services. The Concert is free and open to the public.
Aleeza Ben Shalom loved to play matchmaker when she was an undergrad at Pitt. “It was just for fun,” she recalls. “I was a go-between with my friends, constantly trying to put people together.”
What started as strong interpersonal skills and a good eye for romantic pairings have evolved for Ben Shalom (A&S ’99) into a thriving career as a Jewish matchmaker.
You can read the full article in Pitt Magazine.
Professor of Linguistics in the Dietrich School and co-author of the book “Pittsburgh Speech and Pittsburghese, Scott Kiesling, was interviewed for an article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Wednesday.
When Bugs Bunny walked into the William Pitt Union recently, there were no apparent PhDs around for him to ask the enduring question: “What’s up, doc?” That didn’t stop him from going down his own University of Pittsburgh rabbit hole. Jeff Bergman (A&S ’83) is a man of many animation voices whose career was launched four decades ago in this very student union, at WPTS-AM radio.
You can read the full article in PittWire.
Full-time faculty and staff at the Dietrich School and CGS are invited to submit proposals for the Dietrich Innovation Initiative. The proposals should offer opportunities in the areas of Curricular Development, Outreach, Research, and Student Services. Teams and individuals can apply for awards from $5,000 to $100,000. The deadline to submit is September 27th by 5 p.m. Awardees will be announced on October 18th.
