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Distinguished History Professor Examines Historical Context of Spielberg Film

Marcus Rediker, distinguished professor in the Department of History, recently published an essay in “Writing History...
James R. Martin II

Swanson School Dean Brings Humanistic Vision, Values to Engineering

James R. Martin II, the new U.S. Steel Dean for the Swanson School of Engineering, plans to leverage new paradigms in organizational leadership to transform not only the curriculum, but the traditional hierarchies of academia and management.

Healthy Lifestyle Institute Leaders to Give Keynote at Professional Summit

John Jakicic (EDUC ’95G), chair of the Department of Health and Physical Activity (HPA) in the School of Education, and...

John Wallace Named Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare

John Wallace, Dave E. Epperson Chair and Professor of Social Work, has been named a Fellow of the American Academy of...

Alumna Sossena Wood Featured on NBC

Sossena Wood, a Pitt alumna twice over who most recently earned a Doctor of Philosophy in bioengineering in 2018,...

Jonathan Woon Named Associate Editor of the American Journal of Political Science

Professor Jonathan Woon, chair of the Department of Political Science, has joined a team of associate editors of the...

Iris Marion Young Award Winners Announced

The Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies Program honored four student, staff and faculty members with the Iris Marion...

Schools of Education, Social Work, CEC Named Finalists for Institutional Challenge Grant

The Schools of Education and Social Work, in partnership with the Homewood Children’s Village and Pitt’s Community...

Pitt Professor Translates Holocaust-Era Diary of Warsaw Ghetto Survivor

Oscar E. Swan, professor in the department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and advisor for the Polish minor,...

New Documentary Based on ULS Initiative Puts China’s Cultural Revolution in Context

A new feature-length documentary is in production that will highlight the CR/10 Project — an ongoing University Library...