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faculty & staff community
March 4, 2020 - 1:00pm
Outstanding Faculty Receive Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards
Sixteen faculty from across the University have been honored with 2020 Chancellor’s Distinguished Public Service, Research and Teaching awards.
March 4, 2020 - 12:49pm
Former Commerce Dept. Official to Headline Event on International Engagement
A keynote address by Eric Hirschhorn will be followed by a panel discussion with Pitt representatives about foreign influence related to research and global threats that affect our academic environment.
January 29, 2020 - 11:21am
Pitt Seed Funding Helps Send Projects into Space
Two projects that were awarded Pitt Seed funding in 2019 will blast off to the International Space Station this spring to study microgravity’s effects on people and spacecrafts.
December 11, 2019 - 11:29am
Two Researchers Named Fellows for National Academy of Inventors
Rob Rutenbar and William Federspiel were elected to the academy’s 2019 fellow class, the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors.
November 20, 2019 - 10:58am
Pitt STRIVE Program Receives UPSIDE Award
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion named the Swanson School of Engineering’s Pitt STRIVE Program the winner of the 2019 University Prize for Strategic, Inclusive, and Diverse Excellence Award.
October 30, 2019 - 11:02am
‘Absolutely Thrilled’ About What’s to Come: Community Engagement Center Marks First Year
At the recent anniversary celebration, members of the Pitt community and neighborhood residents celebrated the foundation of service and partnership at the Community Engagement Center in Homewood.
September 18, 2019 - 10:33am
BE STEM Center Gets Federal Grant to Boost Diversity in STEM Higher Education
A multidisciplinary Pitt research team is part of network that was recently awarded a $10 million NSF grant to accredit precollege STEM programs and boost college enrollment of underrepresented students.
July 10, 2019 - 9:13am
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Receives Major NSF Funding for New Tech
The National Science Foundation has awarded the Pitt-CMU center $10 million to build a new supercomputer, Bridges-2, to fuel new discoveries in artificial intelligence, deep learning and DNA data storage, among other projects requiring high-performance computing.
July 10, 2019 - 8:45am
Produce Your Own Teaching and Learning Resources With the Media Creation Lab
Designed to enable developing multimedia content such as podcasts and webinars, the Teaching Center's Media Creation Lab can help faculty and staff produce a wide range of projects.
March 13, 2019 - 11:37am
Engineering Hosts Theory U Seminar on March 26
In the public seminar, Otto Scharmer and Eva Pomeroy will share their work with Theory U and explore the role of universities in profound societal change.