Graduate Student Accolades
Two doctoral students named Fulbright Scholars
Diana Flatto, pursuing a doctorate in the history of art and architecture, and Meghan Orman, pursuing a doctorate in applied developmental psychology, were named 2022-23 Fulbright Scholars.
Grad Team Earns Project Funding
Graduate students Carolina Hernadez, Darrelstan Ferguson, Don Joseph, and Luana Moreira Reis student organization Addverse+Poesia won a Year of Emotional Well-Being grant for their project The Art of Healing through Poetry and Connection.
GSPIA student brings sustainability solutions to World Economic Forum
As a Global Shaper, Carla Gómez Briones (MID '23) will be presenting her ideas for a sustainable future at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Tuychieva receives ABA fellowship
School of Law student Shakhzoda Tuychieva was named to the 2023 class of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Dispute Resolution fellows.
Macaluso Earns Psychonomic Society 2022 Graduate Conference Award
Jessica Macaluso, graduate student in the Cognitive Psychology program, received a 2022 Graduate Conference Award from the Psychonomic Society.
Colligan Receives Iris Marion Young Award for Political Engagement
Recent PhD grad Courtney Colligan earned the Iris Marion Young Award for Political Engagement graduate student award.
LGBTQIA+ Endowed Research and Outreach Fund
Three PhD students among first awardees of the new LGBTQIA+ Endowed Research and Outreach Fund
Dietrich School recognizes 2020-22 winners of graduate mentoring award
The Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences recently held a celebration of the 2020, 2021 and 2022 winner of the school’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring.
Six Bioengineering Grad Students Receive NIH F30 and F31 Predoctoral Fellowship Awards
Vince Lee, Sara Trbojevic, Kevin Steiger, Michelle Karabin, Brittany Egnot and Christopher Cover, graduate students in the University of Pittsburgh Department of Bioengineering, have received F30 and F31 Predoctoral Fellowships from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The competitive fellowships allow graduate students in the health sciences to develop their research in aging and Alzheimer’s disease while earning their doctoral degrees.
Going Back to the Well(s)
Pitch competition winner Adi Mittal takes advantage of Pitt innovation ecosystem to sharpen focus and win top prize second time around.
OTD Student Shares Asian American History in "Pittsburgh's Lost Chinatown" Documentary
"As I enter into my third year in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy program at Pitt, I hope to continue to serve my city and eventually practice in another country, providing care to local and impoverished communities."
PMF Program selects three GSPIA graduates for prestigious federal fellowships
Recent GSPIA alumni Karla Bonilla, Ethan Trott, and Jacob Curry have officially begun their fellowships with the Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Class of 2022.
Internship highlight: Student provides aid to rural “hidden peoples” in Kenya and Uganda
Kory Winning, an MID student with a concentration in Governance and International Public Management, experienced the sweaty and unglamorous but deeply rewarding work of humanitarian aid.
Graduate students receive support from LGBTQIA+ Endowed Research and Outreach Fund
The fund was created by Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Program Director Todd Reeser and instructor Julie Beaulieu.
Researcher presents work on an autonomous, supercomputing satellite at Small Sat
Evan Gretok, a PhD student at University of Pittsburgh, presented his work on a space computer at the Small Sat conference this week.