Graduate Student Accolades

Three PhD students among first awardees of the new LGBTQIA+ Endowed Research and Outreach Fund

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.

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.

Pitch competition winner Adi Mittal takes advantage of Pitt innovation ecosystem to sharpen focus and win top prize second time around.

"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."

Recent GSPIA alumni Karla Bonilla, Ethan Trott, and Jacob Curry have officially begun their fellowships with the Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Class of 2022.

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. 

The fund was created by Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Program Director Todd Reeser and instructor Julie Beaulieu.

Evan Gretok, a PhD student at University of Pittsburgh, presented his work on a space computer at the Small Sat conference this week.

Two Pitt doctoral students, one undergraduate student and six recent graduates were named Fulbright scholars this year.