Published on 5/15/2013 6:00:00 AM
On Sunday, April 28, hundreds of students, families, faculty, and staff from the University of Pittsburgh School of Education gathered in the Fitzgerald Field House to celebrate the graduates of 2013. Alumna Richard Goldman addressed the graduates, and following are some photos from the event, as w... Read More...
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Published on 4/12/2013 6:00:00 AM
A letter to School of Education faculty, staff, and students from Dean Alan Lesgold in regard to the student response following the recent fire in Oakland. Dear Colleagues, If you didn't happen to be around WWPH 5702 late Friday, you missed an amazing site. You may know that one of the students who ... Read More...
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Published on 3/28/2013 6:00:00 AM
The School of Education celebrated its annual Alumni Awards this past Friday, March 22, 2013, at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association in Oakland. Awards for the school’s departments and also individual categories were presented at the reception. The winners and some information about their background... Read More...
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Published on 1/8/2013 9:44:00 AM
Department of Health and Physical Activity Chair and Professor John Jakicic was recently honored with the Albert J. Stunkard Founders Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement in Obesity Research by the University of Pennsylvania. The award is given biannually in recognition of outstanding achie... Read More...
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Published on 11/26/2012 6:00:00 AM
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) granted Fellow Status to Department of Health and Physical Activity Assistant Professor Amy Rickman. She also is the assistant director of the Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh. The purpose of the ho... Read More...
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Published on 9/5/2012 10:00:00 AM
The School of Education would like to encourage its alumni to attend the school’s Homecoming Weekend Reception for an evening of reconnecting with fellow alumni and friends. Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served before the University’s Fireworks & Laser Show. When: Friday, October 12, 2012 ... Read More...
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Published on 8/15/2012 7:00:00 AM
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published an article on Tuesday, August 14, featuring quotes from the Department of Health and Physical Activity Chair John Jakicic. The article focused on recent data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which listed Pennsylvania as the 20th ... Read More...
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Published on 4/30/2012 7:00:00 AM
Students, families, faculty, and staff gathered together on Sunday, April 29 to celebrate the School of Education graduating class of 2012. What follows are some photos from the event, along with excerpts from Dean Alan Lesgold’s introduction and Wendell McConnaha’s address to the 293 attending gra... Read More...
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Published on 3/30/2012 7:00:00 AM
From left: Nick Trombetta, Karen Giardini (Jacqueline Lee Dempsey’s sister), Patricia Nixon, April Mattix, Andrew Hughey, Alan Lesgold, Thomas Platt, Maura Powell, Rob Marshall. The School of Education honored 10 alumni and one graduate student with awards at the school’s annual 2012 Alumni Awards ... Read More...
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Published on 3/13/2012 7:00:00 AM
As part of a university-wide initiative to protect children from abuse, the University of Pittsburgh is providing guidance to members of the community in support this initiative with a new Q&A page on the Provost’s Web site. Read More...
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