LRDC Communications, News & Media
The LRDC Communications Department leads and coordinates strategic communications for the Center. We tell the Center's stories and successes to the university and the region. We work to raise the Center's global profile and promote its reputation as one of the worlds' leading cognitive research centers. We promote the Pitt Brand and provide website, design, video production, photography, media relations, social media, and executive communications support.
Contact
Elizabeth Rangel, PhD
Director of Communications
526 MURDC
412-624-7451
lrangel@pitt.edu
Accolades
LRDC Research News
Featured Briefs
- March 28, 2024 Curious about GenAI? Learn More at the Idea Lab
- February 12, 2024 Unlocking the Benefits of Gender Diversity: How an Ecological-Belonging Intervention Enhances Performance in Science Classrooms
- January 9, 2024 Historical Structural Racism in the Built Environment and Contemporary Children's Opportunities
News & Awards
Marc Coutanche was featured in Scientific American talking about how movies and TV shows frequently depict physical and biological sciences well, but often depict psychological and brain sciences poorly. View
April 23, 2024
The University Times reported on how the Dietrich School is trying to improve sense of belonging for faculty and staff. Natasha Tokowicz, associate dean for equity, faculty development and community engagement, said, “We heard from a lot of folks that they felt like there was this lack of community. ... We were concerned about this and trying to find ways to help our units build back belonging.” View
April 23, 2024
The University Times reported that the Idea Lab will pair AI with Pitt’s learning sciences expertise. The first event planned by the hub is the “GenAI and Dialogue: An Idea Lab for Revolutionizing Teaching and Learning” — a funded project of the Year of Discourse and Dialogue — from noon to 4:30 p.m. May 2 in Room 316 of the Information Sciences Building, 135 North Bellefield Ave. View
April 23, 2024
LRDC Communications Resources
Institute For Learning
Bridges to Learning: Research. Practice. Results. Bridges to Learning is the Institute for Learning (IFL) quarterly newsletter. Bridges connects educators with knowledge and research that shows that every student can learn when provided with cognitively challenging instructional opportunities and that learning environments can flourish when collaboration is valued, voice is honored, and agency is realized. Some of Bridges recent articles include "4 Effective Communication Strategies in Multilingual Classrooms," "Liberating your Summer Readers," and "Building Allyship Among Educators," among others.
The Institute For Learning is located on the 7th floor of the Murdoch building »