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Her collaboration with activist, nonprofit, and government </div> </div> </div></span> </div> </div> <div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><div class="grid-block col-sm-6 col-md-4"> <div class="grid-block--wrapper"> <a href="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/student-spotlight-esther-palacios-barrios"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/slider-image/Background%20%282%29.png" width="682" height="300" alt="" /></a> <div class="grid-block--inner"> <h3><a href="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/student-spotlight-esther-palacios-barrios">Esther Palacios-Barrios: Psychology</a></h3> <p>A first-generation graduate student unafraid to break new ground, Esther reflects on balancing research, patient support, and self-care during the global pandemic.</p> </div> </div> </div></span> </div> </div> <div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><div class="grid-block col-sm-6 col-md-4"> <div class="grid-block--wrapper"> <a href="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/spotlight-women-graduate-student-success-and-impact"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/slider-image/Screen%20Shot%202021-06-07%20at%2010.17.03%20AM-min%202%20%283%29.png" width="680" height="300" alt="" /></a> <div class="grid-block--inner"> <h3><a href="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/spotlight-women-graduate-student-success-and-impact">Spotlight on Women Graduate Student Success and Impact</a></h3> <p>An introduction to the achievements and scholarship of many Dietrich School women graduate students.</p> </div> </div> </div></span> </div> </div> <div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><div class="grid-block col-sm-6 col-md-4"> <div class="grid-block--wrapper"> <a href="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/student-alumna-spotlight-zina-ward"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/slider-image/Ward%20Slider_0.jpg" width="680" height="300" alt="" /></a> <div class="grid-block--inner"> <h3><a href="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/student-alumna-spotlight-zina-ward">Zina Ward: History and Philosophy of Science</a></h3> <p>Ward is being recognized for her dissertation, “Individual Differences in Cognitive Science: Conceptual, Methodological, and Ethical Issues.”</p> </div> </div> </div></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="block-views-slider-block-1" class="block block-views clearfix"> <div class="view view-slider view-id-slider view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-ee0ba2ba8e8ef0d5c0526d482f38ef1c"> <div class="view-content"> <div id="flexslider-2" class="flexslider optionset-single"> <ul class="slides"><li> <div class="views-field views-field-field-slider-item-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/student-spotlight-gretchen-zoeller"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/slider-image/NS-2000px-MM9247_200202_06310_2.jpg" width="680" height="300" alt="Gretchen Zoeller excavates a burial site in Nuri, Sudan. Photo Credit: Nichole Sobecki / VII." /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><h3><a href="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/student-spotlight-gretchen-zoeller">Gretchen Zoeller: Anthropology</a></h3> <p>As a biological anthropologist, Gretchen Zoeller digs deep into the histories of human occupation and migration across the Nile River Valley on an archaeological expedition to </p></span> </div></li> <li> <div class="views-field views-field-field-slider-item-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/student-spotlight-charles-athanasopoulos"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/slider-image/IMG_3946_3.png" width="680" height="300" alt="" /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><h3><a href="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/student-spotlight-charles-athanasopoulos">Charles Athanasopoulos: Communication</a></h3> <p>To translate insight into action, Charles Athanasopoulos has analyzed and archived public art and monuments across the U.S., studying iconography and its relationship to (anti</p></span> </div></li> <li> <div class="views-field views-field-field-slider-item-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/student-spotlight-kanoko-kamata"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/slider-image/IMG_0328.png" width="680" height="300" alt="" /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><h3><a href="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/student-spotlight-kanoko-kamata">Kanoko Kamata: Sociology</a></h3> <p>A community organizer experienced in affecting change, Kanoko Kamata is dedicated to inspiring others to take action. Her collaboration with activist, nonprofit, and government</p></span> </div></li> <li> <div class="views-field views-field-field-slider-item-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/student-spotlight-esther-palacios-barrios"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/slider-image/Background%20%282%29.png" width="682" height="300" alt="" /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><h3><a href="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/student-spotlight-esther-palacios-barrios">Esther Palacios-Barrios: Psychology</a></h3> <p>A first-generation graduate student unafraid to break new ground, Esther reflects on balancing research, patient support, and self-care during the global pandemic.</p> </span> </div></li> <li> <div class="views-field views-field-field-slider-item-image"> <div class="field-content"><a 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src="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/slider-image/Ward%20Slider_0.jpg" width="680" height="300" alt="" /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><h3><a href="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/student-alumna-spotlight-zina-ward">Zina Ward: History and Philosophy of Science</a></h3> <p>Ward is being recognized for her dissertation, “Individual Differences in Cognitive Science: Conceptual, Methodological, and Ethical Issues.”</p> </span> </div></li> <li> <div class="views-field views-field-field-slider-item-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/student-spotlight-arielle-woods"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/slider-image/Woods_photo%20slidder.png" width="680" height="300" alt="" /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><h3><a 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