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Elizabeth U. Baranger, Ph.D. Longtime resident of Squirrel Hill, and Professor of Physics, Dean, and Vice Provost at the University of Pittsburgh. Loving mother of Martin Baranger, Harold Baranger (Margaret Anderson), and Anne Michelle Baranger (John Hartwig). Devoted grandmother of David Baranger (Tayler Sheahan), Hannah Anderson-Baranger, Amelia Baranger-Hartwig, and Pauline Baranger-Hartwig. Cherished sister of Frieda Brown (Joe... see moreElizabeth U. Baranger, Ph.D. Longtime resident of Squirrel Hill, and Professor of Physics, Dean, and Vice Provost at the University of Pittsburgh. Loving mother of Martin Baranger, Harold Baranger (Margaret Anderson), and Anne Michelle Baranger (John Hartwig). Devoted grandmother of David Baranger (Tayler Sheahan), Hannah Anderson-Baranger, Amelia Baranger-Hartwig, and Pauline Baranger-Hartwig. Cherished sister of Frieda Brown (Joe Brown), Mary Lorey, and John Urey (Ina Rosenthal-Urey).
The Baranger Fellowship is awarded to incoming female students (international or domestic) of exceptional ability and promise who wish to enter the University in a PhD program in one of the following departments: Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, and Statistics. The recipient is selected on the basis of academic achievement in both undergraduate and (if applicable) graduate work and promise of research capabilities. It provides a stipend and a tuition scholarship for the period of the fellowship.