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Newsmaker: Brian Beaton

Tory N. Parrish
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An assistant professor in the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Information Sciences, Brian Beaton was one of two University of Pittsburgh faculty members who won Dick Thornburgh Faculty Academic Support Grants from the University of Pittsburgh Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law and Public Policy.

Noteworthy: Beaton was one of two University of Pittsburgh faculty members who won $2,500 Dick Thornburgh Faculty Academic Support Grants from Pitt's Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law and Public Policy. The grants are intended to fund the incorporation of the archival material of Thornburgh, a Pitt alumnus and former Pennsylvania governor, into Pitt courses, encourage student research in archives and increase students' recognition of the value of primary source material.

Age: 35

Residence: Squirrel Hill

Occupation: Assistant professor in Pitt's School of Information Sciences

Background: Beaton is developing a graduate-level course in Pitt's School of Information Sciences that will examine the role of information technology within relatively recent economic history.

Education: Bachelor's degree in history from Emory University in Atlanta; master's degree in humanities and social thought from New York University; doctorate in history from the University of Toronto

Quote: “I hope my students take away from the class a better understanding of the role of information in society and a better understanding of how our research fields contribute to economic development.”