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A mentoring and career development program for students who have historically been excluded from STEM fields.
A series of boot camps aimed at bridging the cybersecurity skills gap and making cybersecurity education more accessible to diverse populations.
Accommodations for students with disabilities that enable them to actively participate in hands-on laboratory activities.
These are among the 20 projects that will receive funding as part of the 2021 Pitt Seed Grant program. The program, now in its fourth year, provides startup funding to transformative projects that support the goals of Pitt’s strategic plan.
“Once again this year, proposals for Pitt Seed Grant funding were exceptional,” said Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor Ann E. Cudd. “That said, this year’s selected projects focused on transformative ideas in the social justice, equity and inclusion spaces are particularly exciting, and I look forward to seeing the results of
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
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A mentoring and career development program for students who have historically been excluded from STEM fields. A series of boot camps aimed at bridging the cybersecurity skills gap and making cybersecurity education more accessible to diverse populations. Accommodations for students with disabilities that enable them to actively participate in hands-on laboratory activities. These are among the 20 projects that will receive funding as part of the 2021 Pitt Seed Grant program. The program, now in its fourth year, provides startup funding to transformative projects that support the goals of Pitt’s strategic plan. “Once again this year, proposals for Pitt Seed Grant funding were exceptional,” said Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor Ann E. Cudd. “That said, this year’s selected projects focused on transformative ideas in the social justice, equity and inclusion spaces are particularly exciting, and I look forward to
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021
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When Ervin Dyer arrived in Pittsburgh more than 30 years ago as a reporter at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, he realized there were many stories left untold about the city’s Black communities. As he began to tell them, he quickly recognized the “spirit of independence” in communities like Hazelwood, East Liberty and the Hill District that pushed residents to fight for better lives. For example, the Hill District, Pittsburgh’s oldest Black community, was once known as “Little Hayti,” to align itself with the independence of Haiti in 1804. “In the Hill District, you see people fighting for better education and for having a say in what happens in their community. That advocacy is a direct legacy of Haiti’s independence. It’s something Hill residents haven’t given up on,” Dyer said.