Pitt Sustainability Alumni Newsletter
Given the recent attention to racial injustice in the U.S., we'd like to emphasize that social justice and racial equity are central to sustainability -- and all of us must stand up to persistent and systemic racism. Read racial justice statements and explore resources from around the University.
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Summer Sustainability Opportunities
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Summer Undergraduate Research Program Continues!
Pitt students and advisors have begun their summer research projects remotely, looking forward to a virtual symposium on July 30, 2020.
Explore 2020 Projects
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Teach the Teacher offers a professional learning experience for middle school teachers to develop the skills to teach engineering and sustainability practices in the science classroom. Virtual workshops are June 29 & 30.
Learn more & register
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2020 Pitt Sustainability Awards
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Announced in March, winners of the 2020 Pitt Sustainability Awards included Pitt faculty, staff, students, and groups who are making incredible positive impacts on Pitt's culture of sustainability on-campus and off.
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Dr. Shanti Gamper-Rabindran
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
Faculty
Read more.
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Dr. Danielle Andrews-Brown
Geology and Environmental Science
Faculty
Read more
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Sarah Hart
Geology and Environmental Science
Student
Read more
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Ellie Cadden
Geology and Environmental Science
Student
Read more
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Zero Waste Period Initiative
Student Office of Sustainability and Pitt Planned Parenthood Club
Group
Read more
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Pitt Business Staff Leadership Collaboration
Led by Chris Driscoll (IT); Greg Guzewicz (Facilities); Karri Rogers (Dean’s Office)
Group
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MCSI Co-Director, Dr. Eric Beckman was featured in by the Philadelphia Inquirer on the effectiveness of green cleaning products during the pandemic.
Read full article.
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PublicSource featured Dr. Aurora Sharrard's thoughts on how sustainability applies to emergencies including Covid, climate change, and systemic racism.
Read full article.
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Bruk Berhanu
B.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh (2013)
M.S., Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, and MPA., Master of Public Affairs,
University of Texas, Austin
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"In August, I aim to complete my doctoral program in Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. As a University of Pittsburgh undergraduate, I started with the Mascaro Center as a research fellow in the summer of 2012, and that kickstarted my interest in water resources engineering research -- so much so that I decided to go to graduate school for it. I've also continued my sustainability education and outreach efforts with local youth that I started with MCSI in the Design Factory program at the Sarah Heinz House."
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2020-2021 Sustainability Research Seed Grants
MCSI annually awards research seed grants to faculty researchers passionate about and engaged in sustainability. Read about this year's 4 winners here, focused on topics from the carbon cycle to seafood to traffic signals to machining scrap.
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Pitt Sustainability is Growing!
In April 2020, Ellie Cadden joined the cross-departmental Pitt Sustainability team as MCSI's Sustainability Engagement Assistant, after graduating from Pitt with with a BA in Environmental Studies, minors in Legal Studies and Spanish, and a GIS Certificate. As an undergraduate, Ellie served as a Sustainability Program Associate for the Office of PittServes and co-directed the Student Office of Sustainability. She is from Erie, Pennsylvania, and loves to kayak and bike around the lake!
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Sustainability Research Funded
Anna Coleman's BPhil thesis in Global Studies is focusing on the relationship between environmental movements and international governance organizations, with particular interest in how the urgent nature of the climate crisis influences organizing strategies. Anna is a rising senior under the supervision of Dr. Jackie Smith, Sociology and Global Studies, and has been an intern with MCSI since Fall 2018.
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Dr. Goetz Veser and his graduate student team have used the equipment in their lab to blend hand sanitizer for UPMC. Read more about the lab's incredible innovation.
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Dr. CB Bhattacharya is the H.J. Zoffer Chair in Sustainability and Ethics at the Katz Graduate School of Business. He has recently published pieces in the World Economic Forum and McKinsey Quarterly. Pitt's Center for Sustainable Business also has a new Sustaining Sustainability podcast exploring sustainability lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen here.
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