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Pitt Seed Project Champions

Pitt Seed Project Champions are ongoing programs in various phases of completion whose primary foci are in alignment with the prior Plan for Pitt (2016-2020).

2022

two men in wheelchair working on lab machines
Active accommodations for laboratories
two students sitting around a table with macbooks
Building the Foundation of a Diverse Health Care Workforce
a row of pitt banner on lamp posts
Creating a Culture of Inclusive Excellence to Promote Retention
a picture of a hand on laptop ext to a headset
Creating a Diverse Cybersecurity Workforce
the back of a standing individual wearing a shirt with the words "LEARN. SHARE. TRANSFORM."
Cultivating a Data Science Learning Community
back of a crowd of students with one student wearing a Pitt hat
Early Bridge Program at Pitt-Greensburg
video game app graphics, blue background with various symbols, center title - CiVWiZ
Fostering Civic and Cultural Competency
Infant Oral Health Education at the Pitt CEC at Homewood
front view of cathedral of learning
Luso-Sphere Through the World
Pitt commons script logo
Pitt Commons Social Capital & Professional Networking Evaluation
graphics of a book opened and bubbles of images (pencil, crayon, globe, beaker, book) popped up from it. Pop Rocks candies in the middle
Pop Rocks Punctuation for Students with Reading Problems
a man and a woman in lab coats looking at test tubes
Promoting PEERs: Creating an inclusive environment through tiered mentoring to promote diverse STEM communities
Screenshot ASIA: Connecting Pittsburgh to 21st Century Film and Media
a police officer on a bicycle talking to two students sitting by a bench
Serving Those Who Protect the Public: The Pitt Center for Emergency Responder Wellness
students sitting around table with laptop. Brandwatch and Brand24 logos on bottom right corner
Social Listening for Institutional Resilience
a teacher in mask standing in front of a class of several students
The Neighborhood Academy Social Justice Education Initiative
an individual with a hoodie sitting in front of 5 computer screens
The Pitt Cyber Range
view of oakland campus, focusing on cathedral of learning and soldiers and sailors building
Understanding, Building and Achieving Diversity and Inclusion Excellence
an individual wearing a lab coat doing lab experiment
University of Pittsburgh Computational Genomics Training Program
a room full of people in conversation, some sitting around round tables, some standing
Wicked Problem Innovation: Community Development in Pittsburgh's Hill District and Hilltop Neighborhoods 

2021

a group of engineering students with a faculty
Classroom to Community: Designing and Inventing for Real-World Impact
Panther flag on lamppost next to heinz chapel
Creating Infrastructure and Policies
Evolving stem logo
EvolvingSTEM Afterschool Program at the Homewood Community Engagement Center
Ecoach logo
Personalized Course Coaching at Scale: Bringing ECoach to Pitt
view of Cathedral of Learning
School of Medicine Human Rights Clinic
Pitt Shield and text - Wellness Pavilion School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
SHRS Wellness Pavilion at the Homewood CEC
campus building in johnstown
SPARKS: Promoting Diversity and Inclusion at Pitt-Johnstown
two students sitting on the lawn
The NSF GRFP Preparation Program
a path in the middle with trees on both side, sun light peaking through
Pitt-Advising Certification and Training Program
three individuals working and discussing in front of computers
Using Administrative Data to Measure Teaching Effectiveness
X project banner and logo
XProjects Applied Research XPloration

2020

Yellow art sculpture next to the Barco Law Building on campus
Art on Campus: Creating a Collection Management Infrastructure at the University of Pittsburgh
Two woman holding and reading a piece of paper
Art’s Work in the Age of Biotechnology
animated image, women of color of different size and ability standing in front of the cathedral of learning. Text: Black Women in Academia: Supporting, Healing, and Empowering
Black Women in Academia: Supporting, Healing, and Empowering (BWA: SHE)
Students in front of the Pitt-Bradford sign
Creating a Student Outreach Services Program at Bradford Campus
Collage image with text - Innovators, Industry, and Clinicians
Creating Connections Through CREATES
Welcome to Pitt banner
Culturally Sensitive Sexual Misconduct Prevention Programming
Students studying in the Cathedral Commons room from above
Delivering a Smartphone-Based Intervention for Anxiety in the Community
Students working in lab wearing white coat and goggles
Development of the Broadening Equity in STEM Center
a group of students sitting in rows, with ROC in front center
Encouraging Faculty, Staff, and Student Participation
Four Pitt students walking on grass in Fall
Food Insecurity, Nutritional Literacy, and Heart Disease
Student and professor talking at table in office
Graduate Certificate in Regional Intergovernmental Organization Management
CONNECTED participants during training
Inclusive Staff Mentoring in the Dietrich School
Westinghouse Justice Scholars students posing in front of the William Pitt Union after a day of campus-based college prep workshops
Justice Scholars – Pitt Enhanced College Prep Support
women participating in self-defense class
LGBTQIA+ Empowerment Self-Defense
Participants of the LRDC Undergraduate Summer Internship Program
LRDC Undergraduate Summer Internship Program
Male standing up speaking to classroom
MilTeenChat™ App for the Military Community
Three students working on one computer in lab
Mobile Visual Feedback for Gait Training
Pitt Participation in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program
SHRS students and professor talking together at table
Pitt Startup Incubator for Students and Recent Alumni
Two students wearing lab coats and gloves in lab
Pitt-Greensburg Center for Applied Research (CFAR)
Pitt-Greensburg Military & Veterans Program
Pitt Studios news table
Pittsburgh Public Schools Partnership: Entertainment Technology
Raising GIRL @ Pitt logo
Raising GIRL: Gender Inequality Research Lab @ Pitt
Statue on building
ReligYinz: Mapping Religious Pittsburgh
Students walking on campus
School-Based Trauma Intervention to Build Social and Cognitive Resilience
Male and female looking at tablet in the Honors College
Surveying Latin American Legislatures
Title IX/Green Dot Initiative
many hands of people of different colors gathered together
Translating TGQN Campus Climate Findings into Practice
Students laughing and smiling sitting at table
Vibrant Media Lab
We Hear You, Let's Talk About It
Women In International Security logo
Women In International Security Seed Project

2019

Two female students writing on an interactive teaching board
A Makerspace on the Move
Students sitting on chairs talking at Pitt-Johnstown
A Place for Pitt–Johnstown in the Cure Violence: Johnstown Campaign
Nursing students in the hospital
ACCESS MAPS
Students sitting in classroom
Afro-Latin American and Afro-Latino Studies Initiative
Female student smiling and laughing
Building Bridges
Books on shelf with student sitting in the background
Contemporary Chinese Village Data (CCVD)
Four students sitting at a table outside talking
Creation of the International Center for Conflict Resolution (IC4CR)
Design Thinking and the Built Environment
Group of people standing together at the front of a classroom
Developing the Pittsburgh Sarcoma Research Collaborative (PSaRC)
Two females using tools to work on mobility
Development of Functional Balance/Mobility Assessment Tools in Individuals with Central Vision Loss
Male student working on laptop
Feasibility Study for Two Online Programs
Global Water Concerns: An Experiential Learning Project
people sitting around a rectangular conference desk with laptops
Goethe-Lexicon of Philosophical Concepts
Linguistics interns sitting at a table during the humanities at work event
Humanities at Work in the Community, Health and Tech Industry
Male student at a table looking down at his laptop screen
LMS Platform for Online Continuing Education
Male holding pen with hand on his chin
Pitt Prison Education Project (PPEP)
Pitt-Greensburg and Pitt University Libraries Develop Virtual Tours for West Overton Museums
Students working on computers smiling at each other
Serious and Transformational Games for Patient Education and Clinical Interventions
Individuals sitting at panel discussion talking into microphones
The Allegheny County Breast Consortium (ACBC)
Sustainable garden with plants and flowers
The Business of Humanity®
Female student with hand on chin smiling at other student
The Pittsburgh Black Media’s Frank Bolden Urban Multimedia Workshop
Students smiling in classroom
U.S. Law and Legal English Program (LLEP)
Woman working in lab
VentriculoAmniotic Shunting for Fetal Aqueductal Stenosis (VASFAS)