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Pitt’s 14th annual is set for Friday, April 23, this year in a virtual format.
Student presentations are the focus of the daylong event, starting with a starting at 8:30 a.m., featuring 13 teams from the Sustainability Capstone course taught by Swanson School of Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty member , associate director of the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation.
The begins at 12:45 p.m. with a video honoring the —25 faculty, staff and student members of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø community who are being recognized for their leadership and commitment to sustainability at Pitt.
From 1-2:30 p.m., student teams from Department of Geology and Environmental Science instructor undergraduate Sustainability and Sustainability Flash Lab courses will present the following projects, followed by an hourlong virtual poster and Q&A session.
- Sustainability Flash Lab: No Impact Week
- Plant Power Pals: Increasing accessibility and quality of plant-based foods throughout campus
- B.E.E.: Creating an accountable space that uplifts underserved communities and BIPOC at Pitt
- Pitt Plant Wall:ÌýCreating indoor green spaces on the Pitt campus
- Food Fighters:ÌýReducing the burden of basic needs insecurity within the Pitt community
- Rot and Roll:ÌýMaking composting more accessible to students of the Pitt community
- Food for Thought:ÌýCreating opportunities to make local food more accessible on campus
- B’s in the Burgh:ÌýProtecting pollinators and enhancing the native plant cover of Pitt
- PittSWM:ÌýAdvocating for zero-waste projects at Pitt
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Plogging for Health:ÌýImproving mental health at Pitt through fitness initiatives
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The symposium wraps up with a 4 p.m. keynote talk, "ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is America’s Apartheid City," by Pitt Law faculty member
Dickinson is a human rights advocate and a former Fulbright Scholar to South Africa. His recent work has emphasized racial and environmental justice, affordable housing, and criminal justice and healthcare reforms.
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