Nine projects earned funding through the Dietrich Innovation Initiative (DI2), a new program for faculty and staff in Pitt’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and College of General Studies.
Bettye J. and Ralph E. Bailey Dean Adam Leibovich announced the new program focused on innovative ideas and ambitious, collaborative projects over the summer.
Three different awards are given: Launch Support, for short-term projects with budgets of $5,000 or less; Major Development, with budgets up to $20,000; and Moon Shot, for major innovative efforts with budgets up to $100,000.
Of the awarded projects, two are supported by UCIS staff:
Pitt-Myanmar Education Project (Launch Support)
Carey Treado, William Lychack, Veronica Dristas and Emily Rook-Koepsel
Advancing Latinx Studies at Pitt (Major Development)
Belkys Torres, David Tenorio, Angie Ocampo-Roland, Lisa Ortiz-Guzmán and Allyson Delnore