For many years, Larimer, a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, has faced issues of food insecurity revolving around deficiencies in the built environment. Government action and projects neglected Larimer, while improving nearby areas considerably. Meeting with longtime members of Larimer brought my research to life. The purpose of my research is to address and examine the built…
Category: Community Research Fellowship
Communicating Our Research at Fern Hollow Creek
Over the past several weeks I have had the opportunity to collaborate with my community partner UpstreamPgh and their wonderful staff along with my mentors in the Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory. We have been able to refine our collective research goals for the rest of this summer that will help to advocate for the restoration of…
Communicating My Research in Parallels
Over these past few weeks, I’ve had the privilege of meeting with my faculty mentors, Dr. Osai and Dr. Campbell. They suggested I begin my research by reviewing A+ Schools Pittsburgh’s 2021 Report to the Community on Public School Progress in Pittsburgh. This set the groundwork with how I could refine and establish my own…
Conveying the Significance of My Research
With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019, social isolation measures were eventually enforced worldwide. During the first lockdown in March 2020, millions of Americans welcomed pets as a companion through these troubling times. Studies indicated that having companion pets can ease loneliness and improve social relationships and mental health (Morgan, Protopopova). Though…
Communicating Research on Education
Through the past few weeks, I have begun to collaborate with the community partner, A+ Schools, and the Justice Scholars Institute staff to discover new routes and topics for research. Over time, we established a new topic that would benefit all groups, that fosters individual interest as well as promotes community goals and values. My…
A Summer of Research: Andrew Clarke, Thompson Run Watershed
My name is Andrew Clarke and I am a rising senior at the University of Pittsburgh. I am studying Environmental Science, receiving a minor in Economics, and a completing certificate in Sustainability. This is one of many blogs I will be completing through the Community Research Fellowship with the Honors College, and I am very…
Python for the DataJam: Blog Post 1
Hello, Pitt Honors community! My name is Nate McDowell, and I am a rising senior pursuing a major in Information Science and a minor in Economics. Outside of the classroom, I enjoy spending time in the outdoors. My favorite outdoor activity in the summer is whitewater kayaking. I hope to spend as much time as…
Launching Community Research with Justice Scholars Institute
Hey everyone! My name is Victoria Malomo and I will be participating in a Community Research Fellowship this summer. I’m partnering with Justice Scholars Institute (JSI) as well as A+ Schools Pittsburgh, under the faculty mentorship of Dr. Osai. I am also so privileged to be working alongside another CRF fellow, Megan Hanlon. On the…
Beginning the Water Collaboratory Community Research Fellowship
Hi! I am Sumana Murugan, a rising senior at the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences studying Environmental Sciences and completing a Certificate in Geographic Information Systems. This is my first blog through the Community Research Fellowship. I am a member of Chi Omega and Epsilon Eta on campus. I am passionate about water management…
Embarking on the Community Research Fellowship
Hey y’all! My name is Piper Narendorf and I am a rising sophomore from Houston, Texas. I am extremely excited to be participating in the Community Research Fellowship this summer (remotely in Texas)! I am planning on pursuing a double major in sociology and urban studies with a minor in gender, sexuality, and women’s studies….