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MEDIA REPORT July 2, 2019: Preparing for a Sustainable Future
MCSI Undergraduate Summer Research Program Lets Students Contribute to Innovative Sustainability Research Before Graduation (news release)
Facebook: 1,000 people reached, 56 engagements (Reactions, Comments, Shares, and Clicks)
August 2, 2019: NSF Grant Funds Research at the University of Pittsburgh and Drexel University That Could Revolutionize Water Sanitation (John Keith; news release) 507 page views on Eurekalert Facebook: 1,326 people reached, 70 engagements August 14, 2019: Making a Sustainable Mark in Pittsburgh
Three from Swanson School of Engineering Selected for the Incline’s Who’s Next: Environment and Energy Class (Sharrard, Rabbat, Snyder; news release)
Facebook: 1,196 people reached, 69 engagements
August 19, 2019: MCSI Summer Research Symposium Showcases Undergrad Sustainability Research (news release) Facebook: 866 people reached, 20 engagements Twitter 1,370 impressions (times people saw tweet), 46 engagements (interactions) August 27, 2019: Using Nature to Protect Cities from Extreme Weather
Pitt and Northwestern Awarded $2 Million by NSF to Study Nature-Based Strategies to Prevent Urban Flooding (Akcakaya, Bain, Ng; news release)
1,220 page views on Eurekalert Facebook: 1,269 people reached, 82 engagements Twitter: 251 impressions, 5 engagements Additional media hits include NextPittsburgh
September 4, 2019: Compost Bins Introduced in Bid for Eco-Friendly Campus Published by The Pitt News September 4, 2019: Driving Down Emissions (Electric Trucks on Campus) Published by Pittwire Facebook: 668 people reached, 44 engagements September 25, 2019: Pittsburgh-Based Optimus Tech, Founded by MEMS Alumnus Colin Huwyler, Wins $1 Million 76West Clean Energy Competition (Huwyler; news release) Published by Office of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Additional media hits include Pittsburgh Business Times, WBNG-TV Twitter: 1,112 impressions, 10 engagements September 25, 2019: Converging on a Global Waste Solution
University of Pittsburgh leads multidisciplinary $1.3 million NSF award to address global waste through circular economy design (Bilec et al; news release)
1,148 page views on Eurekalert Facebook: 843 people reached, 50 engagements. Cover story of Swanson School Research eNewsletter (David Vorp)
September 25, 2019: Modeling the Complexity of the World’s Water
Research Team Led by Pitt Receives More Than $1.3 Million to Develop “CyberWater” Modeling Framework (Liang; news release)
Facebook: 604 people reached, 22 engagements Twitter: 1,058 impressions, 13 engagements
October 2, 2019: Battling BPA with Biofilms (Sanchez; news release)
Pitt Researcher Awarded $420,000 NSF Grant to Study Growing Biofilms on Electrodes to Degrade Bisphenol A
683 page views on Eurekalert Facebook: 1,127 people reached, 78 engagements Twitter: 1,899 impressions, 43 engagements
October 16, 2019: Pitt paper shows parking spaces near East Liberty busway station are underutilized by 30 percent Published by Pittsburgh City Paper Twitter: 1,868 impressions, 29 engagements
