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Vishwas Mruthyunjaya wins scholarship and joins UCSD CS PhD Program

Vishwas Mruthyunjaya wins scholarship and joins UCSD CS PhD Program

by Rachel Burcin | Sep 8, 2024 | News

Our partner in education equity work and dear friend Vishwas Mruthyunjaya will be joining the UCSD CS PhD Program in September 2024. Vish has been an incredible partner and critical member of the equity in STEM projects. Congratulations, Vish!
RISS Scholar Ashton Larkin Awarded NSF CSGrad4US Fellowship

RISS Scholar Ashton Larkin Awarded NSF CSGrad4US Fellowship

by Rachel Burcin | Sep 8, 2024 | News

Ashton Larkin was the first RISS alum to be awarded the new NSF CISE CSGrad4US Fellowship. NSF CISE & the Computing Research Association (CRA) are partnering to support students opportunities for students in industry to return to pursue a PhD. Applications for the...
Rachel Selected as Women of Influence By Pittsburgh Business Times

Rachel Selected as Women of Influence By Pittsburgh Business Times

by Rachel Burcin | Jun 22, 2024 | News

Rachel Burcin was selected as a Women of Influence for Pittsburgh for her sizable impact on supporting inclusive pathways to robotics & AI education and careers across the region and globally. Annually, the Women of Influence Awards honor the region’s most...

National Robotics Week Celebrating in Pittsburgh

by Rachel Burcin | Feb 24, 2024 | News

National Robotics Week 2024 Excited to share that this year, we are combining efforts with the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering to host opportunities for students and families to experience and explore robotics.
Advocating for Immersive Research Experiences

Advocating for Immersive Research Experiences

by Rachel Burcin | Feb 11, 2024 | News, Uncategorized

Excited to be joining colleagues from across the country to advocate for immersive and accessible undergraduate research opportunities – across all disciplines.  At the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) 2024 conference, I’ll share my work developing...

Unlocking the Potential of Undergraduate Research to Grow & Diversify Domestic Student Participation in STEM Graduate Programs

by Rachel Burcin | Feb 3, 2024 | News

Over the last decade and a half, I have been passionately engaged in studying, developing, and assessing learning communities. This work has spanned from the social sciences, community engagement, education, and in my role at Carnegie Mellon University – my...
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  • RISS Scholar Ashton Larkin Awarded NSF CSGrad4US Fellowship
  • RISS Continues PA Scholars Initiative
  • RISS 2024 Launches

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