RISS Alums Drive Forward with the Indy Autonomous Challenge
Congratulations to the MIT-PITT-RW team for participating successfully in the 2023 challenge at CES! The Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) team explains the STEM competition is a series of challenges aimed to engage university students to advance technology that can...
Venango County Commissioners Engage with Elected Officials on Policy
The Institute of Politics of the University of Pittsburgh, 25th annual Elected Officials Retreat, “Marshaling Regional Assets to Build Shared Opportunities for Growth,” focused on creating regional opportunities that bring together education, workforce development,...
County Commissioner Abramovic Joins CMU’s Robotics Scholars Community As a Special Advisor
Commissioner Abramovic joins Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotic Scholars Program on December 1 as a special advisor. Chip noted, “One thing I strongly believe in is continuing education. Whether that is higher education or the trades, we need to work...
Pennsylvania in the Global Economy
Azerbaijani Ambassador Khazar Ibrahim welcomed Venango County Commissioner Chip Abramovic and CMU RISS’s Rachel Burcin to the Azerbaijani Embassy. This is part of an ongoing exploration of collaboration, exchanging workforce development strategies and educational...
Policy Dialogues: Inclusive STEM => Inclusive Economic Growth
Data presented in the Brookings Metro Commonwealth of Innovation report shows that access to Pennsylvania’s innovation economy is unequal by race, gender, and location (with less than 1% of R&D happening outside of major university-driven innovation hubs). Venango...
Thinking about attending grad school in CS or robotics? Attend An Info Session with RI
Are you thinking about attending graduate school in computer science or robotics? Ever wondered what makes a strong application? We are excited to announce three information sessions where we’ll talk about the Whys, Whats, and Hows of applying to graduate...