As a workforce development career counselor in Pitt’s Office of Human Resources, Celiwe Jones is helping Pittsburgh residents navigate the hiring process and find meaningful careers at the University.
How Heidi Ward is helping write the next chapter of Greater Hazelwood
For Heidi Ward, home is where the heart is — and where her advocacy is rooted. She’s not only the director of Pitt's Neighborhood Commitment in Greater Hazelwood, she lives there, too.
2 grants will advance Pitt life sciences and cyber training opportunities
The Richard King Mellon Foundation has awarded two grants to the University of Pittsburgh that will help fund new job training programs in Pittsburgh’s emerging cybersecurity, biomanufacturing and life sciences industries, among others.
Pitt and the Smithsonian have teamed up to teach life sciences skills to local middle schoolers
Middle school students in Pittsburgh’s Greater Hazelwood neighborhood are getting hands-on with biotechnology thanks to a partnership between Pitt’s Office of Engagement and Community Affairs and the Smithsonian Science Education Center.
Pitt’s third Community Engagement Center has found its home in Greater Hazelwood (Pittwire)
On Nov. 15, the University of Pittsburgh announced that its Community Engagement Center (CEC) in Greater Hazelwood will be among the organizations housed in a local nonprofit organization’s expansive neighborhood hub.
A construction milestone for BioForge, Pitt’s biomanufacturing innovation facility (Pittwire)
University of Pittsburgh leaders, community members and representatives from foundations and industry gathered on Hazelwood Green Sept. 6 to note a major milestone: a topping-off ceremony for BioForge.
BioForge moves into next phase of construction (The Pitt News)
Friday marked a milestone in construction for Pitt’s BioForge. All those who contributed to the BioForge project — including leaders at Pitt, the construction team, architects and representatives from the Richard King Mellon Foundation and ElevateBio — gathered at the construction site for a “topping off” ceremony on Sept. 6 and signed the final beam.
Hazelwood Green tour shares progress, promise of multifaceted BioForge project (University Times)
On Sept. 5, a group of about two dozen folks from Pitt and the surrounding Hazelwood neighborhood got a sneak preview of the 185,000-gross-square-foot BioForge life-sciences manufacturing center now being constructed on 3.5 acres of the former steel-making property.
Community members and Pitt partners work together to plan how the field of life sciences can benefit Greater Hazelwood
The daylong Greater Hazelwood Kaleidoscope Summit held on Feb. 24 hosted a meaningful dialogue on the role life sciences could play in uplifting the neighborhood and identified shared ideas and next steps to move those ideas forward.