Fourth annual internal funding showcase set for Sept. 21

The fourth annual Fueling Our Future internal funding showcase will honor Pitt Momentum Funds recipients and the work of other seed funding program recipients.

Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Research, the event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 21 in the University Club, Ballrooms A and B.

A panel discussion will take place at 11:40 a.m. in Ballroom A on “Humanities Research Across the Spectrum.” Panelists include interim Provost Joseph J. McCarthy; Rob A. Rutenbar, senior vice chancellor for research; Caitlin F. Bruce, associate professor, Department of Communication; Mrinalini Rajagopalan, chair and associate professor, Department of History of Art & Architecture; and Mary Kathryn Webel, associate professor, Department of History

The discussion will be followed with a reception and poster session.

Find videos about the two teams that won Scaling Awards of up to $400,000 for two years and the two groups awarded Teaming Awards of up to $60,000 for one year on the Pitt Research website.