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Connor Diaz, a junior double majoring in history and law, criminal justice and society, was selected for the 2024-25 Newman Civic Fellowship, a yearlong program designed to help fellows enact positive change on their college campuses and in their communities.
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Recipients earn funding to conduct independent research, scholarship or creative work under the guidance of a Pitt faculty mentor.
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16 students will perform research focused on improving electrical grid sustainability, developing verified vignettes and creating new knowledge building on cyber-informed engineering through SHURE-Grid.