Pratt Institute

CARES ACT FUNDING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION - INSTITUTE'S 50% SHARE TO OFFSET DIRECT COSTS OF COVID-19 ADDITIONAL EXPENSES.

EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID GRANTS TO STUDENTS AFFECTED BY THE CORONAVIRUS.

NSF CONVERGENCE ACCELERATOR TRACK J PHASE 2: AQUASTEADY - BALANCING SOIL MOISTURE, A SEAWEED-BASED HYDROGEL FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE -HUMANITY IS EXPERIENCING UNPRECEDENTED GLOBAL CHALLENGES, RANGING FROM ESCALATING CLIMATE CHANGE AND WIDESPREAD FOOD AND NUTRITION INSECURITY TO EVER-INCREASING GLOBAL POPULATIONS. AGRICULTURE IS CRUCIAL IN THESE CHALLENGES AND ESSENTIAL FOR FEEDING OUR GROWING POPULATIONS. STILL, IT IS THE BIGGEST CONSUMER OF WATER GLOBALLY, USING UP TO 80% OF FRESHWATER RESOURCES FOR FOOD PRODUCTION. ADDITIONALLY, AGRICULTURE IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT SOIL DEGRADATION, LEADING TO THE DECLINE IN SOIL QUALITY CAUSED BY SOIL EROSION, COMPACTION, SALINIZATION, AND LOSS OF SOIL NUTRIENTS. INAPPROPRIATE WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES CONTRIBUTE CONSIDERABLY TO SOIL DEGRADATION, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ARABLE LAND, DESERTIFICATION, AND, ULTIMATELY, FOOD PRODUCTION LOSS. THESE CHALLENGES CAN BE ADDRESSED BY USING NATURAL HYDROGELS TO INCREASE MOISTURE RETENTION IN SOILS WHILE PROMOTING SOIL HEALTH AND THEREBY REDUCING WATER DEMANDS. IN THIS PROJECT, AQUASTEADY, A SEAWEED-BASED HYDROGEL, WILL BE OPTIMIZED FOR USE IN AGRICULTURE FOR VARIOUS CROPS. PRELIMINARY RESULTS INDICATE THAT AQUASTEADY HAS SIMILAR WATER-HOLDING CAPACITY AND ABSORPTION RATES TO SYNTHETIC HYDROGELS AND THAT PROPER APPLICATION OF AQUASTEADY TO SOILS INCREASES DROUGHT TOLERANCE OF TREE SAPLINGS, A FINDING THAT NOT ONLY HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE BUT ALSO REFORESTATION. AQUASTEADY IS MADE FROM ALGINATE EXTRACTED FROM BROWN SEAWEEDS, LIKE KELP, THAT CAN BE SUSTAINABLY FARMED WHILE SEQUESTERING CARBON AND REMOVING EXCESS NUTRIENTS LIKE NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS FROM OUR OCEANS. THUS, AQUASTEADY PROVIDES NET POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS AT BOTH ENDS OF ITS SUPPLY CHAIN, PROMOTING REGENERATIVE FARMING PRACTICES ON LAND AND SEA AND PROVIDING A NEW MARKET TO STRENGTHEN AND GROW THE US SEAWEED INDUSTRY. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND OPTIMIZE AQUASTEADY FOR VARIOUS CROPS AND SOIL TYPES TO BALANCE WATER RETENTION AND IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH AND CROP YIELDS. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH ITERATIVE LAB AND FIELD TESTING IN COLLABORATION WITH A DIVERSE ARRAY OF FARMERS. A SMALL PRODUCTION LABORATORY WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO MANUFACTURE AND OPTIMIZE AQUASTEADY FOR FIELD TESTS. SPECIFIC SHAPES AND FORMS OF AQUASTEADY, INCLUDING POWDER, GRANULES, STRINGS, AND PATTERNED NETS, WILL BE DEVELOPED TO MATCH SPECIFIC AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS AND CROPS IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH FARMERS. THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR AQUASTEADY WILL BE OPTIMIZED TO REDUCE THE USE OF WATER AND ENERGY, IN LINE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF A CIRCULAR ECONOMY. THE PROJECT WILL BUILD PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ACADEMIA AND BOTH THE TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE FARMING INDUSTRIES, WITH THE ALGINATE EXTRACTION PROCESS BEING OPTIMIZED USING SUGAR KELP FROM MARINE FARMS AND FIELD TESTS OF AQUASTEADY TAKING PLACE AT AGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONS AND AN ARRAY OF PRIVATE LAND FARMS DIFFERING IN SCALE, CROPS, AND SOIL TYPES. ADDITIONALLY, A SMALL FARM PROGRAM WILL BE DEVELOPED TO INVOLVE FARMERS IN THE PROJECT BY TESTING AQUASTEADY, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE PARTICIPATION AND LEADERSHIP OF WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS. ALL ACTIVITIES, FROM LARGE TO SMALL, WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETAL WELL-BEING BY MITIGATING THE IMPACT OF EXTREME WEATHER ON OUR FOOD SYSTEM AND INCREASING AWARENESS OF FOOD AND NUTRITION INSECURITY. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON UNDERSTANDING STEM IDENTITY USING LIVE CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

PILOT PROGRAM FOR COURSE MATERIALS RENTAL (PPCMR)

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NSF CONVERGENCE ACCELERATOR TRACK J: AQUA SACS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN A CHANGING CLIMATE -CLIMATE CHANGE HAS STRESSED THE AVAILABILITY OF GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES AND INCREASED WATER SCARCITY, PARTICULARLY IN ARID AND SEMIARID REGIONS. THE SITUATION WILL ONLY WORSEN, LEADING TO MORE SEVERE AND FREQUENT DROUGHTS FOLLOWED BY FLOODING, DECREASING ARABLE LAND, AND INCREASING FOOD INSECURITY. A MORE EFFICIENT IRRIGATION SYSTEM IS NEEDED, ESPECIALLY FOR WATER-INTENSIVE CROPS, SUCH AS SOYBEANS, WHEAT, AND SUGARCANE. HYDROGELS ADDED TO SOIL REDUCE IRRIGATION FREQUENCY BY ABSORBING AND RETAINING WATER AND RELEASING IT WHEN THE SOIL DRIES. THEY IMPROVE THE HYDRO-PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE SOIL, SUCH AS POROSITY, AND THEY CAN REDUCE EROSION AND RUNOFF AND THEREBY MITIGATE THE EFFECT OF FLOODING. HYDROGELS FUNCTION AS SMALL WATER CONTAINERS IN THE GROUND WITH OSMOTIC MEMBRANES THAT INCREASE MICROBIAL ACTIVITY, GROWTH, AND PERFORMANCE RATE. CURRENTLY, MOST OF THE HYDROGELS ON THE MARKET ARE SYNTHETIC POLYACRYLATES AND POLYACRYLAMIDES, WHICH ARE PETROLEUM-BASED MATERIALS AND NOT ECOLOGICALLY FRIENDLY FOR LARGE-SCALE AGRICULTURE. SOME SEMISYNTHETIC STARCH-BASED POLYMERS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, A BETTER ALTERNATIVE IS POSSIBLE. ALGINATE-BASED HYDROGELS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO BE EFFICIENT IN CONTROLLING SOIL MOISTURE FOR PLANT GROWTH. IN THIS PROJECT, WE INTRODUCE THE ECOLOGICALLY FRIENDLY WATER CONTAINER AQUA SAC, AN ALGINATE-BASED HYDROGEL THAT CAN BE PRODUCED IN VARIOUS PATTERNS SUCH AS SHEETS OR MESHES. OSMOTIC MEMBRANES CAN BE FORMED BY BINDING CALCIUM AT THE SURFACE, MAKING THEM SIMILAR IN FUNCTION TO SYNTHETIC HYDROGELS. MOREOVER, ADDING ALGINATE HYDROGELS TO SOIL CAN STIMULATE MICROBIAL ACTIVITY, WHICH GENERATES MICROBIAL BIOMASS AND DIVERSITY, AND THE BIODEGRADATION OF ALGINATE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO SOIL HEALTH AND, IN TURN, LEADS TO INCREASED CROP PRODUCTION. ALGINATE IS EXTRACTED FROM SEAWEEDS, SUCH AS KELP, WHICH CAN BE SUSTAINABLY FARMED WHILE PROVIDING A SUITE OF ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS. SEAWEEDS ARE A ZERO-INPUT CROP THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF FERTILIZERS, PESTICIDES, OR FRESH WATER. RATHER, SEAWEEDS EXTRACT EXCESS NUTRIENTS FROM THE SURROUNDING WATERS, INCLUDING DISSOLVED NITROGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE, WHICH HELPS TO COMBAT EUTROPHICATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE. THUS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF AQUA SAC WILL BENEFIT AGRICULTURE AND SOIL HEALTH ON LAND AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT BY HELPING TO INCREASE THE DEMAND FOR AQUACULTURED SEAWEEDS. THIS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT AIMS TO UNDERSTAND AND DEVELOP THE INDUSTRIALIZATION STEPS REQUIRED TO PRODUCE AQUA SAC AT A COMMERCIAL SCALE. THE TECHNIQUE THAT WAS DEVELOPED ALLOWS THE PRODUCTION OF ALGINATE HYDROGEL IN ROLLS THAT CAN BE DEPLOYED TO THE FIELD IN THE FORM OF SHEETS OR MESHES OF VARIOUS PATTERNS THAT CAN BE USED AS AN ADDITIVE MATERIAL FOR APPLICATIONS RANGING FROM SOIL HYDRATION TO FOOD PRESERVATION. THE SCALING FROM A LABORATORY TO AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE REQUIRES AN UNDERSTANDING OF SEAWEED FARMING, ALGINATE EXTRACTION, HYDROGEL OPTIMIZATION, AND FIELD PERFORMANCE. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THESE STEPS WILL GIVE US THE ELEMENTS NECESSARY TO CREATE A BUSINESS MODEL AND SEEK INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS FOR THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF AQUA SAC ON AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE. SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL SEEK TO: 1) IDENTIFY SEAWEED SPECIES AND GROWING REGIONS THAT MAXIMIZE DOMESTIC ALGINATE PRODUCTION AND QUALITY; 2) REFINE METHODS OF ALGINATE EXTRACTION AND HYDROGEL PRODUCTION TO MINIMIZE WASTE PRODUCTION, 3) OPTIMIZE THE HYDROGEL MEMBRANE FOR WATER ABSORPTION AND RETENTION, AND 4) CONDUCT FIELD TESTS TO UNDERSTAND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE HYDROGEL UNDER ACTUAL AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONS. ALL STEPS WILL BE DEVELOPED WITHIN A CIRCULAR ECONOMY MODEL TO MINIMIZE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. THE PROJECT WILL BE DOCUMENTED BY PHOTO AND FILMED FOR PUBLIC DISSEMINATION. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

BROOKLYN FASHION + DESIGN ACCELERATOR: FASHION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM

MADE IN NYC

GREEN MANUF TECH ASST.

DATA LITERACY WITH, FOR, AND BY YOUTH: EXPLORING HOW TEENS CO-DESIGN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AS SITES OF CRITICAL DATA PRACTICE

EXPLORING TRANSDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO STEM TEACHING AND LEARNING

CO-DESIGN FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE: YOUTH EXPRESSION THROUGH SCIENCE-RICH PUBLIC ART -BROADENING ACCESS TO STEM FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN BE CHALLENGING, AS MANY STEM-FOCUSED MEDIA CHANNELS AND RECREATIONAL VENUES PRIMARILY CATER TO THOSE WITH A PRE-EXISTING INTEREST IN STEM. THIS IS ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC WHEN LEARNING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE BECAUSE IT IS THE MOST DISENFRANCHISED MEMBERS OF SOCIETY WHO WILL LIKELY BEAR THE HEAVIEST BURDEN OF ITS EFFECTS. PUBLIC FESTIVALS, IN PARTICULAR CULTURAL FESTIVALS AND PUBLIC ART EXHIBITS, ARE AN UNDER-EXPLORED VENUE FOR INFORMAL STEM LEARNING, AS THEY DRAW A DIVERSE RANGE OF ATTENDEES FROM A LOCAL REGION WHO MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH OR INTEREST IN STEM. THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON PRIOR WORK THAT DEVELOPED A ?GUERILLA SCIENCE? MODEL FOR EXPANDING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH STEM TOPICS VIA ?POP UP? MULTISENSORY ARTS-BASED EXHIBITS AND EVENTS PRESENTED IN PUBLIC SETTINGS LIKE FESTIVALS, AND AN ACCOMPANYING COMMUNICATION TRAINING FOR SCIENTISTS TO HELP THEM TRANSLATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE INTO THESE POP-UP EXPERIENCES. THE CURRENT WORK WILL EXPLORE HOW LOCAL YOUTH FROM NON-DOMINANT RACIAL BACKGROUNDS CAN BE INTEGRATED INTO AN INTERGENERATIONAL CO-DESIGN PROCESS WITH SCIENTISTS AND ARTISTS, BRINGING TO THE TABLE THEIR SOCIAL POSITIONALITY, LOCAL COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE, AND DIVERSE CULTURAL EXPERTISE TO PRODUCE PUBLIC FACING ART EVENTS FOCUSED ON CLIMATE LITERACY AND CLIMATE JUSTICE. THESE EVENTS WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO FESTIVALS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS ON GOVERNOR?S ISLAND IN NEW YORK CITY, DIRECTLY IMPACTING UP TO TEN THOUSAND VISITORS. THE PROJECT WILL USE A DESIGN-BASED RESEARCH APPROACH TO STUDY THREE ALTERNATE METHODS FOR HOW BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND OTHER PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC) YOUTH PARTICIPANTS, WORKING WITH THE BEAM CENTER ORGANIZATION, CAN BE ENGAGED IN THE GUERILLA SCIENCE PARTICIPATORY DESIGN EXPERIENCE. DRAWING ON PARTICIPATORY DESIGN, CLIMATE COMMUNICATION, AND CLIMATE JUSTICE SCHOLARSHIP, THE RESEARCH WILL INVESTIGATE:(1) WHAT FORMS OF NOVEL AND AUTHENTIC CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BIPOC YOUTH MAKE TO THE DESIGN OF ISL EXPERIENCES FOCUSED ON CLIMATE LITERACY? WHAT ASSETS DO THEY DRAW ON TO MAKE THESE CONTRIBUTIONS?; (2) HOW CAN INTERGENERATIONAL COLLABORATIVE DESIGN PROCESSES BETWEEN BIPOC YOUTH, SCIENTISTS, AND ARTISTS BE EFFECTIVELY STRUCTURED TO PRODUCE INFORMAL CLIMATE LITERACY EXPERIENCES?; AND (3) WHAT KINDS OF SHIFTS IN ORIENTATIONS TO FUTURE CLIMATE ENGAGEMENT DO BIPOC YOUTH, ARTISTS AND SCIENTISTS EXPERIENCE THROUGH ENGAGING IN INTERGENERATIONAL COLLABORATIVE DESIGN OF CLIMATE LITERACY ISL EXPERIENCES? TO SYSTEMATICALLY EXPLORE THESE QUESTIONS, THE PROJECT WILL TEST THREE DIFFERENT LITERATURE-DERIVED ROLES FOR THE YOUTH TO PLAY IN THE DESIGN PROCESS?AS INFORMANTS AND CO-RESEARCHERS, AS IDEATION CATALYSTS AND TESTERS, AND AS FULL DESIGN PARTNERS?ACROSS TWO ITERATIONS. THROUGH COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF A RANGE OF DATA?FIELD OBSERVATION NOTES AND DESIGN DOCUMENTS, PARTICIPANT INTERVIEWS, PARTICIPANT PRE/POST SURVEYS, AND THE DESIGNED POP-UP EXPERIENCES THEMSELVES?THE PROJECT WILL REFINE HYPOTHESES THAT CAN ADVANCE THE LITERATURE ON PARTICIPATORY DESIGN AND FURTHER EXPLORE THE DESIGN SPACE FOR ARTS-BASED INFORMAL STEM EDUCATION. IT WILL ALSO DEVELOP A BODY OF EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH THAT CAN INFORM THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES OF THE NEW YORK CLIMATE EXCHANGE (NYCE), A NEW LARGE-SCALE CROSS-SECTOR NONPROFIT CLIMATE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INITIATIVE BASED ON GOVERNOR?S ISLAND. THIS INTEGRATING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE ADVANCING INFORMAL STEM LEARNING (AISL) PROGRAM, WHICH SEEKS TO ADVANCE NEW APPROACHES TO, AND EVIDENCE-BASED UNDERSTANDING OF, THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF STEM LEARNING IN INFORMAL ENVIRONMENTS. THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING MULTIPLE PATHWAYS FOR BROADENING ACCESS TO AND ENGAGEMENT IN STEM LEARNING EXPERIENCES THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

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THE IMPACT OF SUPER-GENTRIFICATION ON NEIGHBORHOOD COMPOSITION -THIS AWARD IS FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 (PUBLIC LAW 117-2). THIS PROJECT ANALYZES THE IMPACT OF ?SUPER-GENTRIFICATION?, AN INTENSIFICATION OF GENTRIFICATION PROCESSES IN ALREADY GENTRIFIED NEIGHBORHOODS. THE RESEARCH ASKS WHERE AND HOW THIS PROCESS HAS IMPACTED THE RACIAL AND CLASS COMPOSITION OF CITIES. TRADITIONAL GENTRIFICATION INVOLVES MIDDLE CLASS MIGRATION INTO WORKING CLASS NEIGHBORHOODS. IT IS BASED ON RENOVATION OF PRE-EXISTING HOUSING STOCK AND PRIMARILY DISPLACES LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES. IN CONTRAST, SUPER-GENTRIFICATION INVOLVES FURTHER UPGRADING OF ALREADY GENTRIFIED OR PREDOMINANTLY MIDDLE CLASS NEIGHBORHOODS. IT OFTEN INCLUDES DEMOLITION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION (E.G. HIGH-RISE LUXURY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT) AND CAN PRODUCE NEW KINDS OF RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENTS (E.G. DISPLACEMENT OF THE MIDDLE CLASS). PREVIOUS RESEARCH HAS SHOWN DISPARITIES IN THESE KINDS OF DISPLACEMENTS, SO THE STUDY PAYS CLOSE ATTENTION TO IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORHOOD DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE. RESEARCH ON SUPER-GENTRIFICATION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT HELPS US UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENS AFTER A NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN GENTRIFIED; HOW GENTRIFICATION CAN CONTINUE AND INTENSIFY OVER TIME. THE STUDY ADVANCES SOCIAL SCIENCE WITH A NATIONAL ANALYSIS OF SUPER-GENTRIFICATION: THE RESEARCHERS WILL ANALYZE ITS IMPACT NOT ONLY IN LARGE COASTAL CITIES, BUT ALSO IN SMALLER CITIES AND SUBURBS. THE PROJECT WILL GENERATE BROADER IMPACTS BY ENHANCING RESEARCH CAPACITY AT A MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTION. IT WILL CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAIN STUDENTS FROM GROUPS THAT ARE UNDER-REPRESENTED IN SOCIAL SCIENCE AND STEM INDUSTRIES. THE RESEARCHERS WILL COLLABORATE WITH A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD, AND WILL LINK THE RESEARCH TO COMMUNITY EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES. THE RESEARCH WILL COMBINE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE (GIS) AND QUALITATIVE SOCIAL SCIENCE METHODS (ORAL HISTORIES FROM RESIDENTS OF SUPER-GENTRIFIED NEIGHBORHOODS). THE RESEARCH QUESTIONS ARE: WHERE HAVE SUPER-GENTRIFICATION PROCESSES OCCURRED IN CITIES BETWEEN 1990 AND 2020? HOW DOES SUPER-GENTRIFICATION INTERACT WITH SPATIAL PATTERNS OF RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENT? AND HOW IS SUPER-GENTRIFICATION PERCEIVED AND EXPERIENCED IN MAJORITY-MINORITY NEIGHBORHOODS? THE HYPOTHESES ARE, RESPECTIVELY, THAT SUPER-GENTRIFICATION HAS OCCURRED IN A WIDER GEOGRAPHY OF CITIES THAN THOSE COVERED IN EXISTING SCHOLARSHIP; THAT IT REDUCES NEIGHBORHOOD DIVERSITY; AND THAT DISPLACEMENT EFFECTS VARY BASED ON INTERSECTIONS OF VARIOUS DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. THE RESEARCH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH ON THE SPATIAL EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC INEQUALITY, EVALUATING ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR GEOGRAPHIES OF CITIES. IT BUILDS ON EXISTING SCHOLARSHIP WITH A NATIONALLY COMPARATIVE SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF SUPER-GENTRIFICATION TRENDS, OFFERING A FIRST OF ITS KIND EMPIRICAL STUDY BY MAPPING DEGREES OF GENTRIFICATION ACROSS A WIDE GEOGRAPHY OF METROPOLITAN AREAS. IT ADVANCES RESEARCH ON THE RACIALIZED DIMENSIONS OF GENTRIFICATION, BY ANALYZING IMPACTS IN MAJORITY-MINORITY NEIGHBORHOODS, PROCESSES OF INTEGRATION AND DIVERSIFICATION IN GENTRIFYING NEIGHBORHOODS, AND EMERGING THEMES LIKE MIDDLE CLASS DISPLACEMENT AND EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

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GREEN COMMUNITY CAREER & BUSINESS TRAINING CENTER

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE PRATT YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE PRATT YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE PRATT YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM.

TO SUPPORT "DESIGN INITIATIVE FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT (DICE)"

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE PRATT YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM.

"THE SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AT PRATT INSTITUTE WILL DEVELOP A PROTOTYPE OF DADALYTICS, A MODULAR TOOL THAT PERFORMS SUPERVISED ENTITY EXTRACTION FROM ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS FOR GENERATING LINKED OPEN DATASETS, LOWERING BARRIERS TO ENTRY FOR INSTITUTIONS SEEKING TO CREATE LINKED OPEN DATA FROM ARCHIVAL MATERIALS. THIS PROJECT WILL BUILD ON PREVIOUS WORK TO DEVELOP THE LINKED JAZZ TRANSCRIPT ANALYZER, EXTENDING THAT TOOL'S FUNCTIONALITY AND MAKING IT MORE WIDELY AVAILABLE FOR USE BY OTHER INSTITUTIONS. GRANT FUNDS WILL SUPPORT THE RESEARCH AND DATA GATHERING NEEDED TO INFORM THE REDESIGN AND REENGINEERING OF THE TOOL, INCLUDING AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN, A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROTOTYPE."

THE SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AT PRATT INSTITUTE WILL PARTNER WITH THREE NEW INSTITUTIONS, THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY CENTER NATIONAL ARCHIVE; FRANKLIN FURNACE ARCHIVE, INC; AND THE LESBIAN HERSTORY ARCHIVES TO EXPAND ITS GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR EMERGING LAM (LIBRARY, ARCHIVE, AND MUSEUM) PROFESSIONALS TO BETTER SERVE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND COLLECTIONS INCLUDING BIPOC AND LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES IN NYC. THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND COLLECTIONS, PROVIDES PAID INTERNSHIPS TO GRADUATE STUDENTS ACKNOWLEDGING THAT UNPAID INTERNSHIPS ARE A BARRIER TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION EFFORTS, AND BRINGS EMERGING LAM EXPERTISE TO COMMUNITIES HARD-HIT BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

TO SUPPORT LIBERTY CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAM IN DESIGN.

TO SUPPORT THE PRATT YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM.

TO SUPPORT THE PRATT YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM.

TO SUPPORT THE PRATT YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM.

TO SUPPORT STAFF SALARIES AND ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTANT FEES FOR A PILOT PROGRAM TO CREATE DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS IN NEW YORK CITY.

TO SUPPORT AN INITIATIVE BY THE PRATT CENTER FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THAT PROVIDES DESIGN SERVICES IN GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS TO SMALL MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES.

TO SUPPORT DESIGN INITIATIVE FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT.

TO SUPPORT THE PRATT YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM.

TO SUPPORTSTAFF SALARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTSFORTHE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATIONOF TRAINING MODULES FOR THE TACONIC FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AT THE PRATT CENTER FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

TO SUPPORT PRATT CENTER FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT'S NEW YORK INDUSTRIAL RETENTION NETWORK.

TO SUPPORT AN ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION TITLED ENVELOPES, WITH ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUE AND PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS.

THIS TWO-YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT AT THEPRATT INSTITUTE (FORMERLY THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH) WILL EXPLORE YOUTH DATA LITERACY IN THE CONTEXT OF YOUTH SERVICES AT THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH. THE GOAL IS TO BUILD AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE DATA LITERACY COMPETENCIES NEEDED BY YOUTH SERVICES LIBRARIANS TO SUPPORT DATA LITERACY PROGRAMMING. THE PROJECT WILL PREPARE THE GROUND FOR FUTURE WORK TO DEVELOP A NEW LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE DATA LITERATE, STEM-ORIENTED YOUTH LIBRARIANS WHO CAN CAPABLY DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND MANAGE DATA LITERACY LIBRARY PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. OUTCOMES INCLUDE A NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF TRAINING REQUIREMENT; A CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF YOUTH DATA LITERACY; AND A PROTOTYPE FOR A CURRICULAR MODEL FOR THE EDUCATION OF DATA LITERATE YOUTH LIBRARIANS.

DDETFP GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP

TO SUPPORT BROOKLYN FASHION + DESIGN ACCELERATORS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR NEW YORK-AREA FASHION DESIGNERS WHICH WILL OFFER ADVANCED TRAINING IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR CLOTHING PRODUCTION.