Pittsburgh Genius TV Series Showcases Pittsburgh as a World-Class Powerhouse of Discovery and Innovation
Pittsburgh Genius TV series showcases Pittsburgh as a world-class powerhouse of discovery and innovation. The show debuts July 3, 2006 at 7:00PM on Pittsburgh Community Television Channel 21 and also will be available via webcast and podcast.
PITTSBURGH, PA (PRWEB) June 17, 2006
Some of the most exciting research in the world takes place right here in Pittsburgh, but few Pittsburghers ever get to actually see what goes on in those university and corporate research buildings they pass by every day. University of Pittsburgh doctoral candidate Dan Handley takes viewers on exclusive, behind-the-scenes tours of the Pittsburgh-area laboratories where this world-class research takes place in his mini-documentary series, PITTSBURGH GENIUS. Part interview show and part reality TV, each 30-minute episode showcases the research of one of Pittsburgh’s world-famous experts.
“Pittsburghers deserve to hear what is great about their city,” said Handley. “And one way to improve everyone's perception of Pittsburgh, both here and throughout the nation, is to give people a behind-the-scenes, first-hand look at our region’s impressive medical and technological achievements. We have enormous intellectual capital in our region and it really deserves to be showcased for all to see.”
The monthly series will make its cable television debut on Monday, July 3, 2006 on Pittsburgh Community Television 21 (Comcast Cable Channel 21) at 7:00 PM and will be repeated throughout the month. The debut show features Professor Howie Choset of the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute. The show will also be available via internet webcast and podcast. More details, as well as a complete schedule of upcoming episodes and future show topics, may be found at www. pittsburghgenius. com.
Dan Handley earned a B. A. in biophysics from Johns Hopkins University and subsequently gained extensive research experience throughout the U. S. in both academia and industry. He relocated to Pittsburgh in 2000 to attend Carnegie Mellon University to earn a Master’s degree in logic and computation. He is currently a doctoral candidate in human genetics at the University of Pittsburgh and a member of Pittsburgh Filmmakers.
This project is supported in part by a Seed Award from The Sprout Fund. The Sprout Fund is a nonprofit organization supporting innovative ideas and grassroots community projects that are catalyzing change in Pittsburgh. Each of The Sprout Fund’s programs, Seed Award and Public Art, is designed to advance a community initiative from idea through dialogue to implementation, creating a critical mass of activity for positive regional change. Sprout believes a vital component to building healthy and vibrant communities is civic engagement; serving those who demonstrate the drive and the capacity to think creatively about their communities. With ongoing local support and continued appreciation by the communities it serves, the Sprout Fund will continue to provide an entry point for Pittsburghers to become involved and active in their communities and support projects that have the collective power to shape a new culture and vision for the region.
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