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Please join us in person/LIVE at the Jewish Community Center of Pittsburgh (JCC), 5738 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15217 or via Zoom on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.  Out of respect for other members of the audience, please do not attend if you are not feeling well.

If you cannot attend our live programs, we offer a hybrid Zoom version. SHHS members and our program announcement subscribers will be sent a link to the Zoom program no later than the weekend before the actual presentation date. If you are not currently on our mailing list and would like the link to the program, scroll down and click the link below underneath our “next program event” or register for the event on the “Upcoming Events” page from the “Events” menu above.  Note, that by signing up and registering for the event you will automatically be added to our mailing list, but can unsubscribe at any time.

NOTE for Zoom participants as well as live attendees: Our programs are recorded and archived on our website using YouTube and other archival measures, please ensure your video is off if you do not want to appear on the recording and joining remotely. Attending live you will likely be on the recording during the Q&A phase. 

Our Next Program:

Tuesday, September 8th

Beyond Rust—Pittsburgh Brownfields and Renewal

Professional geologist Rick Wice works as a consultant for the characterization and cleanup of hazardous waste, former industrial sites, and military bases. He is an instructor at Carnegie Mellon University, where he teaches a graduate level course, Remediation Engineering. Rick is on the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Geological Society, where he is the outreach chair. He lives in Sq. Hill, rides his bike along our Three River Trails, kayaks in the local rivers, and is excited to have joined SHHS. In this presentation the concept of brownfields (reused industrial sites) will be introduced and why their clean up and reuse is important to our economic, social, and environmental well being. Examples of local sites in and around Sq. Hill that went from rust to reuse will be presented, along with some of the ways we clean up sites.

Time: 7:30 pm  |  Location: JCC – Levinson B

Register for the upcoming program here

New Feature: The SHHS now accepts credit card payments for membership dues, additional donations, and book purchases.  See Join/Donate and Books for more details.