{"682993":{"#nid":"682993","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Partnership for Inclusive Innovation Kicks Off Record Summer Internship","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pingeorgia.org\/\u0022\u003EPartnership for Inclusive Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E launched the sixth annual PIN Summer Intern (PSI) program in May with an event at Fort Valley State University\u2019s location in Warner Robins, Georgia. The program is shaping up to be the biggest yet.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis summer, 103 students are working on 51 projects across 27 communities in Georgia, Alabama, Virginia, and Texas. Selected from nearly 700 applicants \u2014 a 73% increase over last year \u2014 these students are tackling real-world challenges ranging from AI applications in North Georgia to Native American initiatives in Whigham, Georgia, and Bracketville, Texas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy pairing students from different years, majors and institutions, the PSI program gives the next generation of innovators hands-on experience addressing complex challenges while delivering practical solutions to communities across the region.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA collaboration with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scrc.gov\/\u0022\u003ESoutheast Crescent Regional Commission\u003C\/a\u003E (SCRC) has funded 17 projects in several counties in Middle and South Georgia and is a large part of the program\u2019s expansion this year. The opportunity to make an impact across a broad swath of Georgia is part of why the SCRC was interested in working with PIN, said SCRC Executive Director Christopher McKinney.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/innovate.gatech.edu\/partnership-for-inclusive-innovation-kicks-off-record-summer-internship\/\u0022\u003ERead Full Story on EI2 Newspage\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWARNER ROBINS, Ga.\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003E\u2014\u003C\/strong\u003E The \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pingeorgia.org\/\u0022\u003EPartnership for Inclusive Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E launched the sixth annual PIN Summer Intern (PSI) program in May with an event at Fort Valley State University\u2019s location in Warner Robins, Georgia. The program is shaping up to be the biggest yet.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis summer, 103 students are working on 51 projects across 27 communities in Georgia, Alabama, Virginia, and Texas. Selected from nearly 700 applicants \u2014 a 73% increase over last year \u2014 these students are tackling real-world challenges ranging from AI applications in North Georgia to Native American initiatives in Whigham, Georgia, and Bracketville, Texas.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Partnership for Inclusive Innovation launched the sixth annual PIN Summer Intern (PSI) program in May with an event at Fort Valley State University\u2019s location in Warner Robins, Georgia. 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