DC HEART Project

05/19/2026

We are excited to announce that the article "Resilience and Humanity: A Framework for Thriving Through Disruptions" has been published in the journal Administrative Sciences as part of their Special Issue, Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship in the Time of Societal Disruptions. The co-authors of this article include John Camillus, Kim Abel, Bopaya Bidanda, Kristy Bronder, Chris Gassman, Adrian Lam, Ravi Madhavan and Prakash Mirchandani.

The accelerating convergence of geopolitical volatility, technological disruption, environmental stress, and societal transformation has rendered traditional strategic management frameworks insufficient. Organizations now operate in environments defined not only by disruptions with existential impli...

06/18/2025

On June 5, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) announced that Dr. Bopaya Bidanda, the Ernest Roth Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, is one of seven joining its 2025 College of Fellows. Congratulations to Dr. Bidanda on this well-deserved honor!

On June 5, SME announced that Dr. Bopaya Bidanda, the Ernest Roth Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, is one of seven joining its 2025 College of Fellows.SME is a nonprofit organization that promotes innovation and talent in the manufact...

08/07/2024

Congratulations to Dr. Bopaya Bidanda who has been recognized by ABET (The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.) for his outstanding contributions to the Engineering field. Click on the link below to read more about Dr. Bidanda, who in the past year, received five prestigious awards that underscore his tremendous impact not only in the industrial engineering discipline, but in all of engineering.

Bopaya Bidanda, a name synonymous with excellence in engineering and education, has had a stellar year. Bidanda serves as the Ernest E. Roth Professor and is former Chair of Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. With a career spanning almost four decades, Bidanda has made significa...

03/27/2024

Congratulations to Dr. Bopaya Bidanda on winning both the 2024 Book-of-the-Year and the Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Industrial Engineering awards from the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE)!

Dr. Bopaya Bidanda, who has been conducting research in India since December 2023 after receiving the Fulbright-Nehru Senior Scholar award, was recently chosen for both the 2024 winner of the Book-of-the-Year and Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Industrial Engineering awards from the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE), the largest professional society dedicated to industrial engineering. We would like to congratulate Dr. Bidanda on receiving these prestigious honors!

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Bopaya Bidanda, the Ernest Roth Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, has been busy.Adding to his long list of accomplishments that includes a current Fulbright-Nehru Senior Scholar award, Bidanda was recently chosen for both the 2024 winn...

01/22/2024

The Business of Humanity® Project’s Tuvar Health & Wellness Center (THWC) in Gujarat, India is continuing its operations during COVID-19. The THWC has completed its 50th month of operations and is rising to the continuing challenges of the pandemic by assisting beneficiaries in need. Please click on the link to read the latest updates:

December 2023

10/16/2023

We’re excited to share that the BoH Project’s efforts have been featured in the Fall 2023 Pitt Business Magazine! Click on this link to read more!

Transforming communities across the globe, demonstrating that business strategies can increase profits while addressing societal needs.

10/09/2023

The BoH Project is proud to share a link to a documentary about one of our most generous supporters, Dr. Jagdish N. Sheth, Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Business, Goizueta Business School at Emory University. The documentary entitled, “Jag Sheth: The American Journey of an Accidental Scholar” is a comprehensive and inspiring account of his life and work. Congratulations, Dr. Sheth!

Born into a trading family in the erstwhile Burma in 1935, Jagdish Sheth went on to become one of the best-known marketing scholars in the world. The latest ...

08/02/2023

The Business of Humanity® Project’s Tuvar Health & Wellness Center (THWC) in Gujarat, India is continuing its operations during COVID-19. The THWC has completed its 48th month of operations and is rising to the continuing challenges of the pandemic by assisting beneficiaries in need. Please click on the link to read the latest updates:

June 2023

04/17/2023

We’re excited to announce that work has begun on the next phase of our project in Homewood, PA! Check out the photos of a new solar pavilion that is being built on the site. This phase of our project should be up and running in the coming weeks and we will have more great news to share! https://bit.ly/3KKnR37

01/06/2023

Check out this link to an interview with our BoH Project Partner, Oasis Farm & Fishery’s Program Manager Tacumba Turner, who discusses the ongoing farming and education projects in Homewood at the site of the bioshelter. Tacumba was interviewed on December 20th, 2022 by Terina J. Hicks as part of the series, “Sowing Soil with Soul” through Soul Pitt Media.

Visitors to the Oasis Farm & Fishery in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood are welcomed by a huge mural on the side of an adjacent house featuring a woman with green skin and hair.