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Penn researchers vote to unionize amid federal health and science funding threats

WESA 7/29 11:30P Alan Yu | WHYY

Organizers campaigned on salary increases and job security, especially for international scholars. They will soon bargain on a contract.

Pittsburgh colleges still examining impact of federal student loan changes

WESA 7/27 11:30P Rachel McDevitt

The law sets new limits on federal student borrowing, changes repayment programs, and aims to hold colleges accountable for student debt.

Penn State to buy former fraternity house where Timothy Piazza suffered fatal injuries

WESA 7/20 11:30P Anne Danahy

Penn State plans to buy the former fraternity house where hazing led to the death of Timothy Piazza in 2017, after reaching a $7.3 million agreement with the property owner.

Most Pa. cyber charters back mandatory weekly wellness checks as Senate moves to tighten law

WESA 7/19 1:00A Marley Parish | Spotlight PA Sta

The schools issued a statement as a bipartisan group of state senators prepared to vote on the measure. Not among them was Commonwealth Charter Academy, the state’s biggest.

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Against All Odds, the New ‘Naked Gun’ Captures the Silly Spirit of the Original

Pittsburgh Magazine 8/1 3:23A Sean Collier

PHOTO COURTESY PARAMOUNT PICTURES F or too long, big-screen comedy has been afraid of being silly. The Naked Gun has no such reluctance; it finds silliness in every corner of the frame. That s a sharp...

Pittsburgh’s Strip District Logs A Million More Visits in 2024

Pittsburgh Magazine 8/1 2:22A Virginia Linn

THE TERMINAL, A FIVE-BLOCK-LONG SHOPPING AND RESTAURANT COMPLEX IN THE STRIP DISTRICT | PHOTO BY LAURA PETRILLA A ctivities in the Strip Distric t just keep growing and growing. According to the...

Weekend Wish List

Summer Wind : Pittsburgh Blogger 8/1 12:00A noreply@blogger.com (Sydney Carv

White Blouse // Crossbody Bag // Chunky Necklace Denim Skirt // Cardigan // Lounge Shorts Brown Sweater Tee // Suede Handbag // Red Dress // Denim Shift Dress Some items of...

A Reality Check at Steelers Training Camp

Pittsburgh Magazine 7/31 5:14A Mike Prisuta

2024 TRAINING CAMP | PHOTO BY KARL ROSER/PITTSBURGH STEELERS T he Steelers won 10 games a season ago, and since then they ve loaded up. Aaron Rodgers, DK Metcalf, Jalen Ramsey what could possibly go...

What happens when audience members become actors at an August Wilson play?

NEXTpittsburgh 7/31 5:00A L.E. McCullough

Is it possible to reintroduce a long-departed literary icon into the community that shaped his initial vision and life’s work? To spark a fresh wave of multi-arts creativity harnessing the community’s...

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Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: No. 20 - Sam Poulin

PensBurgh 8/1 1:00A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images His lowest ranking in what will be his final appearance The 2025 version of our Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25 countdown list continues with a fallen first round...

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Celebrating Evgeni Malkin’s 39th birthday

PensBurgh 7/31 2:30A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images One of the best to ever do it Evgeni Malkin has managed to somehow be in the shadows of the two best forwards of the salary cap era at the same time. There’s the...

Predicting the Penguins lineup in 2027

PensBurgh 7/31 1:00A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Rich Graessle/NHLI via Getty Images What will the Pens look like in two years? It’s fun but ultimately impossible summer task to look at future NHL lineups. This exercise could (and will) be...

On this date in Penguins history: Sidney Crosby picked 1st overall in 2005 NHL Draft

PensBurgh 7/30 1:00A Mike Darnay

Photo by Andre Ringuette/Getty Images The Penguins made one of their biggest draft picks in the history of the franchise on this date 20 years ago. Twenty years ago today, the Penguins made one of...

Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: No. 22 - Brady Peddle

PensBurgh 7/30 12:00A Garrett Behanna

Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images The third of three third-round selections in this year’s draft, Peddle has shutdown defender potential. The 2025 version of our Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25...

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