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Pa. universities look to ease student transfers from community college

WESA 6/17 11:31P Rachel McDevitt

Nationally, 80% of community college students want to earn a bachelor’s degree, but only 15% go on to complete one.

Penn State Trustees vote to permanently oust member

WESA 6/16 11:30P Anne Danahy

Penn State's board of trustees voted Monday to remove Barry Fenchak, one of its most outspoken members, from the board for telling an off-color joke trustees said was...

Changes to federal grants, loans threaten college affordability, advocates say

WESA 6/15 11:34P Rachel McDevitt

The federal budget bill could cap student loan borrowing and limit grant eligibility.

With wheels and some willpower, Pittsburgh teens find access to the city's greenspaces

WESA 6/12 11:33P Jillian Forstadt

Programs like Pittsburgh Park Conservancy’s Outside Voices cohort are equipping students with the experience and skills needed to take advantage of warm-weather spaces.

Pittsburgh Montessori parents, staff share mixed concerns about school closure plan

WESA 6/9 11:34P Riona Duncan, Jillian Forstadt

Pittsburgh Montessori parents talk about the future of the school if the building is closed in the PPS school closure plan.

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Nantucket Travel Guide

Summer Wind : Pittsburgh Blogger 6/18 12:00A noreply@blogger.com (Sydney Carv

I love Nantucket. It's truly one of the prettiest places in the country. You know how social media can show something and make it look incredible, but in reality, when you experience it, it's fun but...

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Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he's never seen such discrimination in 40 years

WESA 6/17 12:22A Lauran Neergaard | Associated Pr

A federal judge says it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants issued by the National Institutes of Health.

Pa. lawmakers move to regulate private equity deals in health care, but bill faces hurdles in...

WESA 6/16 11:30P Nicole Leonard | WHYY

House lawmakers from Delaware County are leading efforts to regulate private equity transactions after the closure of Crozer Health last month.

Photos: The New Terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport Nears Completion

Pittsburgh Magazine 6/16 7:52A Betsy Benson

PHOTO BY BETSY BENSON A June 6 tour of the new $1.7 billion landside terminal at the Pittsburgh International Airport revealed a structure crawling with 800 workers and looking a lot more like an...

A Traveler’s Guide to Sugarcreek, Ohio

Pittsburgh Magazine 6/16 5:48A Sean Collier

MECHANICAL MUSICIANS EMERGE FROM THE WORLD S LARGEST CUCKOO CLOCK TO MARK THE HOUR. | PHOTO BY SEAN COLLIER T wice each hour, the world s largest cuckoo clock chimes in Sugarcreek, Ohio. The landmark...

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Updating the early off-season checklist for the Penguins

PensBurgh 6/18 1:00A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Darcy Finley/NHLI via Getty Images There’s no games but a lot going on for the Pens Well, the first checklist got balled up and thrown in the trash a few days after it was published, so let’s...

Former Penguins Rodrigues, Hornqvist now back-to-back Stanley Cup champions

PensBurgh 6/18 12:00A Garrett Behanna

Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images Them rats. The Stanley Cup was awarded on Tuesday night to the Florida Panthers after delivering a dominant 5-1 win to capture Lord Stanley’s chalice for the second...

Penguin re-sign Joona Koppanen to one year deal

PensBurgh 6/17 5:53A Hooks Orpik

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images He’s big and he’s staying around The Penguins got another free agent piece of work wrapped up today with the announcement that Joona Koppanen is back with the...

Could Bryan Rust make Team USA?

PensBurgh 6/17 4:19A Hooks Orpik

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Looking at Rust’s chances for the Olympics Team USA GM Bill Guerin talked about what it would take for the players he was picking to make the Olympic roster next year....

Sidney Crosby named to Canada’s 2026 Olympic roster

PensBurgh 6/17 1:00A Julia Stumbaugh

David Kirouac-Imagn Images Crosby was one of six players named to the initial Team Canada men’s roster on Monday. Sidney Crosby is set to return to the Olympics for the first time since 2014. The...

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