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Penn State administration announces further cuts to Commonwealth campuses

WESA 2/5 11:30P Sydney Roach | WPSU

Penn State leadership have announced the university’s budget allocations for fiscal year 2026-2027. University Park will see a small overall increase in funding, while the...

Gov. Shapiro proposes $60M toward performance-based funding for state-related universities

WESA 2/4 11:29P Sydney Roach

Gov. Josh Shapiro is proposing flat funding for state-related universities, including Penn State. But he is also proposing $60 million for the new “Performance-based Funding...

K-12 immigrant student protections remain strong even as deportations rattle Pittsburgh schools

WESA 2/4 6:25A Jillian Forstadt

Districts like PPS are working to manage fears of deportation by reminding families and staff of the federal and local protections that remain in place.

Pitt’s History of Art and Architecture Department receives $500K grant to center social justice

WESA 2/3 11:30P Gabriela Herring

The University of Pittsburgh will receive a $500,000 Mellon Grant to help the school’s history of art and architecture department shape a more socially just curriculum.

National exam results show struggle to bring Pa. student learning back on track after pandemic

WESA 1/29 7:40A Collin Binkley | Associated Pres

The Pennsylvania fourth graders tested — kindergartners at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — scored lower in both reading and math than fourth graders tested in 2019.

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Big Tech wants to plug data centers right into power plants. Utilities say it's not fair

WESA 2/9 1:00A Marc Levy | Associated Press

Front and center is the data center that Amazon’s cloud computing subsidiary, Amazon Web Services, is building next to the Susquehanna nuclear plant in eastern Pennsylvania.

This is your brain on love: Experts explain the science behind the romantic rush

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 2/8 11:30P Allie Miller / For the Pittsburg

The intensity of the romantic experience really overrides your ability to regulate it, says Donald Whiting, chair of AHN s Neuroscience Institute.

Ghosted by your doc? New law aims to weaken restrictive noncompete contracts, keep physicians local

WESA 2/8 1:00A Sarah Boden | Spotlight PA

The rules prevent a health system from pushing dismissed doctors out of town and keeping patients in the dark, but critics say it's still too narrow.

Plant-based pitfalls: When can the vegan diet go wrong?

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 2/7 11:30P Hanna Webster / Pittsburgh Post-

Just because it s vegan, doesn t mean it s healthy.

Live poultry markets ordered shut in New York City due to avian flu outbreak

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 2/7 8:47A By Jake Offenhartz / Associated

Gov. Kathy Hochul said there is no immediate threat to public health and that the temporary closure of bird markets in the city and its Westchester County and Long Island...

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Two Popular Pittsburgh Restaurants Announce Closure

Good Food Pittsburgh 1/28 4:22A Emily Catalano

It s been a sad week for Pittsburgh restaurant fans. On Friday, Oak Hill Post owners Christian Schulz and Rebecca Nicholson announced they would officially be closing their...

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Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Philadelphia Flyers 2/8/2025

PensBurgh 2/8 12:00A Julia Stumbaugh

Eric Hartline-Imagn Images Flyers rookie Matvei Michkov is heating up just in time for a rivalry matchup. Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (23-24-9, 55 points, 7th place Metropolitan Division) @ Philadelphia...

Sidney Crosby’s ironman streak to end tonight

PensBurgh 2/7 5:52A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Pens captain to miss first game in nearly three years, breaks career-long best streak The Penguins confirmed that captain Sidney Crosby will not...

Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Rangers 2/7/2025

PensBurgh 2/7 1:00A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images A potentially Crosby-less Penguin team heads to the Big Apple Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (22-24-9, 53 points, 7th place Metropolitan Division) @ New York...

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Pens Points: Crosby status still uncertain

PensBurgh 2/7 12:00A Garrett Behanna

Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Will Sidney Crosby ever play hockey AGAIN? Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning... What will (and what could) the Penguins do with...

Wilkes Weekly: Ville Koivunen named AHL rookie of the month

PensBurgh 2/6 1:00A Hooks Orpik

A historic win for Wilkes, AHL Penguins at the All-Star break, a rookie gets honored Lots and lots going on in the minors leagues around the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, so let’s jump right in....

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