Sarah Schneider
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Carnegie Mellon University will launch a fellowship in the fall of 2024 to diversify graduate education in fields related to science and engineering. The Rales Foundation will provide $110 million to support the program. The fellowship will cover tuition and living expenses for up to 90 students from under-resourced and underrepresented backgrounds, including first-generation college students.
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Students have learned remotely in the week since four were wounded in a shooting outside of their Homewood 6-12 school. Grades 6-8 will return in-person tomorrow and the rest on Wednesday.
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A candidate running for County Executive intends to establish a program to provide free community college tuition to those who graduate from high schools in the county. Michael Lamb says he would use philanthropic support and the Allegheny Regional Asset District funds to fund the program. He says he would model it after the Pittsburgh Promise, a scholarship fund for eligible Pittsburgh Public Schools graduates.
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The teens — three males and a female — were shot while classes were being dismissed for the day at the school in Homewood.
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Nearly 70 people attended the Mt. Lebanon school board meeting Monday to support students who advocated for increased protections for LGBTQ+ students.
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The Community College of Allegheny County has been selected as one of three colleges and universities in the country to send an experiment into space this summer. Two students and their mentor will study the effects of microgravity on dormant cancer cells. Ultimately they want to know if astronauts in cancer remission are impacted by the space environment. The test will be carried out on the International Space Station. It will be launched this summer.
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Teens who spend time in Downtown Pittsburgh say they need a welcoming neighborhood, more safe spacesBusiness owners in Pittsburgh's Downtown say teenagers are increasingly disruptive and causing safety issues. Students say they want a place in the neighborhood — and have their own safety concerns.
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The district plans to sue several social media companies in an effort to recover increased costs it associates with mental health services for students.
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The University of Pittsburgh is partnering with five universities dedicated to Afro-Latin American Studies to expand the field and recruit scholars.
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The school board recently approved five ambitious goals set by Superintendent Wayne Walters, including lessening the achievement gap between Black and white students, safety measures and improving the reputation of the district.