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Pennsylvania’s next budget could provide state-related universities — including the University of Pittsburgh, Penn State, Temple and Lincoln - with a 5% increase in state funding.
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The union representing University of Pittsburgh faculty says it has filed an unfair practice charge with the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board because the administration didn’t discuss its upcoming masking policy shift with union leaders.A university spokesperson said Saturday that the administration had not yet seen the union’s complaint.
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Researchers hope to learn how structural racism has impacted the cognitive health of Pittsburgh residents in two historically Black communities.
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The university hopes the employee-assisted housing initiative would help attract and retain workers and result in more non-student residents living in Oakland.
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Payton Thorne's 22-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Reed gave No. 11 Michigan State the lead with less than three minutes remaining, and the Spartans overcame an 11-point deficit to beat No. 13 Pittsburgh 31-21 on Thursday night in the Peach Bowl. The Panthers lost fill-in starting quarterback Nick Patti to an injury in the first quarter.
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Allegheny County set another new record Thursday for daily positive cases, according to county health officials.
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The Pittsburgh Panthers, ranked 13th, will take on the Michigan State Spartans, who are ranked 11th.
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The University of Pittsburgh’s 3,300 faculty members will join the United Steelworkers union after they completed a successful unionization drive on Tuesday. Preliminary results show overwhelming support for the union.
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The Port Authority of Allegheny County’s board on Friday approved a new contract that will increase the cost of fares currently paid by the University of Pittsburgh and Chatham University. While university students, faculty, and staff will continue to ride public transit for free, the universities will pay $1.65 per ride. Those fares will go up to nearly $2 per ride over the next five years.
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The U.S. might soon contend with a bad flu season on top of the ongoing COVID-19 surge caused by the delta variant.