5+ hour, 58+ min ago  (623+ words) William Leek Jr. has always wanted to help people. He pursued that goal on a professional level through a series of public service and safety roles. That included a stint in the Marine Corps Reserves, as a police officer with…...

4+ hour, 11+ min ago  (392+ words) The assignment involves no laptop, no chatbot and no technology of any kind. In fact, there's no pen or paper, either. Instead, students in Chris Schaffer's biomedical engineering class at Cornell University are required to speak directly to an instructor…...

21+ hour, 26+ min ago  (427+ words) Duquesne University has opened a new nursing simulation center thanks to a $4 million gift from a financier and philanthropist. The Joanne Barkett Conway Simulation Center is an 8,600-square-foot training facility located at Duquesne's Fisher Hall and housed in the School…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (366+ words) A music scholarship has been established in honor of North Hills High School graduate and former school board member Annette Lois Giovengo. The $500 scholarship is supported by Giovengo's husband, Kevin Nolish, and son, Andrew Nolish, through the North Hills Foundation....

23+ hour, 25+ min ago  (730+ words) WASHINGTON " Americans" outlook on the job market has turned increasingly pessimistic, a surprisingly negative shift given the low unemployment rate but one that likely reflects an ongoing hiring drought. Just 28% of workers in a quarterly Gallup survey conducted late last…...

23+ hour, 7+ min ago  (166+ words) Sheetz plans to hire 500 new employees at its stores across Pennsylvania. The hiring day takes place from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at all of Sheetz" 315 locations in the commonwealth, the company said in an announcement. Sheetz got its start in Altoona…...

23+ hour, 44+ min ago  (623+ words) Emilia Mattucci and Joseph Pedulla, school counselors at East Allegheny Jr./Sr. High School, try to avoid what Mattucci calls "random acts of guidance." Rather than being reactive to students" needs, the counselors focus on data-driven, planned lessons and conversations…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (500+ words) Lauren Babbitt and Eva Blatz made the dean's list at the University of Buffalo for the fall 2025 semester. The following students made the dean's list at Point Park University for the fall 2025 semester: Heba Abdulkhaleiq, Ian Bowen, Alexander Coleman, Daniel…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (668+ words) Lily Baumgardner, a sophomore at Baldwin High School has been honored as one of Junior Achievement's 18 Under Eighteen. 18 Under Eighteen celebrates the boldest young leaders across the region " students making real impact in their schools, neighborhoods and communities, according to…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (440+ words) Hempfield school board members were pleased to find out Monday night that base bids for a renovation project at the high school came in tens of millions of dollars lower than a projected price tag of nearly $150 million. At its…...