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History Standing Still

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Chatham Village: Pittsburgh’s Garden Village is the first book that focuses on the study of the quaint historical neighborhood located in the hillsides of Mt. [...]

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Jewelry for Japan

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In high school, most students are required to take Spanish, French, or German. But one of the language options at Mt. Lebanon High School included Japanese — until the district started removing it from the [...]

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We Hear You!

Listen up! We have the details on Carnegie CREATE Lab’s Hear Me [...]

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Let the Spelling Begin!

Over the next three days 275 of the top brains in the world ages 8-15 will compete in the 84th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. The quest for the ultimate title begins today with the start of the preliminary rounds leading to the semi-finals tomorrow and finals on Friday.  What challenges can we expect to [...]

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Explore Greensburg!

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This past spring, the University of Pittsburgh Greensburg received “initial program approval” from the Pennsylvania Department of Education to add Instructional I certificate programs in Early Childhood Education and Secondary Education to its [...]

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Starmakers

Starmakers Gala

More than 500 guests raised more than $300,000 to benefit Point Park’s Conservancy of Performing Arts and its scholarship program. “We were very pleased to be able to honor Mrs. Violet Gallo and are grateful of the support of Ron and Pat Violi as honorary chairs,” says Point Park Director of Marketing and Communications Mary Ellen Solomon. [...]

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania Legacy Gala

IUP Legacy Gala

This was the third year of the Legacy Gala, which has accumulated more than $260,000 to benefit the University Fund for Academic Excellence since its inception. During the gala, senior vice president for Hillard Heintze, Glenn Cannon, received the Presidential Legacy Award for Civic Service, while actor-educator Barbara Russell was honored with the Presidential Legacy Award for Alumni [...]

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Chatham University Offers Law and Business Seminars

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Pittsburgh law firm Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP has teamed up with Chatham University’s Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship for law and business seminars taking place June 2, 9, 16, and [...]

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Dr. Randy Pausch

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Since his famous Last Lecture in September 2007, the wisdom and words of Randy Pausch, who graced the June 2008 cover of WHIRL (W77), have been inspiring people all over the [...]

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Hollywood Nights

The Omni William Penn Hotel’s Grand Ballroom will be bedecked in Hollywood glamour on June 5 for the California University of Pennsylvania’s President’s Gala, themed “The Golden Age of [...]