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One year after a global pandemic shuttered campuses across the country, colleges and universities in Western Pennsylvania are weighing the return of an annual rite of spring — commencement ceremonies. The University of Pittsburgh, the region’s largest school, has announced it will stagger smaller in-person ceremonies at its Oakland campus

AP   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Matt Jones breathed a sigh of relief Friday as he met with Jeannette High School Principal Joe Baker to chart the latest stage in a phased-in return to five-day-a-week in-person classes. Like fellow school administrators across the region, the superintendent of Jeannette schools has spent countless hours on the phone, seeking vaccines for teachers and support personnel. ...

  TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. A 24-year-old Monroe­ville man died Saturday morning of injuries he suffered in a motorcycle crash Saturday in Murrysville. The Westmoreland County Coroner identified the man as Robert S. Mahan. According to Murrysville police, Mahan was headed south on Sardis Road near Cal-Ken Court about 12:45 a.m. when his motorcycle collided with another vehicle. Westmoreland County Coro...

Courtesy of R3A Architecture   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. A new partnership between the Richard K. Mellon Foundation and Arctaris Impact Investors, a Boston-based impact investment group, is launching a $20 million investment fund to underwrite economic development projects in distressed communities in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. The fund, unveiled Wednesday, will target projects that support e...

A year ago, however, doctors knew very little about the virus. Why some of the infected exhibit no symptoms while others are left to fight for their lives and still others succumb to covid-19 still leaves many questions. The early days of the pandemic saw health professionals urge people to wear masks, wash hands and stay away from others. People frantically searched for personal protective equipment, like face masks and gloves — both of which were in short supply. Store shelves were largely ...

Giovanni Cicala is entering a select fraternity this fall. The Kiski School senior from Avonmore hit the books, weathered the pandemic and scored high enough in a competitive scholarship exam to win an opportunity to attend Saint Vincent College tuition-free for the next four years as one of the winners of the college’s 40th annual Wimmer Scholarship Competition. About 120 high school students have scored top marks on the college’s highly competitive scholarship exam over the last four deca...

Tribune-Review   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Add Slippery Rock University to the growing list of colleges projecting a reopening at near normal levels this fall. The announcement Monday that the state university located in Butler County is anticipating near normal operations this fall follows announcements last week from four other State System universities in Western Pennsylvania — California, Clarion...

Tribune-Review   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Officials at Philips Respironics, a medical equipment manufacturer that produces ventilators and sleeping equipment, confirmed Friday that the company plans to close the sleep and respiratory care services at its East Huntingdon facility. A spokeswoman for the international manufacturer said the shutdown is part of an ongoing effort to “enhance the repair se...

Indiana University of Pennsylvania is joining California, Clarion and Edinboro in posting plans for a full return to campus. Fall semester at Indiana school is slated to begin Aug. 27, officials said. Declining covid-19 numbers apparently are playing into calculations as university leaders across the region plot their plans for

Officials at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg campus have set the stage for more in-person classes. Beginning Monday, the official risk status at the Hempfield campus will be lowered from elevated to guarded, Pitt Greensburg President Robert Gregerson announced. The change means professors will have the option of returning to campus to teach classes that are currently being offered online. Students will still have the option of taking all classes online or returning to the classroom, ...