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Construction on new Downtown Apartments to begin, but is there a need?

by Erin Yudt | Mar 29, 2022 | Business, Latest Stories, News, Spring 2022

By: Erin Yudt College student Kairi Stallsmith is still unsure where they are going to live next semester. As the next fall semester becomes closer and sign up for meal plans and housing contracts loom, college students are tasked again with finding the best and...

Point Park University prepares for COVID- 19 to hit Pittsburgh

by Zoey Angeluccci | Mar 10, 2020 | News, Spring 2020

By Noah Marshalek PITTSBURGH, PA-  Point Park University Dean of Students, Keith Paylo’s normal day at work is spent trying to get college students engaged and active at Point Park University but recently, the normal day is no longer as normal. Since the middle of...

University of Pittsburgh scientists work to develop coronavirus vaccine

by Zoey Angeluccci | Mar 9, 2020 | News, Spring 2020

By Jake Dabkowski Disclaimer: This story was previously ran in The Globe. Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh have begun developing a potential vaccine for COVID-19. COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus, has become an international issue, and the death...

Communities in Pittsburgh struggle with loss of local news coverage

by Point Park News Service | Oct 24, 2019 | Fall 2019, News

By: Diana Navarrete PITTSBURGH, Pa.–Communities in the tristate area are losing their primary source of information and are finding solutions to maintain existing news organizations. Various communities are losing daily and weekly newspapers. While others are...

New Castle fights to keep their newspaper up and running

by Point Park News Service | Oct 24, 2019 | Fall 2019, News

By: Zoey Angelucci As the Youngstown Vindicator closed its doors on Aug. 31 2019, the nearby city of New Castle was fighting against news desert norms to save its paper and community.  They rely financially on advertising and print and online subscriptions. They...

Facebook looks for ways to end misinformation in the face of news deserts

by Point Park News Service | Oct 24, 2019 | Fall 2019, News

By: Adam Stout “About one in three users in the U.S. live in places where we cannot find enough local news on Facebook to launch Today in,” Facebook said in a recent blog post online. “What does that mean exactly? In the last 28 days, there has not been a single day...
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Please join us this Friday, June 10 at 2 p.m. at the @mckeeslibrary for a presentation by Pittsburgh filmmaker @nickchilders 🎥
Nick recently returned from a three month reporting trip to Ukraine where he was documenting the Russian invasion for a variety of media outlets 📰

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There are over 13,000 people with developmental disabilities waiting for services. Award-winning podcaster Erin Gannon speaks with a prominent disability advocate to unpack the full impact of this fact. https://t.co/NSdNWSZPmL
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Some 30% of people w/#DownSyndrome in their 50s have #Alzheimers, says @NDSS. Hear a sister's remembrance of her brother, who had DS and developed dementia. On A Valid Podcast from All-Abilities Media's collaborations w/ @pointparkcmi, @PublicSourcePA https://t.co/8x8UrAHGAG

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