News Tipoffs - Pennsylvania Editors
Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center: Putting the "Center" Back in ETC
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 28 -- Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center posted the following news:
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Putting the "Center" Back in ETC
Sep 25, 2026
By Hannah Kinney-Kobre
Twenty-five students from Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business walked into the Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) for a full-day immersive simulation. By the afternoon, they were writing scripts, assembling costumes and props, learning production roles and preparing to perfo
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Class of 2030 Pharmacy Candidates Cloaked for their Professional Journeys
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 27 -- The Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences posted the following news:
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Class of 2030 Pharmacy Candidates Cloaked for their Professional Journeys
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Faculty, staff, alumni, family and friends watched with pride as more than 100 Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences aspiring pharmacists donned their white coats to begin their professional journeys.
An annual rite of passage, the Pharmacy White Coat ceremony recognizes the completion of a phar
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Comcast NBCUniversal Announces $2.5 Million in Unrestricted Grants to 80 Nonprofits
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23 -- Comcast, a cable television company, issued the following news release:
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Sep 23, 2026
Comcast NBCUniversal Announces $2.5 Million in Unrestricted Grants to 80 Nonprofits
NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants have provided $24.3M to 695 nonprofits since 2018
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Comcast NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal Local announced that a total of $2.5 million has been awarded to 80 nonprofit organizations servicing one of the 11 NBC- and Telemundo-owned stations' marke
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Interior IG: 'Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Grants Awarded to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Fish and Boat Commission by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service'
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following report (No. 2025-CGD-024) on Sept. 22, 2026, entitled "Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Grants Awarded to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Fish and Boat Commission by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service."
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Introduction
Objectives
In March 2021, we entered into an intra-agency agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to conduct audits of State agencies receiving gr
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Justice IG: 'Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency'
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 26-095) entitled "Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to Safe Berks, Reading, Pennsylvania":
Here are excerpts:
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Background
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provided funds to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (Pennsylvania CCD), the stat
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Two New Books From SPIA Faculty Tackle the Politics Behind Healthcare and Global Investment
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 21 -- The University of Pittsburgh School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news:
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Two new books from SPIA faculty tackle the politics behind healthcare and global investment
September 21, 2026
Growing up in Peru, Zoila Ponce de Leon saw disparities in access to healthcare from a young age. She may not yet have had the language for it, but she was already asking the questions she would spend much of her early career working to answe
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Westminster's Foster Art Gallery to showcase work by alumni artists
NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, Sept. 26 -- Westminster College posted the following news:
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Westminster's Foster Art Gallery to showcase work by alumni artists
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#Gallery reception will be held during Homecoming Weekend
The Foster Art Gallery at Westminster College will showcase the creative work of Westminster alumni from a variety of graduating years and artistic disciplines during an upcoming alumni exhibition Sept. 28 through Oct. 23.
The exhibition, which is open to alumni artists
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