The University of Pittsburgh’s Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences will begin offering undergraduate students a journalism certificate this fall.

CARLISLE — As the two-day Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit drew to a close Wednesday afternoon, U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick announced 30 projects totaling nearly $10 billion that he said would advance American shipbuilding, munitions, the space industry and emerging technologies such as AI and robotics.

Allegheny County Council on Tuesday unanimously backed UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital nurses and advanced practice providers, voicing support for their push for national staffing standards as union contract negotiations with the health system continue.

Pittsburgh has been writing its own Cinderella fairy tale for a century.

The state budget approved Sunday includes almost $2.7 million in new performance-based funding for the University of Pittsburgh and more than $4 million for Penn State University.

It’s a big Fourth of July weekend because it’s also America’s 250th anniversary. Between cookouts and fireworks, there’s still plenty to do around town. Here are a few options to fit into your schedule.

Police have arrested a McKeesport man for helping stage a “street takeover” earlier this month in the heart of the University of Pittsburgh’s Oakland campus, where he and others repeatedly spun their vehicles in circles, churning up smoke and scarring Forbes Avenue with tire marks amid dozens of late-night revelers.

Khadija Hassan knows that with great power comes great responsibility with the skills she’s learning at the University of Pittsburgh’s CyberCamp.

The sport of soccer features countless moments where movement and judgment calls happen in less than a second.

University of Pittsburgh officials believe a new, hybrid nursing program will help meet the growing demand for advanced nurse practitioners.