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March 11, 2025

Polymers, Prototypes and Penguins: Hand Safety Reimagined during Rethink the Rink 2025

Carnegie Mellon University students develop innovative hockey glove designsThe Pittsburgh Penguins and Covestro lend hockey and material science expertiseBauer Hockey brings student prototypes to life with advanced R&D

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Mike McCarthy will offer more of the same for Steelers — and that’s disappointing

By PAUL ZEISE, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

January 24, 2026

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Mike McCarthy is a really good football coach, and we have established that already. He is also a Pittsburgh guy, grew up in Greenf...

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Local Sports, Sports

Steelers and Mike McCarthy have reached a verbal agreement for McCarthy to coach his hometown team

By WILL GRAVES - AP Sports Writer

January 24, 2026

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike McCarthy is coming home. The Pittsburgh Steelers announced Saturday the club has reached a verbal agreement with McCarthy to re...

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PA State News

New funding supports critical research on soil microbiomes and their resilience

January 24, 2026

UNIVERSITY PARK — Drylands cover more than 40% of the Earth's terrestrial surface, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Na...

Local News

Q&A with the DA: A ‘hung’ jury

By STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney

January 24, 2026

(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...

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Round the Square

‘Round the Square: A letter from Harvey, part 5 of 5

January 24, 2026

JAPAN 5: We'll wrap up the lengthy letter home from traveler Harvey Phillips. In this part, the travelers were invited to a home for "a real Japanese ...

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