Mark Nootbaar
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Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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Meet The Head Of The World's Oldest Academic Bagpipe Program
Andrew Carnegie had a personal bagpipe player on his payroll and the university that bears his name shows its Scottish roots through its signature green → Read More
Newly Passed Bill Will Give Pennsylvania Inspector General More Power
After vetoing a similar measure last year, Gov. Tom Wolf says he will sign recently passed legislation that substantially changes the Office of State → Read More
Clarion University Offers Certificate Program To Help People Fight Opioid Epidemic
Data from 2016 is still being calculated, but according to Gov. Tom Wolf, the number of drug overdose deaths is continuing to rise in the commonwealth. In → Read More
Pitt Researchers Think A Wearable Artificial Lung Could Be In The Near Future
Artificial lungs have been around for decades, but they’re usually large devices that force the patient to remain in a hospital bed until their lungs → Read More
Use Of Opioids Among Workers' Comp Patients Falls In PA, But Slower Than In Most States
The use of prescribed opioid painkillers among workers' compensation claimants is falling in Pennsylvania at a rate slower than most other states. The → Read More
Climate Change Forces Local Birds To Breed Sooner
Several species of birds that call southwestern Pennsylvania home are breeding as much as three weeks sooner than they did 50 years ago. If the shift → Read More
Lead Task Force Members Comb Through Reports In Hope Of Making Recommendations By November
A task force formed in May to make recommendations on policies and programs to protect Allegheny County residents from lead is hoping to provide its → Read More
Rural Hospitals Could Take Major Hit From New Health Care Plan
The Congressional Budget Office predicts 14 million Americans who currently have insurance would be without it next year if the Senate Republican version → Read More
PWSA Board Members Tell Council Lead And Better Billing Are Top Priorities
While being grilled by the Pittsburgh City Council during a reappointment hearing Wednesday, PWSA board member and City Department of Finance Treasurer → Read More
Pittsburgh Police Look To Gov. Wolf To Expand Body Camera Use
During a special Pittsburgh City Council meeting Tuesday, public safety officials called on Gov. Tom Wolf to sign legislation that would allow officers → Read More
New Artificial Intelligence Hub At CMU Aims To Make Pittsburgh A World Leader In AI
Faculty and staff from several schools at Carnegie Mellon University are joining forces in an effort to accelerate the science of Artificial Intelligence. → Read More
Pittsburgh Vehicle Fleet Gets Grant For Solar Power
Pittsburgh is using a quarter-million dollars in state grants to launch its effort to have a fossil-free vehicle fleet but 2030. The funds from the → Read More
Licensed Marijuana Growers In PA Might Have Weed, But They Still Can't Get A Bank Account
Pennsylvania handed out licenses to 12 companies to grow marijuana for medicinal uses last week, and is expected to license producers and dispensaries soon → Read More
CMU Kicks Off New Quarterly Report To Track Carbon Emissions From Power Plants
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are hoping a new quarterly report will help policymakers and the public keep track of the carbon dioxide impact → Read More
Need A Robot For That? CMU-Developed Software Helps You Design & 3D Print Them
CMU Robotics Institute assistant professor Stelian Coros was working to find ways to make animated characters navigate their simulated environments, such → Read More
After 30 Years In Heavy Construction, Allegheny County Animal Keeper Tries Farming
Allegheny County has thousands of employees, but one of them has a rather unusual title. George Ursta is an animal keeper at Round Hill Park in Elizabeth → Read More
Bill To Increase Penalties For Some Heroin Sellers Passes Senate Committee
When police are called to the scene of a drug overdose they can treat it as a crime scene or an accident scene. Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen → Read More
CNG Fueling Stations Grow In Pittsburgh Region, But Access Still Hard To Find
Until this week, the Mid Mon Transit Authority in Donora had eight Compressed Natural Gas, or CNG, fueled buses but no permanent place to fill them. That's → Read More
Pittsburghers Rally Downtown To Say Yes To Paris Agreement
Despite a bomb threat for Market Square called in to Pittsburgh Police Saturday morning, a few hundred protestors marched from the City County Building on → Read More
Mayor Rejects Trump's Use Of Pittsburgh In Announcement Of Climate Accord Withdrawal
In a strongly worded statement, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto rejected President Donald Trump’s use of Pittsburgh in his announcement of the withdrawal of → Read More