Research funding also helps boost the state's economy, according to a study done by Tripp Umbach, a Pittsburgh-based consulting firm that presented its findings to the NU Board of Regents in December.

Pillen, who served on the NU Board of Regents before becoming governor, also proposed transferring roughly $11 million from a biomedical research fund into the budget for the Department of Health ...

During a work session at the board of education’s organizational and regular meeting Saturday, Board president Brian Davis said that the elementary was the last building that they’ve had issues with ...