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HARRISBURG – In preparation for its 50th anniversary celebration this fall, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford was recognized by the state House of Representatives Wednesday, said Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint).

Dr. Assad Panah, professor of geology, was inducted as president of the National Association of Academies of Science at the organization’s meeting in Boston.

Black-clothed officers with “FEDERAL AGENT” stamped across their backs in yellow block letters swarmed the Crime Scene Investigation House repeatedly last week as part of training exercises.

A new Bachelor of Science program in energy science and technology available beginning this fall takes advantage of the region’s place in the petroleum and gas industries and the growing interest in alternative energy sources.

Pitt-Bradford and Jamestown Community College have signed a transfer agreement enabling students with an associate degree to seamlessly transfer into Pitt-Bradford’s bachelor’s of arts degree program in general studies.

Two of the students graduating Sunday from Pitt-Bradford will be flying high after commencement.

Pitt-Bradford Students, led by Dr. Stephen Robar, associate professor of political science, will be canvassing the Allegheny National Forest starting in mid-May to conduct a full environmental analysis for the Pennsylvania Kinzua Pathways proposed project “The Trails at Jakes Rocks.”

Pitt-Bradford will be able to offer a limited number of full scholarships for qualifying North Central Pennsylvania children to attend either X-treme Science Camp or its Crime Solving 101 Summer Enrichment Class.

A junior criminal justice major is getting a glimpse of graduate school life while serving as a research assistant on two projects.

Dr. Francis Mulcahy, associate professor of chemistry, has received the 2013 Chairs’ Faculty Teaching Award for excellence in teaching.