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February 27, 2012

Reputations for research help buoy Western Pennsylvania colleges : Chris Briem in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Posted on Monday, February 27, 2012 at 01:44 pm ET

Sunday, February 26, 2012
By Debra Erdley, Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Reputations for research help buoy Western Pennsylvania colleges

Economist Chris Briem is quoted regarding the economic impact of colleges and universities.

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February 21, 2012

Pittsburgh Region Shines in Annual Report : Doug Heuck on 90.5 Essential Public Radio

Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 11:02 am ET

Monday, February 20, 2012
by Charlee Song, 90.5 Essential Public Radio
Pittsburgh Region Shines in Annual Report

Results in the 2012 Annual Report from PittsburghToday.org (Pittsburgh Regional Indicators Project) are highlighted by 90.5 Essential Public Radio.

When the benchmarking project began in 1995, Director Douglas Heuck said Pittsburgh fared poorly in many categories, but now it is number one in job growth with a relatively strong, diversified economy."

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February 20, 2012

The Life Course, Independence & Late-Life Depression : Richard Schulz in Psychiatry Weekly

Posted on Monday, February 20, 2012 at 03:30 pm ET

Monday, February 20, 2012
An interview by Lonnie Stoltzfoos
The Life Course, Independence & Late-Life Depression

Center Director Richard Schulz is interviewed for Psychiatry Weekly, a weekly hospital placed news and information service.

"Treatment of depression in late life can be particularly vexing because of the other inevitable life changes that occur during those years - bereavement, changing health or illness, and functional disability. Dr. Richard Schulz has conducted extensive research on how late-life disease and depression affect patients and their loved ones, and how people adapt to the changes that can occur in later years."

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February 20, 2012

Job growth, dollar value, culture attract workers to Pittsburgh : Doug Heuck in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Posted on Monday, February 20, 2012 at 09:27 am ET

Sunday, February 19, 2012
By Thomas Olson, Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Job growth, dollar value, culture attract workers to Pittsburgh

Results in the 2012 Annual Report from PittsburghToday.org (Pittsburgh Regional Indicators Project) are highlighted in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review.

"When you have a regional economy with an unemployment rate lower than the national average, that becomes attractive," said Douglas Heuck, director of Pittsburgh Today's Regional Indicators. "People look at Pittsburgh and think, 'Hey, I can get a job there.'"

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February 20, 2012

Pittsburgh Today study: Region rates well in job creation, economy : Doug Heuck in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Posted on Monday, February 20, 2012 at 09:14 am ET

Sunday, February 19, 2012
By Marylynne Pitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Today study: Region rates well in job creation, economy

Results in the 2012 Annual Report from PittsburghToday.org (Pittsburgh Regional Indicators Project) are highlighted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

"A new report card for Pittsburgh shows that more people are moving to this area than leaving and that the region's increasingly diversified economy is generating jobs in education, financial services, energy and medicine. 'It is a total change for our area,' said Douglas Heuck, director of Pittsburgh Today."

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February 07, 2012

Elderly caregivers need to monitor their stress : Richard Schulz on PennLive.com

Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2012 at 01:29 pm ET

Monday, February 06, 2012
By Linda Rhodes, PennLive.com
Elderly caregivers need to monitor their stress

Center Director Richard Schulz's elder care research is highlighted in this article.

"Studies led by Dr. Richard Schulz, professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, found that older spouses who reported caregiver stress had a 63 percent higher risk of death compared to peers who had no caregiving role."

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February 06, 2012

Allegheny County reassessment favors properties with higher prices, review finds: Chris Briem in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Posted on Monday, February 06, 2012 at 09:55 am ET

Sunday February 5, 2012
By Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Allegheny County reassessment favors properties with higher prices, review finds

Economist Chris Briem provides continuing commentary on Allegheny County property reassessments.

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