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The popular annual lecture by Dr. Marvin Thomas, professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, will examine the events that led to the start of World War I. 

A new program at Pitt-Bradford will offer $1,000 scholarships to qualifying high school students currently enrolled in its College in the High School courses. 

Pitt-Bradford has created a new award for qualifying students from Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties in New York that will reduce their tuition costs, enabling them to pay standard Pennsylvania tuition rather than higher out-of-state rates.  

Pitt-Bradford will hold its ninth Empty Bowls and Baskets Dinner of homemade soup and bread to raise awareness of the fight against hunger and to raise money for The Friendship Table.

Pitt-Bradford has received three awards – one gold and two silver -- from the national Collegiate Advertising Awards Program for 2013-14, which recognizes colleges and universities for excellence in communications, marketing, advertising and promotions. 

Kelcey Schaum, a psychology major, will present research at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association next week in Boston. 

Pitt-Bradford honored 16 staff members recently for those celebrating service anniversaries. 

Avi, the Newbery Award-winning author of more than 70 books for children and young adults, will visit Pitt-Bradford March 19. 

Runners and walkers are invited to take part in a 50th Anniversary Blue and Gold Dash at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, a 1½-mile fun run/walk around campus where participants will get doused in blue and gold color powder from head to toe.

Pitt-Bradford will kick off its Women’s History Month activities March 4 with a visit from ecologist, author and cancer survivor, Dr. Sandra Steingraber.