Robert Morris University
A monthly selection of media coverage of Robert Morris University during the previous month.
December 2012
RMU Provost David Jamison reminded us that he's an accomplished legal scholar with this Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article about the Australian radio hosts who played a horrible prank on the hospital where Kate Middleton was being treated for morning sickness:http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/tv-radio/on-the-media-law-here-a-barrier-to-aussie-dj-prank-665950/
Health care economist Stephen Foreman spoke to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review about the ongoing financial woes of the West Penn Allegheny Health System:http://triblive.com/business/headlines/3197986-74/allegheny-system-penn#axzz2GoWICzHy
KDKA NewsRadio's Rob Pratte interviewed Anthony Moretti, associate professor of communication, about the mayoral election in the city of Pittsburgh:http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2012/12/02/the-mayoral-race-under-the-microscope/
RMU merited mention in this Post-Gazette story about the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute:http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/corbett-provides-spark-to-new-industry-drive-664969/
The university's role in that initiative was highlighted in this Financial Times supplement.
Marketing Professor Gayle Marco lent her expertise to the Pittsburgh Business Times:http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/print-edition/2012/12/07/denny-builds-pr-firm-client-perspective.html?page=all
http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2012/12/28/mobile-e-commerce-jumps-this-holiday.html?s=print
The Trib wrote about Colonial Theatre director Ken Gargaro's production of "A Lyrical Christmas Carol.":http://triblive.com/aande/theaterarts/3082126-74/gargaro-christmas-says#axzz2F1jEoSv1
Speaking of Colonial Theatre, it's "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" found its way onto the Post-Gazette's Best of Pop Culture in 2012:http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/life/lifestyle/2012-the-best-of-pop-culture-666897/
And the PG's West edition included President Dell'Omo in the Year in Quotes:http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-west/the-year-in-quotes-in-the-west-suburbs-668017/
The Trib called on Scott Leff of the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management to discuss the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation:http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/3125412-74/board-foundation-history#axzz2F1jEoSv1
The completion of RMU's capital campaign and opening of the Wheatley Center made its way into the Independent, the newsletter of the Council of Independent Colleges:http://www.cic.edu/News-and-Publications/Independent-Newsletter/Fall-2012/Pages/Campus-Update.aspx
RMU earned a positive mention in this compelling Washington Post article about a New Castle teen's attempt to escape poverty:http://tinyurl.com/ag27aks
Mary Ann Rafoth, dean of the School of Education and Social Sciences, was tapped for a story in South Florida Parenting:http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/south-florida-parenting/sfe-sfp-whats-your-childs-learning-style,0,7648080.story
Patch.com reported on RMU's role in documenting the history of the Mooncrest community:http://moon.patch.com/articles/funding-awarded-for-mooncrest-historic-preservation-efforts
Psychologist William Kelly spoke to the magainze High Country News for an article about love of the night sky:http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.22/at-home-with-the-oil-rigs
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