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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A hiring freeze for faculty and staff at the University of Pittsburgh was instituted and will at least go to the end of June. The reason for this is because of the uncertainty of research grants from the Trump administration and their federal funding. This freeze will last until the end of this fiscal year and it could progress into the following fiscal year. According to the University of Pittsburgh, university purchases worth more than $25,000 will also continue to be reviewed.