JOHNSTOWN

Dental training center being established

The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Hyndman Area Health Centers and Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center are partnering to establish a Regional Training Center in Johnstown, the third location to offer Pitt dental training and care in rural Pennsylvania communities. The center will train general practice dental residents, dental hygienists and dental assistants.

Patients will be able to receive routine dental care at the new Regional Training Center in Johnstown beginning in July 2027. Hyndman Area Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center, will house the dental center. Patients can continue to be treated in Hyndman’s existing location in downtown Johnstown until the new center is open.

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, under the leadership of CEO Rodney Reider, will be the hospital partner, hosting residents in the General Practice Residency program. For information on how to apply to the hybrid dental hygiene or dental assistant programs, visit the Pitt Dental Medicine Regional Training Center website.

UNIVERSITY PARK

WPSU to feature Whiskey Rebellion

To commemorate America’s 250th anniversary, WPSU will host free public screenings of “The Whiskey Rebellion,” an original WPSU production, at multiple locations across the viewing area.

The Blair County premiere will be held during Fort Roberdeau Legacy Weekend, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 13, and at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 14, at Fort Roberdeau. Additional public screenings are scheduled for locations in western Pennsylvania, including at the Bradford House in Washington and the Arc Human Services and Chicco Baccello in Canonsburg. Visit “The Whiskey Rebellion” webpage for the most up-to-date information and register for a free public screening.

WPSU was awarded a $200,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support the development and distribution of the 30-minute documentary that explores the complex and interwoven relationship between citizen protest and federal authority that occurred during the Whiskey Rebellion, which largely centered on events in western Pennsylvania, from 1791-94.