Newsmaker: Christine Pollock

Noteworthy: Pollock has been named director for foundation relations within the Office of Research at Duquesne University. She will be responsible for all foundation fundraising, and will continue to develop Duquesne's relationships with foundations while assisting faculty who are working to secure funding from them.

Age: 44

Residence: Squirrel Hill

Family: Husband, Gary, and son, Ian, 15

Education: Bachelor's and master's degrees in history from Duquesne

Background: Former library and archives employee at the Heinz History Center; worked at the foundation center and development office for the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh; and was manager of foundation relations at Holy Family Institute in Emsworth

Quote: "It's a great opportunity, something I didn't expect, that I can take everything I've learned up to this point and help the university."