PITTSBURGH — The University of Pittsburgh is putting hiring on hold. Channel 11 obtained a memo sent to faculty and staff on Monday, announcing a hiring freeze for faculty and staff through at least June. Tonight on Channel 11 at 11, reporter Christine D’Antonio explains the financial uncertainty the university says it’s trying to get ahead of.

The University of Pittsburgh has instituted a hiring freeze of all faculty and staff for the rest of the fiscal year that ends June 30, the university said Monday. The action was taken in response to uncertainty around Trump administration funding of research grants.