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Students speak out against Yiannopoulos
In the spirit of free speech, Pitt’s Student Government Board passed the microphone Tuesday to a line of students speaking out about a controversial speaker whose visit SGB partially funded. At its...
View ArticleNatalie Dall wins SGB Presidency
Running late into the night, the Student Government Board meeting that preceded this year’s election nearly overshadowed the results’ unveiling. Following a mostly open-floor meeting in which Pitt’s...
View ArticleUniversity renews PittPerks benefit program
Pitt’s Senate Committee on Benefits and Welfare decided Tuesday to continue and improve PittPerks, the program implemented to give employees discounts at local businesses, for another year. The free...
View ArticleGallagher calls on state legislators to pass budget
After eight months of impasse, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher has united with the presidents of three state-related universities in Harrisburg to urge state legislators to pass a budget. A statement...
View ArticlePitt to host course on Muslims in America
Pitt’s ninth installment of its series on Muslims is turning its focus to Islam’s role in the United States. Coming the weekend after spring break, “Muslims in a Global Context” — a free, biannual,...
View ArticlePPC announces Bigelow Bash headliners
This spring, two headlining artists will claim the street and the stage at Bigelow Bash. On Thursday at 11 p.m., Pitt Program Council announced Bigelow Bash, the annual outdoor spring concert, will...
View ArticlePitt adds environmental science major
Pitt students can now study the environment through the lens of human influence on the earth. Starting this semester, students can officially declare environmental science as their major after the...
View ArticlePennsylvania researchers find benefits to testosterone treatments
Pennsylvania researchers found that testosterone gel — especially for retirement-age men — can make life a little funkier. University of Pennsylvania researchers in February found for the first time...
View ArticleLists, meetings and 40,000 meals: A day in the life of Market’s executive chef
Mid-morning Wednesday, Chris Cox looked down at one of his three notepads. He knew he had to fill and send out two or three large food orders, with the help of a few student workers. And write the Food...
View ArticleStudents speak at ‘safe space’
Just because Abby Meinen and Marcus Robinson are different people with different experiences, that doesn’t mean they can’t talk about sensitive and controversial topics together. But when they do,...
View ArticleSouth Oakland gas station robbed
Pittsburgh police are seeking a man suspected of robbing the Sunoco gas station on Craft Avenue in South Oakland Thursday night. According to a release, police said officers arrived at the gas station...
View ArticlePitt study finds overdose deaths rise in Pa.
As the country sees a nationwide rise in heroin use, as well as deaths and legal issues surrounding the drug, Pitt researchers found the rate of overdose deaths in the state has increased since 1979....
View ArticleBreathe in, breathe out: Mindfulness practices find focus at Pitt
Cross your T’s, dot your I’s, mind your manners as well as your inner self — or so says a wave of recent research and an increased focus on being present. In the midst of some 28,000 students with...
View ArticleSIDEBAR: Breathe in, breathe out: Mindfulness practices find focus at Pitt
Mindful meditation can relieve chronic, debilitating pain in older adults, according to a new study from Pitt researchers. Researchers from UPMC published the study, which showed the effects of...
View ArticleOakland’s Crime Map for Feb. 26 – March 9
Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 10:05 a.m. Fifth Avenue at Bouquet Street. Pitt police responded to a report of an individual exposing himself. Police checked the area and didn’t find anyone exposing...
View ArticlePitt to open engineering labs off-campus
Making new metallic alloys for jumbo jet and turbine engines and turning Oakland into a self-sufficient power grid could both become realities within the next five years, according to researchers who...
View ArticleRethinking manhood: Marine captain speaks to students
Judging by their recruitment advertisements, Marine troops are the epitome of masculinity — musclebound and emotionless. But the Marines in those commercials do not reflect reality. According to Marine...
View ArticleSunoco robbed twice this week
Pittsburgh police officers are seeking a man who robbed the Sunoco gas station in South Oakland early Tuesday morning — the second robbery at the gas station in less than a week. Officers responded to...
View ArticleCancer researcher wins millions
With a new, multi-million dollar grant awarded Tuesday, a Pitt cancer researcher’s work into the link between viruses and cancer just got a bit easier. The National Cancer Institute chose Patrick...
View ArticleEngineers model power grid to solve solar problem
After receiving federal funding in February, a team of Pitt engineers aims to create a model of an all-inclusive electrical grid that incorporates solar power. Right now, the electricity from solar...
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