Art here, there and everywhere: Pitt to catalog, purchase public art
Thousands of Oakland residents pass through “Light Up,” the large yellow sculpture in Posvar Hall Plaza, on their way to classes or meetings everyday, not thinking twice about it. But on Thursday, it...
View ArticleLas Palmas cited for health violation
The Allegheny County Health Department cited Las Palmas #2 for one health code violation Tuesday.The convenience store and taco stand, located at 326 Atwood St. in South Oakland, received one low-risk...
View ArticlePolice blotter: Jan. 23 – Jan. 29
The Pitt News collates and publishes the Pitt police’s media crime log on a weekly basis. Read more here.Thursday, Jan. 233:44 a.m. An individual reported a “harassment/threat between two employees” at...
View ArticleDruids establish not-so-secret social media presence
Each student is observed both inside the classroom by faculty, but apparently also outside the classroom — by the Druids.An Instagram and Twitter account — both with the handle @realpittdruids — run by...
View ArticlePitt instructs students, employees to cancel China travel plans in wake of...
Pitt is instructing community members who plan to visit China in the coming weeks to cancel their travel plans, according to an announcement posted by the Office of Public Safety and Emergency...
View ArticleScience Scoop: New, more effective tuberculosis vaccine developed
The origins of vaccines go back to the turn of the 19th century when Edward Jenner noticed that dairymaids who had been previously infected with cowpox were immune to smallpox. From there, he created...
View ArticleElevate meal plan falls short for Oakland restaurants
In its first month on campus, the Elevate Meal Program has left Oakland restaurant owners uncertain about its potential. The off-campus dining plan partnered with 16 local restaurants to offer students...
View ArticleIranian students, faculty discuss Pitt environment
When Hessam Babaee reunited with his family in 2016, it had been a decade since they had been together. Babaee, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at Pitt,...
View ArticleGrad union organizers planning second election for this semester
After months of hearings, appeals and legal disputes between Pitt and graduate student union organizers, Pat Healy, an organizer and Ph.D. student, said the road to a possible graduate student union...
View ArticleLaurie Kirsch to step down as vice provost
After working at Pitt for 27 years, Laurie Kirsch will step down from her position as vice provost for faculty affairs, development and diversity on June 30. According to a statement released by...
View ArticleGov. Wolf proposes flat funding for Pitt in proposed budget
Pitt could receive the same amount of money as it did during fiscal year 2020, despite asking for a 5.5% increase in state funding for fiscal year 2021.Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf’s $36.1 billion budget,...
View ArticleDisability researcher Sarah DeMaria talks special education at Alumni Breakfast
Sarah DeMaria was starting life as a high school social studies teacher in Houston with her husband when she was surprised by an email from Pitt, her alma mater, offering her the Urban Special...
View ArticleSGB planning events to celebrate Black History Month
Student Government Board began their meeting Tuesday night with an announcement from President Zechariah Brown about events SGB is working to host during Black History Month. “Myself, board member...
View ArticleNew neck of the woods for Pitt alum in gov. position
Don’t give up on saving the environment — there’s a Pitt grad fighting to protect it.Laura Watson, a North Hills native and 1995 Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences alumna, was appointed director of...
View ArticleThe “Cloud Factory” still running, 113 years strong
The Bellefield Boiler Plant has pumped out a steady flow of cloud-like exhaust from a tall stack tucked behind the Carnegie Museums for 113 years.This little-known “Cloud Factory,” as Pitt alumnus...
View Article2020 SGB candidates discuss platforms
What do Beyoncé, Starship robots and celebrity crushes all have in common? All of them were topics of debate for Student Government Board candidates at Wednesday’s Meet the Candidates event.Election...
View ArticlePitt alum hired to lead Pittsburgh NAACP
Pitt alumna Kellie Ware-Seabron will lead the Pittsburgh branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People as its new executive director, the organization announced in a Thursday...
View ArticlePolice blotter: Jan. 30 – Feb. 5
The Pitt News collates and publishes the Pitt police’s media crime log on a weekly basis. Read more here.Thursday, Jan. 308:46 p.m. A student in Nordenberg Hall was issued a conduct referral after a...
View ArticlePlan for Pitt 2025 moves to next stage in planning process
Pitt students may be planning for their midterm exams, spring break, even graduation for some. Meanwhile, the University has larger plans underway.The Plan for Pitt 2025, the University’s next...
View ArticleCNN’s Jim Acosta talks current state of journalism, new book at Point Park
Jim Acosta, CNN’s chief White House correspondent, is no stranger to criticism, even in Pittsburgh.When discussing his new book “The Enemy of the People: A Dangerous Time to Tell the Truth in America,”...
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