Pitt construction halted under governor’s order
As businesses shutter across Pennsylvania in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the roaring sounds of construction normally heard across Pitt have gone silent as well.Pitt halted all construction...
View ArticleOakland businesses adjust to social distancing order
Many Pitt students have returned home early for the rest of the semester — forcing local businesses to change the way they operate.After Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s order on March 19 to temporarily...
View ArticlePittsburgh buildings light up in support of front-line pandemic workers
Light spread across Pittsburgh amidst the darkness of the COVID-19 pandemic — literally.Buildings across the City lit up Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. as part of the Illumination Ovation event, a show of...
View ArticleSGB announces approval of new allocations chair Aboli Kesbhat
Student Government Board President Zechariah Brown kicked off the Tuesday night public meeting by announcing the newly appointed SGB allocations committee chair for the 2020-21 academic year, Aboli...
View ArticlePitt to host spring commencement online
Pitt announced Wednesday that spring commencement will move online this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Commencement will take place on the originally scheduled date of April 26, hosted via...
View ArticlePitt cancels all fall study abroad programming as pandemic continues
Pitt is cancelling all fall and full-year study abroad and study away programs in 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Wednesday email from a top University official.Ariel Armory,...
View ArticleConstruction at Pitt health care facility to resume
Construction will resume at a new Pitt health care facility on Centre Avenue, the University said Wednesday.The facility, a health care research development located at 5051 Centre Avenue in Shadyside,...
View ArticleGet in line for online wine: PA alcohol sales move online
Though Fine Wine & Good Spirits has temporarily closed its doors, hope is not lost for those looking to liven up their spirits with spirits.Across Pennsylvania, state-run Fine Wine & Good...
View ArticleMajority of dorm security officers furloughed, but some remain on the job
Toneka Haruna has worked at Pitt for 10 years as a residence hall security officer. Now, she protects students against an invisible threat — the COVID-19 pandemic.Haruna, who currently works in Bouquet...
View ArticlePolice blotter: April 2 – April 8
The Pitt News collates and publishes the Pitt police’s media crime log on a weekly basis. Read more here.Police recorded nothing in the crime log for April 2-6.Tuesday, April 73:58 p.m. Pitt police...
View ArticleUniversity Senate panel talks mental health in virtual meeting
Mental wellness has become a widely discussed topic during the ongoing pandemic. Some Pitt community members took the time to discuss how current events are affecting mental health in academia and what...
View ArticleSodexo to lay off more than 700 workers as contract expires
Pitt’s outgoing dining contractor, Sodexo, will lay off hundreds of dining workers by the end of its contract on June 30, according to a filing with the state Department of Labor and Industry.Meredith...
View ArticlePitt branch campuses become test-optional temporarily, highlighting concerns...
Seamus McDevitt, a junior at City Honors School in Buffalo, New York, plans on applying to Pitt in the fall, but because of cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic he hasn’t been able to take the...
View ArticleDissertation defense from a distance, Pitt doctoral candidates move online
While it has halted many major facets of daily life, the coronavirus pandemic is not stopping Pitt Ph.D. candidates who are determined to hold their dissertation defenses. With the ongoing COVID-19...
View ArticlePitt to receive more than $21 million in emergency federal funding
Pitt will receive nearly $21.3 million in emergency funding as part of the federal government’s $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic rescue package, according to figures from the federal Department of...
View ArticlePitt offers on-campus students free Healthy Rides through April
With Port Authority bus schedules reduced and the number of riders per bus limited, students remaining on campus during the coronavirus pandemic are lacking in public transportation options. In an...
View ArticleSGB approves 2020-21 board and committee members at final meeting of semester
President Zechariah Brown began the final Student Government Board public meeting of the school year by warning members not to take a screenshot if he started to cry.“If I start to ugly cry, I’m hoping...
View ArticlePitt Pantry continues to aid students, community despite closure
With campuses emptied and University life brought to a halt, student journalism is in a tough spot right now. We’re asking our readers to please support the work of our current staff, as well as the...
View ArticleStudents must consult with academic adviser to change courses to...
With campuses emptied and University life brought to a halt, student journalism is in a tough spot right now. We’re asking our readers to please support the work of our current staff, as well as the...
View ArticleExperts urge students to participate in Census, despite pandemic
With campuses emptied and University life brought to a halt, student journalism is in a tough spot right now. We’re asking our readers to please support the work of our current staff, as well as the...
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