Pitt task force planning fall on-campus operations amid pandemic
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Pitt has continued campus operations wherever possible. Plans for an unclear fall semester operation continue to be under development through three task forces...
View ArticlePitt requests extension for implementing controversial new Title IX rule
Following the U.S. Department of Education’s May 6 announcement of a controversial new Title IX rule to take effect by Aug. 14, Pitt joined with other universities to request a longer implementation...
View ArticleOakland businesses work to chart path forward in yellow phase
Even before Gov. Tom Wolf issued a mid-March order for restaurants to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Khalil’s Restaurant on Baum Boulevard was practicing social distancing for its patrons.“We were...
View ArticlePitt researchers developing virus-repellent textiles
A shortage of personal protective equipment for hospital employees and volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for the U.S. health care system, while at the same time posing a...
View Article‘This feeling of helplessness’: International students concerned about fall...
Sritama Chatterjee will likely have to wait another year before she can visit her family in India. Chatterjee, a graduate student in Pitt’s English department, said this separation — caused by...
View ArticlePitt officials considering mandatory masks for fall semester
If students return to Oakland in the fall in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, they may see some changes made to campus. Pitt is considering providing all employees with one mask, and students with...
View ArticleAdditional students added to working groups planning fall classes, housing
Danielle Obisie-Orlu — the president of the Resident Student Association, which represents students living in residence halls — was recently added to a panel determining what on-campus housing could...
View ArticlePitt’s budget and endowment, explained
Auxiliaries? Quasi-endowments? Restricted and unrestricted funds? Appropriations? Committees, committees and more committees?Pitt’s budget, and the process to craft it, is full of jargon and...
View ArticleFormer Pitt employee sues University over alleged age discrimination
A former employee of Pitt’s Office of Admissions and Financial Aid filed a civil complaint against the University for allegedly discriminating against him on the basis of age.Michael Andrews, a system...
View ArticleBoard committee sets salary for new health sciences chief
The board of trustees’ compensation committee voted unanimously Tuesday to set a seven-figure compensation package for Anantha Shekhar, the incoming senior vice chancellor for the health sciences, dean...
View ArticleHouse passes Pitt flat funding bill by 198-4 vote
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed Pitt’s annual funding bill by a 198-4 vote late Tuesday evening, sending it to the state Senate. The University will receive flat funding next year of...
View ArticleOPDC discusses new community resources at Tuesday meeting
Although they may not be able to come into the office on a regular basis, the Oakland Planning and Development Corp. continues to serve the Oakland community during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially...
View ArticleYour guide to the June 2 primary election
It’s certain that polling locations will not see as many in-person voters as Pennsylvania’s primary approaches on June 2.This is the first year Pennsylvania has allowed mail-in ballots for anyone who...
View ArticlePitt Cyber founder selected for House committee role
A Pitt faculty member will soon have a voice at the national level of the COVID-19 relief oversight.David Hickton, the founding director of Pitt’s Institute for Cyber Law, Policy and Security was...
View ArticleEmergency fund has granted more than $250k to students
From emotional support to storage spaces, members of the Pitt community continue to provide relief in any capacity they can amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.After Pitt moved to online classes in...
View ArticlePitt purchases Oakland social club building for nearly $5 million
Pitt purchased an Oakland social club building on Bigelow Boulevard in late March for $4.95 million, according to Allegheny County real estate records.The Twentieth Century Club building, located at...
View ArticlePitt officials ‘optimistic’ about in-person classes, deliver recommendation...
Chris Bonneau, the president of the University Senate, said he is confident the planning will allow the University to resume in-person instruction, if state and local regulations permit. “There have...
View ArticleResearch labs to become operational in coming weeks
John Cooper, the deputy vice chancellor for research, said Friday that research labs would be operational again the next few weeks after closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, following departments...
View ArticlePitt administrators address George Floyd’s death, nationwide protests
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said in a Tuesday University-wide email that George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police last Monday was an outrageous act of violence that requires action.“It...
View ArticleDoyle keeps seat, fends off challenger Dickinson
Incumbent candidate Mike Doyle kept the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District in Tuesday’s primary elections, fending off challenger Jerry Dickinson with 72% of the...
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