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Photos: Biden campaigns outside Heinz Field
Former vice president Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, held a drive-in rally and concert featuring pop star Lady Gaga outside Heinz Field Monday night— their final event before the election. Gallery|27...
View ArticlePitt adds 18 new COVID-19 cases since Thursday
Pitt added 18 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 15 students and three employees, between Friday and Monday. This follows an increase of 12 new cases, composed of 11 students and one employee, between...
View ArticleMaureen Litchveld named new public health dean
One of Pitt’s graduate schools will have a new dean next year.Maureen Lichtveld has been named dean of the Graduate School of Public Health. Lichtveld will start her new position in early January. She...
View ArticleOakland voters show up in force to cast ballots
Voting this year may have looked different than in previous elections, but Pitt students and Oakland community members showed up at the polls, ready to fulfill their civic duty — socially distanced and...
View ArticleCounseling Center, student groups collaborate to ease student stress around...
To all of the people nervously “doomscrolling” social media and news feeds for minute-to-minute updates on the 2020 election, Graham Dore said to stop wasting that energy.“Don’t burden yourself by...
View ArticleBallot count continues in high-turnout election
Polls for the general election may close Tuesday night, but the country will potentially have to wait for weeks to receive the final results. Many battleground states only have partial counts of their...
View ArticlePresidential election hinges on too-early-to-call battleground states
The 2020 presidential election remains too close to call as of early Wednesday morning, with the nail-biter election hinging on the outcome of several midwest swing states, including Pennsylvania,...
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Protesters urge people to boycott election
While people across Oakland ventured to their polling locations to vote, protesters gathered at the corner of South Bouquet Street and Forbes Avenue and held a banner reading, “Don’t vote, fight for...
View ArticlePitt adjunct professor leads in race for House seat
Pitt adjunct professor Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) will likely keep his state House seat, despite his party calling for his resignation after a video of Bernstine encouraging his son to...
View ArticleMany local races still too early to call
With much of the country focused on the presidential race, a number of state and local seats were up for grabs on Tuesday. But many of the elections are still too early to call, as of 1:30 a.m....
View ArticleBouquet Gardens and surrounding areas experience gas leak Thursday morning
Pitt sent out an ENS alert Thursday at 9:37 a.m. reporting a gas leak in Bouquet Gardens apartment buildings B, E and H. The gas service was restored as of 8 p.m. and all building appliances were...
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Photos: Downtown Protests in Election Aftermath
Two rallies were held downtown outside the City County Building Wednesday. The first protest at 4:00 p.m. was hosted by the Pittsburgh United group along with partners such as Service Employees...
View ArticleCOVID-19 restrictions affect waste across campus
Campus de-densification due to COVID-19 has led to numerous changes, including environmental ones.Even though COVID-19 has impacted how the Pitt community operates this semester, students are still...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Oct. 29-Nov. 4
Thursday, Oct. 299:08 p.m. Pitt police issued a citation to a University nonaffiliate for panhandling at the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Atwood Street.9:27 p.m. Pitt police issued a citation for...
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Protesters gather outside the City-County Building to protect votes
About 100 protestors chanted “When we vote, we win!” Downtown on Wednesday afternoon, as passing cars honked their horns in support. One of the demonstrators was Lisa Frank, a member of the Service...
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Pitt researchers find COVID-19 breakthrough in llama nanobodies
Yi Shi is using antibodies from an unconventional source to develop a COVID-19 treatment — Wally the llama.Shi, an assistant professor of cell biology, and Paul Duprex, director of the Center for...
View ArticleOff-campus study abroad cancelled for spring semester, Faculty Assembly...
Pitt is cancelling all off-campus study abroad and away programs for the spring semester, according to a Wednesday afternoon announcement from John Stoner, the co-chair of the University Senate’s...
View ArticlePanelists discuss housing as a human right not a place for profits
Leilani Farha said one of the only solutions to stop the spread of COVID-19 — staying home — has exposed the inequality of housing access and the severity of homelessness.“The only prescription that we...
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Photos: Conflict after Trump supporters demand only “legal votes” be counted
Trump supporters demonstrated outside the City-County building Friday afternoon demanding only “legal votes” be counted in Allegheny County. Counter-protesters arrived shortly after and chanted “No...
View ArticlePitt adds 34 new COVID-19 cases since Tuesday
Pitt added 34 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 32 students and two employees, between Friday and Monday. This follows an increase of 18 new cases, composed of 15 students and three employees, between...
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