Interactive Crime Map July 13 – 19
Here is the Pitt police activity from July 13 to 19. Thursday, July 14, 2016 7:06 a.m. 3502 Allequippa Street. Pitt police are investigating a report that a catalytic converter was stolen from a...
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The Power Broker — Robert Caro Have you heard of the Triborough Bridge? Jones Beach? The Lincoln Center? All of these accomplishments were the work of Robert Moses — New York City’s former Parks...
View ArticlePittsburgh on the cheap
Spending a summer in Pittsburgh without much money to spend may seem daunting. But do a little research, and you will find there are countless activities and events in the city for free — or for...
View ArticlePitt 2016-2017 operating budget approved
Pitt’s Board of Trustees approved the University’s $2.1 billion operating budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year Monday. Chancellor Patrick Gallagher sent an email to the Pitt community Wednesday...
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Final day of the Republican National Convention brings creative minds together
The path to nominating a Republican presidential candidate has been rocky, to say the least. Between an absent endorsement from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, an allegedly plagiarized speech by Melania Trump...
View ArticleMeet the Pitt grad who helped make the DNC happen
For more than a year, the first thing on Kevin Washo’s mind when he wakes up has been the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. It was on his mind when he went to bed, often late. And on his...
View ArticlePitt awarded nearly $62.3 million from NIH
Over the next five years, Pitt will receive a nearly $62.3 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health. Pitt’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute will receive the funding to...
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Rain slows fiery Democratic National Convention protests
Despite President Barack Obama’s fiery speech Wednesday night, the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia had a relaxed environment. In Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, across...
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Clinton – Kaine ticket makes Pittsburgh debut
With the conventions of both parties now in the rearview mirror, the road to electing the 45th president of the United States is just beginning – with a stop in Pittsburgh. More than 5,000 people...
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Pence makes first pitch to Pittsburgh
Despite new polls show Hillary Clinton with a double-digit lead in the state, the Trump-Pence ticket has not given up on Pennsylvania. A small but vocal crowd greeted Republican candidate for vice...
View Article‘Pitt Tonight’ nominated for two college Emmy awards
Following a first season that included a live autopsy, an acapella battle, and an appearance by Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, campus talk show “Pitt Tonight” has another reason to be excited leading up...
View ArticleDean Bonner addresses student discipline during Oakwatch appearance
Five years ago, when Oakwatch was founded to fight the loud parties, littering and hooligan-esque crime of Pitt students, Oakland resident Janice Lorenz joined because of one goal. “We’re trying to...
View ArticleHeavy rain hits Pittsburgh, flooding streets and felling trees
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View ArticlePitt researchers studying bubbles for cancer treatment
Blowing bubbles may seem like child’s play, but Pitt researchers have added another element to the game by filling those bubbles with life-saving medicine. Researchers from UPMC’s Center for Ultrasound...
View ArticleLantern night shines through the storm
Although stormy weather threatened to wreak havoc on Pitt’s oldest tradition, the lights of Lantern Night continued to burn Sunday night. More than 950 first-year female students gathered in the...
View ArticlePitt Student Startup to Present at Congress
Two Pitt alumni and one Pitt professor will travel to the nation’s capital next month to present their startup company, HiberSense, to Congress in the first-ever University Startups Demo Day. The...
View ArticlePower Outage on Forbes forces restaurants to close
A thunderstorm-caused power outage late Sunday triggered electricity to be cut off from two Oakland traffic lights as well as several businesses on Monday, a day-long problem that persisted late into...
View ArticleBurritobowl Restaurant Opens at the Pete
Students living in upper campus no longer have to hike to Forbes Avenue for quality Tex-Mex food. The food chain Burritobowl, a rice bowl and burrito restaurant that often operates on college campuses,...
View ArticlePresident Obama coming to Pittsburgh for Frontiers Conference in October
President Barack Obama will visit Pittsburgh in October for a conference that will explore science, technology and innovation, jointly hosted by Pitt, Carnegie Mellon University and the White House....
View ArticlePolice: Man Robbed North Oakland Subway
An unknown man, wielding a butcher knife, robbed a Subway restaurant in North Oakland on Tuesday morning, leaving with cash from the store’s register. According to a release from the Pittsburgh Police,...
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