Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Tactical Plan town hall outlines Pitt’s...
Ron Idoko said the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is working to establish an official land acknowledgement — a formal acknowledgement that Pitt is currently occupying land that belongs to...
View ArticleRep. Mike Doyle to retire after 14 terms
Rep. Mike Doyle announced Monday that he will not run for reelection and a 15th term — setting the stage for a showdown for who will represent the deep blue seat. Doyle, a Democrat currently serving...
View ArticlePitt faculty vote to form union by wide margin
This article has been updated. Researchers and professors from across all Pitt campuses have voted by a wide margin to form a faculty union, according to a copy of an election returns document The Pitt...
View ArticleProfessors navigate in-person semester, offer online learning options
Despite classes being fully in person for most of this semester, Liann Tsoukas still offers a Zoom option for both of the classes she teaches. Tsoukas said she doesn’t ask for an explanation from...
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‘You’ve got to be personable’: Pitt students canvass for Gainey across...
The last thing Will Allison expected to hear when he knocked on a potential voter’s door this month was a bird squawking — but sure enough, when the resident opened his door, he had two parrots perched...
View ArticleCity Council amends, advances Walnut Capital rezoning proposal
Pittsburgh City Council amended and advanced Shadyside developer Walnut Capital’s Oakland Crossings plan last Wednesday. The plan would rezone parts of Central Oakland to make way for a grocery store,...
View ArticlePanel discusses COVID-19 demographic trends, vaccination hesitancy
It is important to observe demographic trends when analyzing COVID-19 testing, but LuAnn Brink said it becomes difficult when a patient’s race is not included in the data.“COVID cases come in as...
View Article‘We’re here’: Pitt honors Black Greek life organizations with monument
When Iniobong Etuk brought up the idea of creating a plot to honor the National Pan-Hellenic Council on campus in 2015, his fraternity brothers responded that others had tried, but “always hit...
View ArticleSGB congratulates faculty on forming union, discusses possible ‘green fee’
Pitt’s Student Government Board congratulated faculty at their Tuesday public meeting on voting overwhelmingly to form a union. Out of 2,203 votes, 1,511 faculty members voted in favor of unionization,...
View ArticlePitt adds 42 new COVID-19 cases since Oct. 6
Pitt officials said Thursday that 29 students and 13 employees tested positive for COVID-19 from Oct. 13 to Oct. 19.According to an email sent by Pitt’s COVID-19 Medical Response Office, although...
View ArticlePolice Blotter Oct. 7 – Oct. 19
Thursday, Oct. 7Police recorded nothing in the crime log for Thursday, Oct. 7.Friday, Oct. 8Pitt police assisted City police with an indecent assault on the 4100 block of Forbes Avenue.Pitt police...
View Article‘Too little, too late’: Students worry as Pitt climate action plan delayed again
Pitt is again delaying the release of its climate action plan, frustrating students who want the University to take a stronger stance against climate change.“We do not have a timeline for releasing...
View ArticleStaff Council discusses new emergency fund proposal, HR partnerships
Not everyone can donate millions of dollars to fund research. But Mylynda Massart, a co-investigator for All of Us Research Program, said it’s the smaller contributions — such as spitting into a tube —...
View Article‘Never their fault’: Sexual violence workshop educates students, supports...
Abigail Gorman said sexual violence can happen to “anyone,” and no matter the situation, it is not the survivor’s fault.“Sexual violence can happen to anyone, it’s really important to remember that,”...
View Article‘Behind closed doors’: OPDC discusses latest on Walnut Capital rezoning proposal
Oakland community leaders encouraged attendees at Wednesday’s “Let’s Talk”/Oakwatch to contact their City Council representatives and voice their opinion on the recently amended and advanced Oakland...
View Article‘A long time coming’: Pitt faculty celebrate union victory
When Pitt faculty voted against unionization in 1991, then United Faculty President Philip Wion wasn’t sure he’d ever see the University’s professors and researchers form a union. Now 80 years old and...
View ArticleNursing, Business deans planning on retirement soon
Two deans in major schools at Pitt recently announced that they plan to retire in the near future.Arjang Assad, the Henry E. Haller Jr. Dean of the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and...
View ArticlePitt’s new gift acceptance and naming policy upholds ‘academic freedom’ for...
Jonathan Goldstein said Pitt’s new Gift Acceptance and Naming policy upholds a major aspect of faculty research — academic freedom. Goldstein said despite the amount of money donated to name a building...
View ArticleService event commemorates Tree of Life massacre, spreads positivity through art
Despite the gloomy, overcast skies, smiles and laughter filled the courtyard of the East End Cooperative Ministries as children and adults gathered to turn stones into works of art.Kesher Pittsburgh,...
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Photos: Clemson football game
Pitt football beat the Clemson Tigers 27-17 on Saturday afternoon. After the victory, Pitt rose from No. 23 to No.17 in the Associated Press college football top-25 poll. Gallery|6 Photos Pamela Smith...
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