School of Education offers new undergraduate major
Currently, Pitt only offers a teaching degree at the graduate level, which leaves students interested in this career with two options — go to a different university or pursue Pitt’s master’s degree...
View ArticleCity police arrest man for alleged robbery, terroristic threats in Oakland
City police on Monday morning arrested a man who allegedly robbed another man near a Citizens Bank ATM on Fifth Avenue. Christopher Henderson, a 28-year-old Pittsburgh resident, is charged with robbery...
View Article‘They represent all of us’: Pitt community hopes for ACC championship title
For Christian Spears, deputy athletic director of Pitt Athletics, Pitt’s appearance in this weekend’s Atlantic Coast Conference championship game is about more than just the football team — it reflects...
View ArticleRichard King Mellon Foundation awards Black health equity grant
After the Richard King Mellon Foundation recently awarded one of the largest gifts to Pitt in its 234-year history, the foundation also donated $250,000 to help tackle health disparities in...
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Sorority changes bylaws to welcome non-binary, transgender students
For members of Pitt’s chapter of Phi Sigma Rho, a social engineering and STEM sorority, excluding non-binary and trangender people from Greek organizations is unacceptable. The sorority recently...
View Article‘Does not help our neighborhood’: OPDC discusses Walnut Capital proposal
During Monday night’s Oakland Planning and Development Corp. public meeting, Jonathan Kamin, Walnut Capital’s attorney, said Oakland is on a “downward spiral.”“Right now Central Oakland is not...
View ArticleOPDC discusses plans for new Oakland hospital facility, apartment complex
Besides several plans by local developers to reshape Oakland, the neighborhood is also facing two other new major construction projects in the new year — a new UPMC hospital facility and a South...
View ArticleSGB hosts Dean Panzella, discusses dining and diversity and inclusion grant
At Student Government Board’s weekly public meeting, Carla Panzella said she is “pleasantly surprised” by the Pitt community’s willingness to work hard to address tough challenges, such as sexual...
View ArticlePitt adds 137 new COVID-19 cases since Nov. 17
Pitt officials said Thursday that 85 students and 52 employees tested positive for COVID-19 from Nov. 17 to Nov. 30.According to an email sent by Pitt’s COVID-19 Medical Response Office, community...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Nov. 18 – Nov. 30
Thursday, Nov. 18Pitt police assisted with a report of criminal mischief at the Old Cemetery lot.Friday, Nov. 19A professor filed a harassment report at the Public Safety Building.A resident director...
View ArticleFaculty Assembly discusses pandemic learning, background checks and HIPAA
Students, faculty and staff have moved in and out of remote learning and dealt with fluctuating classroom policies over the past year and a half — and the issues surrounding learning during the...
View ArticleStudents hold rally for abortion rights as Supreme Court considers...
As Sophia Sunseri sat down on a temporary stage under the tent at Schenley Plaza, preparing to begin her speech with microphone in hand, she made it clear to the crowd how she felt about arguments...
View ArticlePitt center provides resources for police accountability
With Allegheny County’s hyper fragmentation — containing 130 municipalities and 108 police departments — Pitt’s Center for Analytical Approaches To Social Innovation created a resource to gather and...
View ArticleOakland, South Side to see increased police presence Saturday night
While Pitt football prepares for the ACC Championship, its biggest game of the season, Pittsburgh Public Safety is making extra preparations for rowdy celebrations at home. The game is taking place in...
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Photos: Students celebrate Pitt win in Oakland
After Pitt football’s ACC championship win against Wake Forest University in Charlotte, North Carolina on Saturday night, students celebrated in the streets of Oakland. Students chanted “Kenny Heisman”...
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Hundreds of Pitt students take to Oakland streets to celebrate football victory
This story will be updated. Around 500 students gathered outside the Cathedral of Learning — singing “Sweet Caroline” and chanting “Let’s Go Pitt” while the Victory Lights streamed overhead — late...
View ArticlePitt center provides resources for police accountability
With Allegheny County’s hyper fragmentation — containing 130 municipalities and 108 police departments — Pitt’s Center for Analytical Approaches To Social Innovation created a resource to gather and...
View ArticleStudy finds that Pitt students’ mental, physical health still struggling one...
Despite loosened social distancing requirements, the start of in-person classes and activities at many universities and the availability of a COVID-19 vaccine, a recent study revealed that many Pitt...
View ArticleNationality Rooms Open House presents holiday traditions and culture
A video presentation on the story of “La Befana” from the Italian room committee is just one of the many virtual exhibitions of cultural dances, holiday recipes, crafts and winter traditions from the...
View ArticleStudents welcome Pitt’s new vaccine mandate
Pitt’s temporary vaccination policy, which requires that all students, faculty and staff be vaccinated against COVID-19, went into effect Monday. The stakes for unvaccinated students who don’t get an...
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