Interactive Crime Map Sept. 23-Sept. 30
Here is the Pitt police activity for Sept. 23-29: Friday, Sept. 23, 2016 6:36 p.m. Litchfield Tower A. Police arrested a male student on charges of posession of a small amount of marijuana, possession...
View ArticlePotterheads marathon “Cursed Child”
Adorned in black capes and Gryffindor scarves, self-described “Potterheads” gathered around Pitt student Alice Cheng as she channeled Albus Potter in a resonant voice Friday afternoon. “How to...
View ArticleStudents pitch project ideas at Startup Blitz
To decrease the prevalence of violent crime on campus, including sexual assaults, one Pitt student has come up with a simple solution: a tech-savvy wristband. Pitt senior Amy Johnson proposed her...
View ArticleDonut Dash raises money for ALS research
Neil Alexander, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2011, died six weeks after he and his wife announced the opening of the Live Like Lou Center for ALS Research at Pitt’s Brain Institute. Since then, the...
View ArticlePitt study finds benefits of yoga for people with schizophrenia
Medication has helped Mike Baldrige manage his schizophrenia, but yoga has brought him peace of mind. Schizophrenia — a mental illness characterized by disorganized thoughts and movements — is...
View ArticlePitt plans to begin research on the effects of medical marijuana
Following Pennsylvania’s legalization of medical marijuana last April, Pitt is now looking to take the lead on researching the drug’s treatment efficacy. Pitt’s School of Medicine sent a letter to...
View ArticleRepublicans at Pitt divided about Trump
Though he’s received endorsement from party officials, Donald Trump’s presidential bid has divided traditional conservatives. The businessman turned candidate has also invited in a broader demographic...
View ArticlePitt comes closer to Zika vaccine
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have had success testing an experimental Zika vaccine for mothers on female mice and their pups. In a study posted on the online version...
View ArticleSGB starts planning to improve South Oakland
Looking to clean up their neighborhood — affectionately described by some as “trashy, not classy” — Pitt’s Student Government Board is planning to look first-hand at the issues that earned South...
View ArticleDean Bonner talks diversity, inclusion at Pitt
When Kenyon Bonner took the stage in front of a crowd of students Tuesday night, he invited them to talk over him. As students took turns passing around a microphone and sharing their opinions, Bonner,...
View ArticleNRA pushes gun rights on campus
In an event billed as an educational program on the same night as the Vice Presidential Debate, the Pitt College Republicans hosted representatives from the National Rifle Association to discuss Second...
View ArticleStudents have less than one week to register to vote
Even though election day is still five weeks out, the voter registration deadline –– Oct. 11 –– is less than one week away. For many Pitt students, this is the first presidential election they are...
View ArticleStudents discuss first month living in Pitt’s premier gender-neutral hall
Ruskin Hall is Pitt’s first on-campus, gender-neutral housing option. But if you walk down the gray carpets of the apartment-style living facility and knock on a few doors, you’re likely to find...
View ArticlePitt starts search for first senior vice chancellor for research
The Office of the Chancellor is gaining one extra body this spring, and the administration is looking for faculty and student input to decide who will fill a newly created position. Pitt has held four...
View ArticlePitt splits Career Fair between STEM, Humanities
Under blue and gold balloon arches flanking the main floor of the William Pitt Union, students and employers swapped handshakes and resumes for the third time this semester. Typically, Pitt’s Office of...
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GALLERY: Throwback Acitivism on Campus
Students hold protests across the University campus every year, whether they’re performing sit-ins on Black Lives Matter or voicing their dislike of certain politicians. We dug into our archives to...
View ArticleAlumni return to sororities, clubs
Pitt alumni have a chance to relive their college days during Homecoming weekend, whether that means tailgating, brunching — or building houses. While others celebrate Homecoming on campus, the...
View ArticleQ&A with Julius Youngner: member of original polio vaccine research team
In the 1940s and ’50s, polio — a viral disease which attacks the central nervous system — affected nearly half a million people worldwide each year, with the disease often paralyzing or killing them....
View ArticleGrowing pains: mom and pop shops move out of Oakland
This is part one of a series by staff writer Stephen Caruso about how Oakland’s businesses and the community have changed since the 1990s — for better or worse. Stay tuned for the next installment,...
View ArticleTim Kaine speaks on CMU’s campus
Zachary Goldstein loves living in Pittsburgh, but not for the hot cakes or the Cathedral. He loves living in the city because Pennsylvania is a swing state. With the presidential election less than...
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