Allegheny jurors to decide Bill Cosby case
The state Supreme Court ruled Monday that jurors from Allegheny County will be making a decision in the sexual assault case against comedian Bill Cosby set to take place in Philadelphia this June....
View ArticleSGB surveys students about good Samaritan policy
Members of Pitt’s Student Government Board’s judicial committee have spent the last two weeks asking people around campus if they understand the University’s “good Samaritan” policy. They found that...
View ArticlePitt eliminates CGS associate dean position
Without a public announcement about upcoming organizational changes to the College of General Studies, former associate dean Cristina Ruggiero left the position in February. Pitt spokesperson Joe...
View ArticlePitt professor lectures on climate change, refugees
When Pitt political science professor Iza Ding developed a cough while researching in China, her students joked her lungs were too “Westernized.” Ding, who researches global and regional...
View ArticlePPA shares parking permit plan at Oakwatch meeting
Pittsburgh Parking Authority is implementing a new digitalized parking system, rather than using sticker parking permits, as early as May 1. John Fournier, director of enforcement and residential...
View ArticlePitt remembers Dr. Thomas E. Starzl
Although Dr. Thomas E. Starzl is known in the Pitt medical community for his contributions to the organ transplant field, his grandson Ravi Starzl knows him as an ice cream connoisseur. The elder...
View ArticleConflict Kitchen to close Schenley Plaza location in May
After seven years, Conflict Kitchen will close up shop at its Schenley Plaza location May 31. The restaurant — which serves international food from countries the United States is in conflict with — is...
View ArticleIn wake of AHCA, public health professionals discuss bill
Chief legal officer at UPMC Sheryl Kashuba drew laughs from a full audience — including Chancellor Patrick Gallagher in the front row — as soon as she began her part of a discussion on health care...
View ArticleInteractive crime map: March 9 – March 17
March 9 10:14 a.m. Mervis Hall, 3950 Roberto Clemente Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Pitt police responded to the theft of two office chairs. An investigation is pending. 12:28 p.m. 51 Boundary St.,...
View ArticleThriftsburgh celebrates second birthday
Though sophomore Vanessa Colihan waited outside the O’Hara Student Center Friday morning for the University of Thriftsburgh’s second birthday celebration to begin, she wasn’t shopping for a new...
View ArticleDoyle hosts healthcare town hall meeting
In light of the proposed changes to the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., turned his attention to the people for input Saturday. More than 500 people — many of them constituents of the 14th...
View ArticlePitt Tonight shines spotlight on Women’s Empowerment Week
Student Government Board Vice President Sydney Harper is awestruck when she thinks about the women who have come before her and left behind inspirational legacies. On Sunday’s women empowerment-themed...
View ArticleWavering weather causes climate concerns
Linh Le, a first-year finance major from Garden City, Kansas, is used to the high-hitting winds of the Great Plains, not wearing crop tops in the middle of a Pittsburgh winter. “I expected it to be...
View ArticleTa-Nehisi Coates inspires young writers at packed event
With a packed crowd spread out in front of him in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room Monday night, award-winning journalist and writer Ta-Nehisi Coates picked a raised hand. The hand belonged to a...
View ArticlePeduto declares day of solidarity with immigrant residents
Joining in national trends, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto declared Tuesday the Cities’ Immigration Day of Action — a declaration of solidarity with immigrant families around the city and nation. The...
View ArticlePitt forms new institute focused on healthy living
Pitt announced Monday that, in an effort to expand health-related research at the University, it will add a new Healthy Lifestyle Institute to the School of Education. The Healthy Lifestyle Institute...
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Police arrest 11 protesters at Allegheny County Jail
After three days of protests in solidarity with inmates striking at the Allegheny County Jail, only a dozen supporters remained outside its fortified walls Tuesday night. The tired group trudged into...
View ArticleLeslie Jones brings the laughs
Leaning back on her stool with her legs spread, pretending to take a nude photo of herself, comedian Leslie Jones couldn’t stop cracking herself up. “Make sure that you have the right lighting [and]...
View ArticleLocals respond to bus rapid transit, land trust
After introducing new routes for the Bus Rapid Transit, the Pittsburgh Port Authority approached locals at the Oakland Planning and Development Corporation town hall meeting for their opinion. About...
View ArticlePitt hires full-time psychiatrist
After months of long waits and few available psychiatrists, Pitt announced more on-call counselors to schedule same-day appointments and a new full-time psychiatrist Wednesday. Pelin Duzenli, who will...
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