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Unarmed 17-year-old fatally shot by East Pittsburgh police
A police officer from the East Pittsburgh Police Department shot and killed Antwon Rose, a 17-year-old Woodland Hills High School student, the night of Tuesday, June 19. Rose was unarmed at the time he...
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Community responds after high school student fatally shot by police
After East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld fatally shot unarmed Woodland Hills High School student Antwon Rose Tuesday night, the community responded quickly, organizing daily protests that...
View ArticleChancellor recommends renaming Parran Hall
The months-long campaign to rename Parran Hall, the primary home of Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health, reached a turning point Monday when Chancellor Patrick Gallagher issued a recommendation to...
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GALLERY: The Week in Antwon Rose Protests
June 21, 2018 Early Afternoon—Protesters gathered outside the Allegheny County Courthouse in the second major protest against police brutality after Antwon Rose Jr’s death on June 19, 2018. Rose Jr...
View ArticleMichael Rosfeld charged with homicide in Antwon Rose killing
Michael Rosfeld, the 30-year-old East Pittsburgh police officer from Penn Hills who fatally shot 17-year-old Antwon Rose on June 19, has been charged with one count of criminal homicide, according to...
View ArticlePitt unveils statue of Dr. Thomas Starzl, transplant pioneer
Friends, family, university staff and members of the media gathered outside the Cathedral of Learning in full business attire Saturday to honor the memory of the late Dr. Thomas Starzl with a new...
View ArticleCommunity groups call for city to release Amazon bid
Members of nine community groups gathered at City Hall Thursday morning in front of a sky-blue banner declaring “The City of Pittsburgh Welcomes You.” The crowd demanded that the City release the...
View ArticleBoard of Trustees unanimously votes to rename Parran Hall
After a long campaign of ballots, petitions, special committees and a recommendation from the chancellor, the main building for Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health will no longer be named after...
View ArticleBoard appoints new Provost, inducts five new trustees
The Pitt Board of Trustees appointed former Boston University Dean of the College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Ann E. Cudd, as Pitt’s new provost Friday, June 29. The board also...
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Pitt professors pursue new projects with Pitt Seed grants
Pitt is investing in change this summer, beginning with projects from professors at the University. The first-ever Pitt Seed Project awarded a total of more than $1 million to 23 programs designed to...
View Article2 men arrested for stealing over $8 million in rare books from Carnegie Library
According to a criminal complaint filed after his arrest on Friday, Gregory Priore has taken razor blades to the pages of rare books for the past 20 years and walked them from the Carnegie Library of...
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Train derails near Station Square
Several freight cars of a Norfolk Southern train came off their tracks around 1:09 p.m. Sunday near Station Square, according to Pittsburgh Police spokesperson Chris Togneri. No injuries were reported,...
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UPMC Mercy expansion approved after community voices opposition
Pittsburgh City Council voted 7-2 in a crowded session on July 31 to approve UPMC Mercy’s controversial expansion plan, with council members Deb Gross and Darlene Harris voted against the measure. The...
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ICYMI: Summer News Recap
There’s been a lot of news to keep up with this summer. Here are some of the biggest events of the summer in Pittsburgh so you’re up to date when you get back to campus. Jason Peters Lawsuit Former...
View ArticleIranian, Finnish and Philippine rooms coming to the Cathedral
When Nader Ardalan began designing the Cathedral of Learning’s new Iranian room in 2015, this wasn’t just a new task for the architect — this was about fulfilling a dream from his college years. Now,...
View ArticleInternational students adjust to American culture
When Jiaming Wang came to the United States in 2008 during middle school on a three-month exchange program from China, he learned about fortune cookies, General Tso’s chicken and the language barrier....
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Coast to coast: Monica Henderson completes her cross-country run
This is part two of a two-part series. Read the first story here. Monica Henderson has always been a fighter. After a summer of battling IT band syndrome in her right leg and bursitis in her right...
View ArticleScoobi brings electric scooters to Pittsburgh streets
Rideshare programs like Uber and zTrip have new competition in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh-based company Scoobi — no relation to the mystery-solving cartoon dog — is here to get more people on the road...
View ArticleMark Nordenberg recalls late vice chancellor’s Pitt Pride
When Jerry Cochran was retiring from his position as Pitt’s chief business officer in 2014 — a position he held for 19 years — former Pitt Chancellor Mark Nordenberg thought he should be the one to pen...
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Therapy dogs bring contentment and comfort to campus
A young boy leapt at a dog in a corner of the Cathedral of Learning. He massaged its face a little too enthusiastically, and the dog drew back in consternation. The dog’s owner, Marsha Robbins, picked...
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