Pitt seeks community input in search for med school dean
When Arthur Levine announced in January that he would step down from his role as senior vice chancellor for the health sciences and dean of the School of Medicine, he said he would remain in the...
View ArticlePitt Men’s Study reflects on past, future of HIV fight
When an outbreak of sexually-transmitted human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, hit the United States in the early 1980s, not much was known about the virus or how it spread. But scientists, researchers...
View ArticleDonald Burke to step down as public health dean
Donald Burke, dean of the Graduate School of Public Health and associate vice chancellor for global health, will step down from his position on July 1, according to UPMC spokesperson Allison Hydzik. A....
View ArticlePitt students couch-surfing after SkyVue electrical fire
This story was updated at 7:25 a.m. Friday to include comment from the Cardinal Group.Renters at Cardinal Group’s SkyVue Apartments, located at the corner of Forbes and Craft avenues, say they’ve been...
View Article2 additional students awarded Fulbrights, now totaling 13
Two additional Pitt students were awarded Fulbright scholarships in late May, bringing this year’s total of students who received the prestigious award to 13.The names of 11 winners were previously...
View ArticlePeople’s Pride lifts up trans activists of color
Three brown paper-mache figures led the People’s Pride parade as it moved through Downtown Sunday. There was Marsha P. Johnson, a drag queen and transgender activist known for her involvement in the...
View ArticleDelta Foundation’s Pride offers space for LGBTQ+ expression
Roaring music, dancing and cheers filled the atmosphere in Downtown on Sunday afternoon as the annual Pittsburgh Pride Equality March passed through the streets, celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and...
View ArticlePhilippine Nationality Room opens doors to public
Upbeat instrumental music filtered through the Cathedral of Learning Sunday as ceremonial dancers twirled and spun in traditional outfits, celebrating the opening of the new Philippine Nationality...
View ArticleFire at U. S. Steel plant cuts power to key pollution control systems
An electrical fire occurred at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works plant early Monday morning rendering desulfurization, or pollution control, systems inoperational, according to the Allegheny County...
View ArticlePLRB orders hearing on faculty union complaint
Faculty union organizers faced a major setback when the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board ruled in April they failed to collect enough signed authorization cards to prompt a union election.Organizers...
View ArticleSkyVue cited for non-functioning fire alarm, two other fire violations last...
Students have moved back into SkyVue apartments following an electrical fire in the garage of the building on June 2, which caused a building-wide power outage that lasted several days.The 3-year-old...
View Article‘Walk for Love’ to Commemorate Life, Legacy of Murdered Pitt Student
In the aftermath of former Pitt student Alina Sheykhet’s death in the fall of 2017, family, friends and peers have come together to honor and continue her legacy.Sheykhet’s family formed Alina’s Light...
View ArticleCommunity leaders discuss race, justice at panel
Pittsburgh has been the center of a considerable amount of discussion about race and justice since an East Pittsburgh police officer shot and killed black teen Antwon Rose on this day last year....
View ArticleFormer Pitt professor wins appeal in federal ethnic discrimination lawsuit
A federal appeals court judge ruled on June 11 in favor of a former Pitt professor who filed an ethnic discrimination lawsuit against the University after being fired over allegedly directing death...
View ArticleActivists call for independent audit of troubled U. S. Steel plant
Activists with Pittsburgh’s Breathe Project met outside the U.S. Steel Tower Tuesday afternoon and declared “enough is enough,” calling for an independent audit of U.S. Steel’s troubled Clairton Coke...
View ArticleMilling, paving operations to affect Oakland traffic
Motorists, watch out — Forbes Avenue will be a little less spacious this weekend. PennDOT District 11 announced in a press release Thursday that milling and paving operations on Forbes will reduce the...
View ArticlePitt student found guilty in fatal fall 2018 car collision
A 23-year old Pitt social work student was found guilty Wednesday of killing a young woman last fall while driving under the influence.Avalon resident Robert Darrisaw Jr. will be sentenced on Sept. 17...
View ArticleCity to start neighborhood planning process in Oakland
Oakland might look a bit different in a few years, but it will all be according to the plan.The Department of City Planning announced Monday it will begin a two-year process to create a 10-year...
View ArticlePitt to get 2% state funding increase; House Republicans file amendment to...
As budget week bears down on Harrisburg, state House Republicans filed an amendment to Pitt’s funding bill Monday evening meant to prevent the university from using state funding for fetal tissue...
View ArticleNew Pitt spending policy increases support for financial aid
At a public meeting in Posvar Hall Monday morning, Pitt’s Investment Committee approved a new spending policy that increases the amount of University funding directly supporting financial aid.For...
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