Cudd speaks at U.N.’s “Spotlight on Pittsburgh”
Pitt Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor Ann Cudd was among a group of Pittsburgh leaders who spoke at a “Spotlight on Pittsburgh” forum at the 74th General Assembly of the United Nations in New York on...
View ArticleACHD finds one high-risk health code violation at Perch
The Allegheny County Health Department visited The Perch at Sutherland Hall Monday for its first inspection in close to a year, citing the dining hall for one high-risk health code violation and six...
View ArticleCounseling Center adds staff, puts counselors in residence halls
Starting in October, the Counseling Center will place counselors in three residence halls on campus, allowing students to meet for informational consultations closer to home.The new counselors will be...
View ArticleBruegger’s cited for four more health code violations
A month after Bruegger’s Bagel Bakery closed and then reopened its doors in Oakland due to health risks, the Allegheny County Health Department returned to the location for a reinspection.While the...
View ArticlePitt to fully implement new advising platform by 2022
Navigating university advising can be overwhelming. Pathways, Pitt’s new advising platform navigated through a smartphone app, hopes to address that.After launching a pilot phase with first-year...
View ArticleU. S. House to begin impeachment inquiry
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday that the House will begin a formal impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump — the fourth inquiry in the 243-year history of the...
View ArticleGrad union organizers ready campaign for second election
Just days after a Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board official ruled that Pitt committed unfair labor practices during April’s graduate student union election and ordered a new election, union...
View ArticleSGB announces task force to meet Sunday
After announcing three weeks ago that a Student Government Board task force would be created to preserve current student organization names, President Zechariah Brown said at Tuesday’s public meeting...
View ArticleMore and more Asian, Asian American restaurants arrive in Oakland
Students on the search for bubble tea or poke bowls may find themselves suddenly overwhelmed with options.Since the start of summer, five Asian food businesses have opened or reopened in Oakland — the...
View ArticleAround High Holy Days, some Jewish students see pushback from professors
Abbey Farina was “naive” when she came to Pitt as a first-year, she said.Her fall pre-calculus class had a quiz every Thursday during recitation, but she assumed that Rosh Hashanah — one of the most...
View ArticlePresidential candidate Beto O’Rourke holds roundtable, rally in Oakland
A tall man quietly walked down the Schenley Plaza walkway Wednesday afternoon, which was lined with restaurants, kiosks and students enjoying their lunch outside. But then some of the people waiting...
View ArticleMillie’s ice cream now on the meal plan
The students in the line outside the window of the University Store in the quad aren’t waiting for textbooks, backpacks or a “Best Pitt Dad” coffee mug. They’re buying ice cream.For the first time,...
View ArticlePitt signs pledge to work to cut food-related emissions
Pitt joined a group of cities, universities and businesses that signed onto the World Resources Institute’s Cool Food Pledge this week, vouching to collectively cut food-related greenhouse gas...
View ArticleContext: September Board of Trustees meeting
Pitt’s Board of Trustees will hold its third meeting of 2019 on Friday, providing an update on University affairs to the community. The Board is responsible for all key decisions at the University,...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Sept. 19-25
Starting this Friday, The Pitt News will once again collate and publish the Pitt police’s media crime log on a weekly basis.Thursday, Sept. 19: 8:42 a.m. A staff member in the Parkvale Building...
View ArticleOakland resident announces independent City Council campaign
Oakland resident Jacob Nixon announced his independent City Council campaign for District 3 Wednesday. He will be on the Nov. 5 ballot alongside incumbent and democratic nominee Bruce Kraus.Nixon, a...
View ArticleBoard approves new trustee, revised bylaws
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — At its meeting Friday morning at Pitt’s Johnstown campus, the University’s Board of Trustees approved several measures, including the reappointment of a trustee and amendments to the...
View ArticlePitt police issue crime alert after aggravated assault
Pitt police issued a crime alert Sunday morning detailing a reported aggravated assault.Pitt and City police both responded to the incident, which occurred at about 12:20 a.m. on the 400 block of...
View ArticleGallagher provides report on University initiatives amidst divestment protest
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — As Chancellor Patrick Gallagher prepared to take the podium Friday at Pitt’s Board of Trustees meeting at Pitt’s Johnstown campus, shouts rang out from the back of the meeting...
View ArticleCudd says Pitt still considering options on proposed grad union ruling
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Following Pitt’s Board of Trustees meeting Friday morning at Pitt’s Johnstown campus, and just days after a Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board official ruled that Pitt committed unfair...
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