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April 26 — Man fatally shot in South Oakland

At about 10:15 p.m. on April 26, an unidentified man was fatally shot in a South Oakland home on the 3200 block of Gorman Way, between Bates Street and Juliet Street, during an apparent home invasion. According to a release, three unknown people shot the man when he opened the door of the residence. The Pittsburgh Violent Crime Unit is investigating.

April 26 — Trump, Clinton win PA

Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both won their party’s primaries in Pennsylvania April 26. Clinton won the state with 56 percent of the votes and Trump won with 57 percent of the votes.

On the same Tuesday, Trump won primaries in Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware and Rhode Island. Clinton also took home wins in Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland that day, with Sen. Bernie Sanders winning Rhode Island.

Republican presidential candidates Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. John Kasich dropped out of the race after losing the Indiana primary to Trump on May 3.

Though Sanders cut hundreds of campaign staff members after the April 26 primaries, he is still in the presidential race for 2016.

April 29 — Port Authority approves changes to bus system

The Port Authority of Allegheny County unanimously approved major changes to its fare system on April 29. Going into effect January 2017, the new system will make all buses pay-as-you enter — the only change affecting Pitt students who pay with their IDs.

The new fare system will institute a flat fare of $2.50 for riders who pay with a ConnectCard, the automated payment system that riders use to pay for bus rides. Riders who pay with cash will be charged a fare of $2.75.

May 2 — New South Oakland sign honors Warhol, Marino, Sammartino

At 10 a.m. May 2, Mayor Bill Peduto recognized pop artist Andy Warhol, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino and former heavyweight champion Bruno Sammartino with the rededication of a sign in their honor at the intersection of Dawson and Swinburne Streets in South Oakland.

Members of the South Oakland community dedicated a sign to Marino and Warhol about 25 years ago, and the updated sign now includes Sammartino. All three Pittsburghers grew up in the South Oakland neighborhood.

The updated sign reads “Welcome to South Oakland, childhood home of Dan Marino, Andy Warhol and Bruno Sammartino.” The City placed a second sign with the same message in the park between Juliet and Bates Streets on Boulevard of the Allies.

May 5 — Pitt establishes $1 million fund for faculty, student business ventures

Pitt announced it will give $1 million to faculty and students looking to put the products of their research on the market May 5.

The $1 million in gap funding — called the Chancellor’s Innovation Commercialization Funds — will support projects with potential for commercial success immediately and over the next two years. Pitt will distribute the funds through the Innovation Institute’s Pitt Ventures program.

The funds will help researchers determine a need for their product, identify business partners, form a business or develop prototypes, according to a University release.

May 9 — Pitt announces partnership with U.S. State Department

On Monday, May 9,  the University announced that the U.S. State Department has made Pitt a partner in its Diplomacy Lab for the upcoming academic year.

Through the Diplomacy Lab — a research program that connects the State Department to university students nationally — Pitt graduate and undergraduate students in teams of at least four will research topics including climate change, counter terrorism and global health for Diplomacy Lab projects. After submitting their final projects, students can present to the State Department and other officials to receive feedback.