The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
A COVID-19 test from 2020.

Students find problems with added COVID-19 testing, move-in procedures

By Brandon Raglow, Staff Writer • January 18, 2022
The University required all unvaccinated and vaccinated students to submit a negative COVID-19 test as part of spring move-in procedures. But many students found problems with using the Pitt-provided Quest tests.
Pitt to launch new public health undergraduate degree

Pitt to launch new public health undergraduate degree

By Punya Bhasin, Assistant News Editor • January 18, 2022
Pitt is launching a new undergraduate program for students interested in studying or pursuing careers in public health. Students will begin to matriculate into the program in fall 2022. The program has already received more than 800 applications.
The Cathedral of Learning and William Pitt Union on campus.

Students reflect on online start to the spring semester

By Alexandra Ross, Staff Writer • January 18, 2022
For Hannah Sharp, a junior biology major, returning to virtual classes for the start of the spring semester has already taken its toll.
Police Blotter: Dec. 16 - Jan. 13

Police Blotter: Dec. 16 – Jan. 13

By News Editors • January 14, 2022
Clothing theft, drug paraphernalia and more in this week’s police blotter.
The 2021-22 Year of Data and Society logo.

‘Community of the eager’: Pitt’s Year of Data and Society plans for spring

By Elizabeth Primrose, Staff Writer • January 14, 2022
Provost Ann Cudd announced last April that the 2021-22 academic year would be the Year of Data and Society, and after a semester of activities, more initiatives are planned for the spring semester.
A slide that shows side-by-side images of existing (right) and proposed views (left) of wireless antennas on the Wyndham Hotel on Lytton Avenue at Tuesday’s Development Activities Meeting.

OPDC discusses Wyndham’s plans to move hotel antennas

By Colm Slevin, Senior Staff Writer • January 14, 2022
The Oakland Planning and Development Corp. met Tuesday to discuss the repositioning of wireless antennas on the Wyndham Hotel on Lytton Avenue.
Pitt’s CoVax Vaccination Center located at the bottom of Nordenberg Hall.

Pitt adds 414 new COVID-19 cases since Jan. 4

By Martha Layne, News Editor • January 13, 2022
Pitt officials said Thursday that 209 students and 205 employees tested positive for COVID-19 from Jan. 4 to Jan. 11.
Three students read a sign greeting Pitt’s largest incoming class ever this year — a total of 5,195 students.

Pitt welcomed the class of 2025 as its largest class ever

By Martha Layne and Natalie Frank • January 12, 2022
Pitt’s class of 2025 is its largest yet, with 4,927 first-year students enrolled for the fall semester.
A Pitt student wears a mask.

Pitt doubles down on mitigation efforts, vaccines as Omicron surges

By Abby Cardilli, Staff Writer • January 11, 2022
Despite other mitigation measures, University officials said COVID-19 vaccines, including a booster dose, are the key component of campus safety plans amid the pandemic.
Pitt administration poured large sums of money into a “union avoidance” law firm, according to financial disclosures.

Pitt’s spending on ‘union avoidance’ law firm nears $3M

By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer • January 11, 2022
University administrators continued to pay large sums of money to a “union avoidance” law firm, with total payouts approaching $3 million, according to financial disclosures.
Load More Stories