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
Architectural rendering of the approved Pitt’s BioForge Biomanufacturing Center.

BioForge project officially approved for construction

By Bella Markovitz, Senior Staff Writer • October 5, 2023
The Pittsburgh Planning Commission officially approved construction plans for Pitt’s BioForge Manufacturing Center on Sept. 29. The BioForge is located on the Hazelwood Green site, which is also the home of Carnegie Mellon University’s Manufacturing Futures Institute at Mill 19 and is the center of Pitt’s proposed “Bio Valley.”
Protesters gather outside the Cathedral of Learning in response to sexual violence on campus on Oct. 7, 2022.

‘A Band-Aid on our concerns’: One year after the alleged assault in the Cathedral

By Punya Bhasin, Assistant News Editor • October 4, 2023
Departmental shifts, lack of communication and prevailing issues of sexual misconduct on campus leaves student leaders “disheartened” about how the University changed in response to the alleged Cathedral assault last year.
The Pitt News logo carved on a pumpkin.

SGB votes on allocations bill, discusses student services

By Adrienne Cahillane, Staff Writer • October 4, 2023
At Tuesday’s meeting, Student Government Board approved an allocations bill in regards to speaker honoraria and discussed the “Tracy” proposal and student services.
The Cathedral of Learning.

Students discuss navigating the ‘Red Zone’ on college campuses

By Adrienne Cahillane, Staff Writer • October 4, 2023
The Red Zone is the time between the start of the school year and Thanksgiving in which there is an increase in sexual assault cases on college campuses. Students discuss how they navigate the Red Zone at Pitt.
Graduate workers assemble to protest in Schenley Plaza on Monday.

Eyeing election, organizers for a graduate workers union launch card campaign

By Jack Troy, Senior Staff Writer • October 3, 2023

Organizers for a graduate workers union at Pitt began collecting authorization cards on Monday, a way of gauging support that could trigger an official vote on unionization.  The move comes after Pitt...

Headshot of the new Board of Trustees member Louis R. Cestello.

Louis Cestello voted in as new Board of Trustees chair

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor • October 3, 2023
Louis Cestello is Pitt’s new Board of Trustees chair, after the Board voted him in during their meeting on Sept. 29.
The Rate My Professors website on a laptop.

Faculty share perspectives on Rate My Professors website

By Anna Kuntz, Staff Writer • October 2, 2023

David Walton, a professor emeritus of the English department, believes student feedback on sites such as Rate My Professors is an important resource used to reflect professors’ performance. “I was...

The Voyager Scholarship logo.

Pitt students win Voyager scholarships, commit to public service

By Donata Massimiani, Assistant News Editor • September 28, 2023

Anjola Oludayo clocked in for her 8 a.m. shift at PJ’s Coffee in Maryland one July day, unaware that an hour later the course of her college career would change forever.  Oludayo received an email...

Legal gavel and open law book.

Court rules student-led lawsuit against Pitt over remote learning has merit

By Jack Troy, Senior Staff Writer • September 28, 2023

A class action lawsuit on behalf of students alleging that Pitt unjustly profited from the pandemic-induced switch to remote learning has partially survived attempts at dismissal by the University.  In...

The Big Idea Center on Forbes Avenue.

Pitt ranks No. 16 in Innovation and Patents in the U.S

By Punya Bhasin, Assistant News Editor • September 27, 2023
Pitt ranked No. 16 for U.S. universities granted utility patents in 2022.
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