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The Pitt News

Members of the Faculty Senate met in Posvar Hall on Wednesday. Katie Krater | Staff Photographer

Senate Council announced partnerships to improve application process

By Leo Dornan / Staff Writer October 20, 2016

Pitt’s Senate Council announced two partnerships Wednesday night that its administrative members say will make it easier for high school students from any socio-economic background to apply to the University. Pitt...

Students angered by lack of psychiatrists at Pitt Counseling Center

With 130 shares, more than 530 signatures and more than 100 comments, an online petition criticizing Pitt’s support of mental health services made its way around social media this weekend. Anna Shaw,...

Dave Dejong led the discussion about what students would like to see in the new dean.| Li Yi, Staff Photographer

Pitt searches for new dean for Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor October 17, 2016

Few Pitt students attended the open forum for the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ new dean, but those who did said they wanted someone with a focus on inclusion, communication and collaboration. On...

Pitt has been among the top ten highest recipients of NIH funding since 1998. | Jordan Mondell / Assistant Visual Editor

Pitt receives $7 million NIH grant to fund urology research

By Emily Brindley / Assistant News Editor October 11, 2016

Armed with $7.7 million in federal funding, researchers at Pitt announced on Tuesday the opening of a new research center to find treatments for prostate enlargement and urinary tract infections. The...

University officials met in Posvar Hall to discuss the upcoming vice chancellor of research position. Lauren Rosenblatt | News Editor

Pitt starts search for first senior vice chancellor for research

The Office of the Chancellor is gaining one extra body this spring, and the administration is looking for faculty and student input to decide who will fill a newly created position. Pitt has held four...

Kenyon Bonner, Dean of Students, wrote an email Monday reminding students to adhere to the Pitt Promise. | John Hamilton, Senior Staff Photographer

Dean Bonner talks diversity, inclusion at Pitt

By Rachel Glasser / Staff Writer October 5, 2016

When Kenyon Bonner took the stage in front of a crowd of students Tuesday night, he invited them to talk over him. As students took turns passing around a microphone and sharing their opinions, Bonner,...

Pitt Community Forum

Students question panel of community, administrative leaders

By Preena Patel / For The Pitt News September 22, 2016

Representatives from city police, Pitt police and the University met for a wide-ranging panel to answer Pitt students’ questions about safety and police-community relations Thursday evening. About...

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Union plans still not finalized

By Alyssa Bessaparis / For the Pitt News September 21, 2016

Though it’s been nearly a year since Pitt faculty and graduate students first whispered plans to form labor unions, both groups have yet to take the first formal step of sending out voting cards to see...

Pitt receives $1 million grant to study family caregivers

By Janine Faust / For The Pitt News September 14, 2016

Backed by a $1 million grant, Pitt researchers are launching a study into the effects of providing long-term care for elder relatives. The Stern Foundation and the Emily Kelly Roseburgh Fund of the...

Members of a forum discuss new programs within the computer science department. | Edward Major / Staff Photograper

Pitt starts search for first School of Computing and Information Dean

By David Robinson / For the Pitt News September 14, 2016

Pitt wants its new School of Computing and Information to be as quick to adapt as the latest software update — beginning with its search for a dean. A search committee to find a dean for the new...

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