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

Pitt vice chancellor named president of AACR

By Danni Zhou / Staff Writer April 21, 2016

With a new president of the American Association of Cancer Research hailing from Pitt, the University is proving instrumental in the fight to cure cancer. The AACR appointed Nancy E. Davidson, director...

Will Miller | Staff Photographer

Bonner settles into permanent position, begins Ph.D.

By Zoë Hannah / Assistant News Editor April 20, 2016

Behind his desk in his corner office, Kenyon Bonner keeps what he calls “paychecks” tucked in a wooden hutch. Not his literal paychecks, but rather, thank-you notes from students, like one he received...

Vinton Cerf | TNS

Internet pioneer to be commencement speaker

By Zoe Hannah / Assistant News Editor April 18, 2016

Pitt announced on Monday that one of the “fathers of the Internet,” Vint Cerf, will give this year’s commencement address. Pitt will host Cerf as the featured speaker as well as present him with...

The waiting room of the new walk-in clinic.  Jordan Mondell | Staff Photographer

Pitt, UPMC to open wellness center for faculty and staff

At the end of the month, UPMC will open a free health clinic explicitly for Pitt faculty and staff. A UPMC nurse practitioner, nurse, medical assistant and practicing physician will staff the center,...

Drinks on them: Pitt leaders dish their favorite sips

By Alexa Bakalarski / Staff Writer April 15, 2016

If you’ve ever wanted to buy Chancellor Patrick Gallagher a beer, you should probably order one he likes: a hoppy IPA. But if you’ve ever wanted to buy Dean of Students Kenyon Bonner a brew, well,...

Obama appoints Gallagher to White House commission

Obama appoints Gallagher to White House commission

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor April 15, 2016

President Barack Obama announced Wednesday he would appoint Chancellor Patrick Gallagher and nine others to a White House commission focused on national cybersecurity. Obama has charged the commission...

Two suspicious packages were detonated Wednesday on Pitts campus. | Will Miller / Staff Photographer

Two suspicious packages detonated in Oakland

In two separate instances, Pittsburgh Bomb Squad detonated suspicious packages in Oakland today. Pittsburgh Bomb Squad detonated the first suspicious package about 5:30 p.m. near the intersection of...

Two hours before the doors open, more than 200 people wait in line to see Donald Trump speak at Soldiers and Sailors Museum on April 13, 2016. Theo Schwarz | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt administrators and Pittsburgh Police issue alerts ahead of Trump events

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor April 13, 2016

Pitt administrators and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police have sent out alerts to students on campus and citizens who plan to attend the events or travel through Oakland and Downtown. Ahead of Donald...

Dale Shoemaker | News Editor

German language tool wins mobile app challenge

By Josh Ye / Staff Writer April 8, 2016

After seeing countless first-year students waste their dining hall swipes — and others who wished they had some — two former Resident Assistants hit their laptops. Asim Viqar and Shil Patel designed...

Doctors, professors consider the humanities in healthcare

By Albert Giovanazzi / Staff Writer April 7, 2016

Therapists aren’t the only medical professionals who should know how to talk about feelings. According to Amy Kennedy, an internal medicine resident in Pittsburgh, compassion is a skill all doctors...

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