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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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

The Pitt News
Amy Degurian is a lecturer in the School of Social Work.

Layers of loss: The way we grieve during a pandemic

By Punya Bhasin, Staff Writer • March 31, 2021
The ways people typically grieve have changed during the pandemic, partly because of social distancing protocols. Pitt experts described these changing practices and how people could cope after the pandemic ends.
Pitt adds 50 COVID-19 cases since Tuesday, shelter in place scheduled for end of semester

Pitt adds 50 COVID-19 cases since Tuesday, shelter in place scheduled for end of semester

By Rebecca Johnson, News Editor • March 26, 2021
Pitt added 50 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 42 students and eight employees, between Tuesday and Thursday, with 71 students currently in isolation. Pitt will institute a University-wide shelter in place on April 16 before in-person commencement.
After Pitt experienced an increase in COVID-19 cases after St. Patrick’s Day parties, Dr. John Williams, the head of the COVID-19 Medical Response Office, presented a more optimistic picture of Pitt’s pandemic outlook Thursday afternoon.

Pitt officials address COVID-19 case spike, mitigation rules

By Rebecca Johnson, News Editor • March 26, 2021
After Pitt experienced an increase in COVID-19 cases following large St. Patrick’s Day parties, Dr. John Williams presented a more optimistic picture of Pitt’s pandemic outlook at Thursday afternoon’s Senate Council meeting.
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said the University’s fall plans are dependent on continued availability of the vaccine across the country. 

Pitt administers more than 10k vaccines with community partners

By Rebecca Johnson, News Editor • March 26, 2021
Pitt officials said Thursday that the University has reached a vaccine milestone, with more than 10,000 vaccines provided in coordination with the Allegheny County Health Department.
Pitt adds 38 COVID-19 cases since Tuesday

Pitt adds 38 COVID-19 cases since Tuesday

By Rebecca Johnson and Jon Moss • March 19, 2021
Pitt added 38 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 36 students and two employees, between Tuesday and Thursday, with 45 students currently in isolation. Faculty and student government leaders said Friday evening that they were frustrated by the rapid rise in cases.
Diwaker Davar, M.D., medical oncologist and member of the Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, and assistant professor of medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Fecal matter fights cancer: UPMC researchers look to improve immunotherapy techniques

By Punya Bhasin, Staff Writer • March 15, 2021
A group of more than 20 scientists at the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute demonstrated a new way of advancing immunotherapy through fecal matter transplants.
Pitt adds 22 COVID-19 cases since Tuesday

Pitt adds 22 COVID-19 cases since Tuesday

By Rebecca Johnson, News Editor • March 12, 2021
Pitt added 22 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 21 students and one employee, between Tuesday and Thursday, with 33 students currently in isolation. The University’s previous case report, covering last Friday to Monday, included 17 cases.
Wendy Braund, the COVID-19 response director and interim acting physician general at the Pennsylvania Department of Health, led a conversation on Wednesday via Zoom called “Pennsylvania State Response to COVID-19.” The event — hosted by the Graduate School of Public Health — focused on the state’s testing and vaccination efforts.

Pennsylvania’s top doctor addresses state’s COVID-19 response

By Allison Radziwon, Staff Writer • March 12, 2021
Wendy Braund, the COVID-19 response director and interim acting physician general at the Pennsylvania Department of Health, led a conversation on Wednesday about the state’s testing and vaccination efforts.
Lev Ivanov, a sophomore bioengineering major, has ADHD and receives accommodations from the Office of Disability Resources and Services.

Students with disability accommodations adjust to virtual learning environment

By Rashi Ranjan, Senior Staff Writer • March 10, 2021
Students are finding it more difficult to find support for their disabilities due to remote learning. Pitt’s Office of Disability Resources and Services is providing different accommodations, such as increasing time limits on Canvas.
Pitt’s Global Studies Center hosted a webinar titled “Transnational Dialogues in Afrolatinidad: Education and Anti-Blackness” on Friday afternoon. The webinar focused on how history, education and anti-Blackness impact Afro-Latin Americans and their communities, and how higher education can do more to teach this history.

‘Different voices’: Panel discusses Afro-Latinx history, new methods of teaching

By Natalie Frank, Senior Staff Writer • March 8, 2021
Pitt’s Global Studies Center hosted a webinar titled “Transnational Dialogues in Afrolatinidad: Education and Anti-Blackness” on Friday afternoon that focused on how history, education and anti-Blackness impact Afro-Latin Americans.
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