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Pitt adds 7 COVID-19 cases since Monday

By Ashton Crawley, Assistant News Editor • October 9, 2020

Pitt added seven new COVID-19 cases, composed entirely of students, between Monday and Thursday.

‘A difficult time for us all’: Panel discusses mental health during COVID-19 pandemic, racial justice movement

By Alex Nieves, For The Pitt News • October 9, 2020

Camille Interligi, lead clinician for multicultural outreach from the University Counseling Center, said at a Monday roundtable that the concept of mental health itself — especially in regards to mental illness — is a racist and patriarchal construct.

Students on three Tower B floors quarantined, Pitt to test entire building for COVID-19

By Rebecca Johnson and Jon Moss • October 5, 2020

Pitt placed around 60 students across three floors of Litchfield Tower B in quarantine Friday evening and will test the building's roughly 360 total residents for COVID-19.

Panel addresses mental health care in Pittsburgh’s Latinx community

By Paul Mlodgenski, For The Pitt News • October 2, 2020

García Zubieta was one of the expert panelists at the “Present and Represented: Latinx Mental Health Research, Practice, and Experience in Pittsburgh” held Wednesday night on Zoom.

Cudd: Spring break eliminated, start of spring semester pushed back

By Rebecca Johnson, News Editor • September 30, 2020

The start of spring semester was pushed back a week from January 11 to January 19 and spring break was eliminated as part of a compressed schedule to increase safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, Provost Ann Cudd said in a Wednesday morning email.

Students report ignored dietary restrictions in Pitt’s quarantine housing

By Rebecca Johnson and Rashi Ranjan • September 30, 2020

For Emma Krapels, Pitt’s COVID-19 quarantine housing made her sicker than before she entered, but not from coronavirus. Krapels — who has celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder where eating gluten causes damage to the small intestine — said she suspects she was given gluten on Sept. 17 while in the housing, causing her to “vomit profusely.”

‘A new normal’: Student health care workers share their struggles to balance work, school

By Natalie Frank, Staff Writer • September 30, 2020

Some of these student health care workers shared their experiences, including a changing work environment and how the personal protective equipment shortage has impacted them.

Pitt offers free flu shots for students amid COVID-19 pandemic

By Amanda Zelnis, Staff Writer • September 25, 2020

Vanek said Pitt is hosting four free flu shot clinics under a tent at the COVID-19 testing site outside Posvar Hall. While the first clinic was completed on Tuesday, the three remaining clinics will be held on Sept. 29, Oct. 13 and Oct. 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

‘Class of the First Oath’ addresses health care disparities, social justice issues

By Rashi Ranjan, Staff Writer • September 23, 2020

The current first-year class of Pitt’s School of Medicine took a nontraditional oath on Aug. 14 in addition to the modern Hippocratic oath.

Gallagher: ‘Anticipate’ Flex@Pitt, compressed schedule next semester

By Rebecca Johnson, News Editor • September 18, 2020

Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said Thursday that he expects the Flex@Pitt model to continue into the spring semester due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. He also said it’s likely that next semester’s schedule will be compressed similar to the fall so there aren’t vacations where people leave and come back to campus.