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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

One of Harpreet Bassis insomnia-fueled drawings | Jordan Mondell | Assistant Visual Editor

Up all night: all about insomnia

By James Evan Bowen-Gaddy / Staff Writer December 12, 2016

Kelly Shaw is lying in bed, staring at the ceiling and wondering why she’s so tired, but she can’t sleep. At this point she’s just a third-grader, so she asks her father what to do. He tells her...

The type of food people eat before bed and timing of meals can affect sleep cycles. | TNS

Scientists recommend students watch food timing, alcohol before sleep

Two of the most important things to college students — alcohol and food — could be impacting a third desire of theirs — sleep — more than most students realize. Students who aren’t careful...

Pitt hires psychiatrist

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor December 7, 2016

Even as students complained that Pitt hadn’t hired replacement psychiatrists to staff its Counseling Center, it appears administrators had actually — and quietly — filled one of the open positions....

Jake Sternberg, who first visited the Counseling Center in fall 2015, said he was told his needs would best be met by an outside mental health professional. Katie Krater | Staff Photographer

No time to talk: what’s going on with Pitt’s Counseling Center?

By Rachel Glasser and Tristan Dietrick November 28, 2016

Kelchis Radziewicz had struggled with underlying anxiety before, but after losing a close friend to suicide just before her first year at Pitt, she realized she couldn’t cope with the grief on her...

A new cancer study showed how cancer cells, in blue, trick the telomeres, in red and green, to stop shortening, meaning the cancer cells, continue to multiply. | Courtesy of Roderick O’Sullivan

Pitt moves closer to developing specialized cancer treatment

By Rebecca Peters / Staff Writer November 22, 2016

After discovering an alternative way that certain cells divide, Pitt researchers could be on the way to developing treatments for specific types of cancer. The lab of Dr. Roderick O’Sullivan, a University...

Jordan Mondell, Assistant Visual Editor and Emily Brindley, Assistant News Editor

Pitt study shows buses main source of diesel pollution

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor November 16, 2016

Although public transportation like Pittsburgh’s Port Authority reduce the total number of vehicles on the road, the emissions from its buses are still a leading contributor to air pollution Downtown,...

It’s all in your head: Pitt researchers measure hallucinations

By James Evan Bowen-Gaddy November 10, 2016

When you think of hallucinations, you may think of a woozy feeling and swimming images or of the bright spots you see after rubbing your eyes. Hallucinations are typically an undesired side effect of...

Students shared their experiences with mental health as members of minority groups during a CWO event | John Hamilton, Senior Staff Photographer

In ‘safe space,’ CWO discusses mental health

By Nikita Karulkar / Staff Writer October 27, 2016

Sitting in a circle holding cups of coffee and powdered donuts on napkins in their hands, students from different cultural, racial and gender identities shared their struggles with mental illness. The...

Department of Defense to fund Pitt’s trauma research

Pitt received up to $90 million in federal funding Wednesday to improve trauma care for military members and civilians. The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Pitt’s Schools of Health Sciences the...

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,...

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