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

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Pittsburgh reacts to Trump climate decision

When President Trump invoked Pittsburgh in his decision to exit the Paris Climate Agreement last Thursday, he left many Pittsburghers baffled. “I’m appalled that the President used my city to justify...

Dr. Brian Primack will step down from his position as dean of Pitts Honors College.

University names Brian Primack new UHC dean

By Janine Faust | Staff Writer June 7, 2017

Pitt announced researcher and medical doctor Brian A. Primack as the new dean of the University Honors College Monday. Primack will succeed Edward Stricker as the third Bernice L. and Morton S. Lerner...

Pitt News File Photo

Interactive crime map: May 24 – May 29

By The Pitt News Staff May 31, 2017

  Wednesday, May 24, 2017 8:51 a.m. Robinson St Ext, Pittsburgh, PA. Pitt police responded to an individual's report of the theft of three traffic cones. 1:02 p.m. Nordenburg Hall 111...

The headquarters of the National Institutes of Health, whose Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare concluded its investigation of alleged ethics violations in several Pitt labs earlier this month. (Wikipedia Commons)

Pitt lab investigation ends on mixed note

By Henry Glitz | News Editor May 31, 2017

A new report from the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare has declared an end to the investigation into alleged animal cruelty in laboratories affiliated with Pitt. The report, cited in a letter last...

Dr. Anwesha Sanyal holds vials containing HIV-infected cells which are being prepared for a TZA test at Pitt. (Photo Courtesy of Tim Betler/UPMC)

Pitt researchers develop HIV detector

By Janine Faust | Staff Writer May 31, 2017

Pitt researchers have moved the world one step closer to finally fully curing HIV. Scientists in the University’s Graduate School of Public Health announced Monday in the medical journal “Nature...

Edward Michaels (Photo Courtesy of the University of Pittsburgh)

Students react to counseling center director’s arrest

In the six days following the counseling center director’s arrest, Pitt students responded to the latest controversy at the center, while the University has largely stayed quiet and given little additional...

The University of Thriftsburgh in the OHara Student Center. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Visual Editor)

Getting Thrifty: the key to living on a student budget

By Rose Luder | Staff Writer May 30, 2017

It’s almost the weekend, which means it’s time to make weekend plans. Living on an urban campus in a city like Pittsburgh, students have what feels like a limitless variety of options to choose...

Bikers ride along a path in Schenley Park. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Visual Editor)

Savoring Schenley Park: the story of a green space

By Grant Burgman | Staff Writer May 30, 2017

Whether you’re headed over the bridge from Schenley Plaza to go for a run, play some frisbee or relax in the grass, the first thing you’ll see when you cross looks like an imposing glass castle. The...

The Political Science Student Association hosted its yearly debate between the College Democrats and College Republicans last September. (TPN File Photo)

Pitt’s political clubs: left, right and in between

As political protests and marches rocked campus last fall, Pitt’s campus political organizations reacted and changed with the rapidly shifting political landscape in Pittsburgh and around the country....

Cruze is a predominately gay bar in the Strip District which hosts under-21 nights every Thursday night. (Photo Courtesy of Cruze Bar)

Fun under 21: Pittsburgh nightlife for all ages

CLUBS Cruze Bar This LGBTQ+ friendly nightlife staple is located in the heart of the Strip District and is home to a large dance floor and state-of-the-art sound and lighting system. Cruze is well-known...

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