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Pitt receives $4.2 million NIH award for large-scale study

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor • July 7, 2016

Pitt has received a multi-million dollar grant to join a national program aiming to individualize disease prevention and treatment. On Wednesday, the National Institutes of Health awarded Pitt with...

Italian street food chain coming to Oakland

By Stephen Caruso / Contributing Editor • July 7, 2016

For those hoping for a little more amore in their lives, Oakland will be getting itself a new Italian restaurant. Piada Italian Street Food, a chain of fast casual eateries similar in style to Chipotle,...

Supreme Court ruling sparks PA legislation

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor • July 5, 2016

The U.S. Supreme Court’s biggest abortion ruling in decades might signal changes for the Keystone State. The Supreme Court ruled 5-3 June 27 that a Texas law requiring abortion clinics to meet the same...

Pitt professors selected for national guidelines

By Yuanyuan Xiao / For The Pitt News • July 5, 2016

Two of Pitt’s own will play a part in setting the nation on a healthier track. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell has selected two Pitt professors — John Jakicic and...

Pittsburgh celebrates bicentennial with sand-sculpting competition

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor • July 5, 2016

Despite being far from a beach, Pittsburgh is celebrating its bicentennial covered in sand. For a week, beginning July 2, ten world-renowned sand sculptors are competing in teams of two to build sand...

Pitt anti-virus software includes security vulnerabilities

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor • July 5, 2016

The anti-virus software used by most Pitt campus computers includes several security vulnerabilities. Symantec Corporation announced two critical security vulnerabilities affecting several of its products,...

Interactive Crime Map June 28 – July 3

By The Pitt News Staff • July 5, 2016

Here is the Pitt police activity from June 28 to July 3. Tuesday, June 28, 2016 4:50 p.m. Holland Hall. Pitt police responded to a report that two pieces of carpet were stolen. 8:36 p.m. Forbes and...

Port Authority to eliminate bus stops

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor • June 28, 2016

Port Authority of Allegheny County is hoping to speed up services by eliminating bus stops. Pittsburgh’s transit agency is conducting a stop-by-stop analysis of its 7,020 stops, taking into account...

Pitt receives grant to research in space

By Yuanyuan Xiao / For The Pitt News • June 28, 2016

Pitt is expanding its research on bone diseases while moving medical science to the “final frontier” — space. Rocky Tuan, a Pitt biology professor, recently received a $500,000 grant from the Center...

Interactive Crime Map June 21 – June 27

By The Pitt News Staff • June 28, 2016

Here is the Pitt police activity from June 21 to 27. Tuesday, June 21, 2016 1:02 a.m. Cathedral of Learning. A Pitt police officer reported finding graffiti while on patrol. 1:24 a.m. Centre Avenue...