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3D printing aids cancer research

By Erin Hare / Staff Writer • June 1, 2016

Hacking 3D printers to spit out squishy biological structures, Pitt and Carnegie Mellon University researchers are poised to help doctors make better breast cancer diagnoses. Researchers at UPMC and...

Pitt students win national language scholarship

By Leo Dornan / Staff Writer • June 1, 2016

After winning a national scholarship, a group of Pitt students will spend the summer studying six languages in five different countries. Last week, Pitt announced eight students won the U.S. Department...

Pitt releases salary details of top-tier earners

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor • June 1, 2016

In accordance with the right-to-know laws, Pitt has released its income tax returns from the previous fiscal year. Though Pitt is exempt from paying taxes on its revenue as a nonprofit organization, the...

Pitt launches replacement login service

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor • June 1, 2016

Pitt is updating how users access Pitt’s online services with a new login system, beginning in June. Pitt Passport — passport.pitt.edu — will replace the My Pitt portal and individual access pages...

Interactive Crime Map May 24 – May 26

By The Pitt News Staff • May 31, 2016

Here is the Pitt police activity from May 24 to 26. Tuesday, May 24, 2016 1:01 a.m. Hillman Library. Pitt police responded to a report from a custodian that several vacuum cleaners were damaged. 2:20...

The Cost of Rent, Pittsburgh

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor • May 31, 2016

Though first-year students typically live on Pitt’s campus, the price of rent is something to keep in mind as you look at off-campus apartments in your following years at Pitt. In its most recent national...

‘I was pre-med, but…’

By Saskia Berrios-Thomas / Staff Writer • May 31, 2016

Gita Venkat always wanted to be a doctor — until she saw what the career entailed outside of the classroom. “My sophomore year I volunteered at UPMC Shadyside,” Venkat said. “I saw blood and freaked...

Asking for Space

By Krithika Pennathur / For The Pitt News • May 31, 2016

“Two, four, six, eight — stop the violence, stop the rape.” “Trump, Trump, Trump.” The chants from opposing groups mingled with conservative British activist Milo Yiannopoulos’ presentation...

Women at Pitt: Tracking their history from lantern night to leadership

By Nikita Karulkar / For The Pitt News • May 31, 2016

In a 2015 speech abroad, First Lady Michelle Obama urged a room full of people not to leave education out of discussions about women’s rights. “If we truly want to get girls into our classrooms,...

Meet the Student Government Board

By Tomasz Swierzewski / For The Pitt News • May 31, 2016

The members of Pitt’s incoming Student Government Board share their plans with The Pitt News. At a retreat tucked away in southern Pennsylvania, the new members of Pitt’s Student Government Board...