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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Pitt Student Startup to Present at Congress

By Lauren Rosenblatt August 29, 2016

Two Pitt alumni and one Pitt professor will travel to the nation’s capital next month to present their startup company, HiberSense, to Congress in the first-ever University Startups Demo Day. The...

Nearly 1000 students participated in Pitt's annual Lantern Night. | Jordan Mondell / Assistant Visual Editor

Lantern night shines through the storm

Although stormy weather threatened to wreak havoc on Pitt’s oldest tradition, the lights of Lantern Night continued to burn Sunday night. More than 950 first-year female students gathered in the Cathedral...

Dr. Flordeliza Villanueva uses the UPMC Cam to investigate a possible new cancer treatment. | Photo courtesy of Xucai Chen

Pitt researchers studying bubbles for cancer treatment

Blowing bubbles may seem like child’s play, but Pitt researchers have added another element to the game by filling those bubbles with life-saving medicine. Researchers from UPMC’s Center for Ultrasound...

Heavy rain hits Pittsburgh, flooding streets and felling trees

By The Pitt News Staff August 29, 2016

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First year Pitt students embraced diversity with high fives at Building a Pitt Community event

Overlooking a crowd made up of Pitt’s most diverse student body yet, Jamie Washington told first-year students to partner up with a stranger Saturday morning — they were going to need a high five buddy....

Pitt expands health care coverage for transgender faculty and staff

Beginning this year, Pitt will — for the first time — provide coverage for faculty and staff members’ transgender-related healthcare services. Pitt announced the change in a three-page long letter...

Chancellor Patrick Gallagher prepares to take a selfie with the incoming class of 2020. Stephen Caruso / Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt welcomes 229th class of first years

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor August 24, 2016

At the New Student Convocation Wednesday afternoon, faculty, staff and returning students welcomed the class of 2020 to Pitt’s community with advice, anecdotes and a selfie. The convocation, held...

Police and fire crews had to drill a large hole in the wall of the Qdoba on Forbes Avenue in Oakland to rescue a Pitt student who was trapped between that wall the adjacent building. Photo: Lauren Rosenbaltt | News Editor

Pitt student gets stuck between buildings trying to impress woman

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor August 23, 2016

Instead of going into a restaurant on a Monday night date, a Pitt student tried to woo the object of his affection by jumping over them. A Pitt student was on the roof of a building on the 3700 block...

Theo Schwarz / Senior Staff Photographer

Q & A: Braddock mayor John Fetterman

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor August 22, 2016

Braddock Mayor John Fetterman doesn’t think he’s an “anti-establishment” politician. But he does think it’s time for a change. In his recent bid for the U.S. Senate, many of his supporters...

Dr. Tracy Soska holds up an Enroll America T-Shirt. Courtesy of Alescia Teel

Making plans for student health

When making a back-to-school checklist for this fall, don’t forget to add health insurance. This academic year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is increasing outreach for Marketplace...

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