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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

Theo Schwarz / Senior Staff Photographer

New professors land at Pitt, find a home

By Brooke Rountree / For The Pitt News August 20, 2016

With the class of 2020 rolling in, many students may be concerned with how they are going to handle and navigate their first year. But just as caught up in big transitions are the people who will eventually...

Michelle Reagle / Contributing Editor

Self-diagnosing psych a step, not a path, to wellness

By Nikita Karulkar / For The Pitt News August 19, 2016

Mental illnesses affect millions in the United States alone, but some are heading to Google instead of a doctor’s office. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 43 million Americans...

Helping Advisors Help You

Helping Advisors Help You

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor August 18, 2016

Students need to meet with an adviser to register for courses next semester, but is that enough? The Pitt News talked to four advisers — Elizabeth Adams, director of advising for Pitt’s Katz Graduate...

Dean Bonner addresses student discipline during Oakwatch appearance

Dean Bonner addresses student discipline during Oakwatch appearance

By Stephen Caruso / Contributing Editor August 18, 2016

Five years ago, when Oakwatch was founded to fight the loud parties, littering and hooligan-esque crime of Pitt students, Oakland resident Janice Lorenz joined because of one goal. “We’re trying...

Jesse Irwin hosting the season finale of Pitt Tonight in April 2016. Will Miller | Staff Photographer

‘Pitt Tonight’ nominated for two college Emmy awards

By Brady Langmann / Contributing Editor August 11, 2016

Following a first season that included a live autopsy, an acapella battle, and an appearance by Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, campus talk show "Pitt Tonight" has another reason to be excited leading up...

Then Clinton spoke, touching on policy such as a promise to pass a new infrastrucrtyre spending billl within her first 100 days, including broadband internet access for every home and business. Stephen Caruso | Visual Editor

Clinton – Kaine ticket makes Pittsburgh debut

With the conventions of both parties now in the rearview mirror, the road to electing the 45th president of the United States is just beginning - with a stop in Pittsburgh. More than 5,000 people gathered...

Pitt awarded nearly $62.3 million from NIH

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor July 26, 2016

Over the next five years, Pitt will receive a nearly $62.3 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health. Pitt’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute will receive the funding to...

Kevin Washo, a 2004 Pitt grad, is now the Executive Director of the Democratic National Convention's Host Committee. Photo courtesy of Anna Adams-Sarthou.

Meet the Pitt grad who helped make the DNC happen

For more than a year, the first thing on Kevin Washo’s mind when he wakes up has been the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. It was on his mind when he went to bed, often late. And on...

Conversation was not always the objective for both sides. Stephen Caruso | Contributing Editor

Final day of the Republican National Convention brings creative minds together

The path to nominating a Republican presidential candidate has been rocky, to say the least. Between an absent endorsement from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, an allegedly plagiarized speech by Melania Trump...

Pitt 2016-2017 operating budget approved

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor July 20, 2016

Pitt’s Board of Trustees approved the University’s  $2.1 billion operating budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year Monday. Chancellor Patrick Gallagher sent an email to the Pitt community Wednesday...

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