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

Pitt police take juvenile into custody following cell phone theft

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor October 18, 2015

Pitt police took a juvenile into custody Thursday for allegedly stealing a cell phone belonging to a Pitt student, police said Friday. Pitt police will not name the individual because he was under 18...

Alan Lesgold will officially step down as Dean of Pitts School of Education in August 2016.  Photo courtesy of the University of Pittsburgh

Pitt opens seach for School of Education dean

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor October 15, 2015

The Pitt community — students, faculty, staff, alumni and others — will have a say in who takes over as dean of Pitt’s School of Education. Two and a half months after Alan Lesgold announced he...

Colin Dean, software engineer at IBM Watson and representative of Code & Supply, shows off his hacking progress with Matt Burton, a staff member from the University Library System at Pitt.  Nikki Moriello | Visual Editor

Open data connects community

Call it a Pittsburgh-sized win for transparency. Pitt Senior Vice Chancellor for Engagement and Chief of Staff Kathy Humphrey, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and City of Pittsburgh Mayor...

Sarah Kenney hoards free produce on her porch to give to students in need.  Photo courtesy of Sarah Kenney

Produce porch feeds students

By Annemarie Carr / Staff Writer October 15, 2015

Among the chairs and welcome mat on Sarah Kenney’s Dawson Street home, she’s piled boxes of tomatoes, peppers and strawberries. Depending on the day, the porch in front of her brick home and the...

Students discuss common questions and concerns at the open Student Forum on Wednesday.  Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

Bonner says change takes time

By Elizabeth Lepro / Assistant News Editor October 15, 2015

Students once again offered their input on Pitt’s strategic plan Wednesday night — and some of them brought very specific questions and concerns to the table. The University held its second open...

Pitt joins the list of universities to adopt the Coalition Application.  Terry Tan | Staff Illustrator

Pitt joins coalition to reach low-income students

By Shumeng Yang / For The Pitt News October 15, 2015

For freshman Abigail Vipperman, applying to college at the end of high school was a rush — but not the good kind. “The admissions process was very fast paced,” Vipperman, a biology major, said....

Naomi Stoll, SGBs academic affairs chair, looks to extend drop deadline for classes. | Abigail Self / Staff Photographer

SGB committee to propose extended drop deadline

By Lauren Wilson / Staff Writer October 14, 2015

If Pitt Student Government Board’s latest proposal succeeds, students could get more time to finalize their class schedules each semester. Naomi Stoll, SGB Academic Affairs Committee chair, announced...

Graphic diagrams how researchers have created human stem cells from human skin cells; for the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells. Los Angeles Times/MCT

Pitt researchers propose new stem cell method

By Annemarie Carr / Staff Writer October 14, 2015

After six years of collaboration, Pitt researchers Ipsita Banerjee and Prashant Kumta, said  they can now launch a “very easy and cheap” way to grow stem cells to help cure Type 2 diabetes. With...

City to begin Greenfield Bridge demolition

Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works announced Tuesday it will begin its demolition and reconstruction of the Greenfield Bridge starting Friday. Beginning 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, the city will close...

Marchers gather at Bigelow Boulevard to honor Indigenous Peoples Day. | Nikki Moriello / Visual Editor

Oakland honors Indigenous Peoples Day

With pennants and ribbons waving, marchers shut down Bigelow Boulevard as they brought native people and their supporters back to their indigenous roots. At Pitt on Monday, about 200 students and community...

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