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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

Brain Institute to include ALS research center within next five years

By Lauren Rosenblatt / Staff Writer February 6, 2015

Pitt plans to open a new center dedicated to researching treatments and cures for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, the University announced Thursday. In 2011,...

Extreme Makeover: Heinz Chapel undergoing preservation process

Extreme Makeover: Heinz Chapel undergoing preservation process

By Sabrina Romano / Staff Writer February 6, 2015

Heinz Memorial Chapel is currently undergoing a $600,000 preservation process, according to Pat Gibbons at the Heinz Chapel Office. SSM Industries, Inc. is installing a climate control system in the chapel,...

Balancing budgets: Students reconcile debt, savings

By Lauren Wilson / Staff Writer February 6, 2015

Casey Rose was part of the 69 percent of Pitt graduates who left Pitt with degrees and debt in 2013. When he left Pitt and started his first full-time job as a manager trainee at a car rental company,...

Professional Ink: Employers, job-seekers talk tats

By Lauren Wilson / Staff Writer February 6, 2015

Decorations of love might be sweet, but affection etched into your skin could turn employers sour. While tattoos are commonplace in American culture, spirits toward skin modification in the workplace...

Students to have a say in next dean of students

By Dale Shoemaker / Assistant News Editor February 5, 2015

This summer, Pitt students can voice their opinions on a to-be-decided dean of students.The University’s search to replace former Dean of Students Kathy Humphrey will begin this summer, according to...

SGB to provide racks for student publications

By Emily Ahlin / Staff Writers February 5, 2015

The Student Government Board will soon begin racking up student publications at Pitt.Student publication groups, including The Pittiful News and The Original Magazine, will soon be able to display and...

Trash picking for a cause: Recyclemania continues at Pitt

Trash picking for a cause: Recyclemania continues at Pitt

By Elizabeth Lepro / Staff Writer February 5, 2015

The courtyard between Towers Patio and the William Pitt Union got trashy on Wednesday morning.Student group Free the Planet, as well as other environmental student groups and campus sustainability leaders,...

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