A new proposal will prompt future Student Government Boards to pick up what this Board put down.Board member Graeme Meyer proposed a resolution at last week’s public meeting to create a long-term plan...

Poet Terrance Hayes, a newly named MacArthur Foundation Fellow, at his home in Pittsburgh.

Terrance Hayes has come a long way from being a starving artist. He is now considered a genius.Last week, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced its 2014 class of fellows to receive...

Pitt is among the top 15 percent of military-friendly schools. 

Pitt is a 2015 Military Friendly School, according to Victory Media Inc., a Pittsburgh-based military services firm.Pitt announced in a release Tuesday its reception of the award, which puts the University...

The rally, attended by 55 Pitt students, is the largest environmental rally in history so far.

NEW YORK — “I don’t know but I’ve been told!” the crowd called. “We don’t need no gas and coal!”A crowd of nearly 400,000 people, including 55 Pitt students, shouted and held signs in New...

The nicotine market’s newest competitor, the electronic cigarette, is gaining popularity among teenagers and young adults — including Pitt students.Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigs, are battery-powered...