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Gunning for gold: Tim Gunn visits Pitt

Gunning for gold: Tim Gunn visits Pitt

By Meghan Bray / For The Pitt News October 21, 2014

Even though Tim Gunn has penned three books with a fourth on the way, he didn’t recommend trying it to the audience at Pitt Monday night.  “If you have written a book — hats off to you, if you’re...

SGB election candidates announced

By Abbey Reighard / Senior Staff Writer October 21, 2014

For the second consecutive year, the candidates running for Student Government Board member positions have an easy election season ahead of them. There are only nine candidates running for the eight Board...

Comcast in Pittsburgh

Comcast in Pittsburgh

By FCC October 19, 2014

According to the FCC, Comcast dominates the Pittsburgh Internet service provider market. 

The future of coal: Environmental relations discussed at Pitt

By Dale Shoemaker / Staff Writer October 19, 2014

In 2006, China built two coal-fired power plants every week. In 2013, China built not even one coal-fired power plant per week.Although it produces and consumes half of the world’s coal,  China, because...

Oakland residents contemplate Internet service provider switch

Oakland residents contemplate Internet service provider switch

By Kathy Zhao / Staff Writer October 19, 2014

Amy Howell has a lot of half-finished movies in her Netflix queue.“We have a TV that can stream from Netflix,” Howell said. “But we were never able to watch a movie start to finish because the Internet...

Get a move on

Get a move on

By Andy Slepman / For the Pitt News October 16, 2014

Pitt Public Health received $1 million to increase active transportation: walking, jogging or biking. 

Get ready pre-med students: MCAT changes to come by 2015

Get ready pre-med students: MCAT changes to come by 2015

By Kat Prosachik October 16, 2014

Students who plan to take the Medical College Admission Test, or the MCAT, in April 2015 or later should expect a treat: three more hours of testing and several new areas to study.The new 2015 exam —...

Pitt gets $1 million to increase active transportation

Pitt gets $1 million to increase active transportation

By Danielle Fox / Assistant News Editor October 16, 2014

The Pennsylvania Department of Health gifted the Pitt Graduate School of Public Health $1 million this week to increase physical activity among people in the state. Pitt Public Health will put the funds...

Nordy's Place

Nordy’s Place

Chancellor emeritus Mark Nordenberg tested out his new gift outside the Cathedral.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

By MCT Campus October 15, 2014

Hackers gain access to passwords though various techniques. 

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