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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

Police blotter: Jan. 31 - Feb. 7

Police blotter: Jan. 31 – Feb. 7

By News Editors February 9, 2024

Wednesday, January 31 Pitt police assisted City police with a report of a stolen wallet at the Panera Bread on Boulevard of the Allies.  Thursday, February 1  Pitt police took a report regarding...

Posvar Hall.

Faculty Assembly discusses testing center issues, university policies

By Marissa Kelley, Staff Writer February 9, 2024

Faculty Assembly President Robin Kear gave an update on the ongoing issue with the Disability and Resource Services’ Testing Center capacity at this week’s meeting. For 18 months, the testing center...

Members of the Music & Entertainment Business Association gather for a meeting.

‘Passion meets profession’: Club helps students start music, entertainment business careers

By Khushi Rai, Senior Staff Writer February 8, 2024
he club Music and Entertainment Business was created to prove there are a significant number of students at Pitt that would benefit from more music and entertainment business opportunities.
Members of Student Government Board speak during the public meeting in Nordy’s Place on Jan. 30.

SGB discusses recent ACC Advocacy Days conference, upcoming elections

By Abby Lipold, Assistant News Editor February 7, 2024
Upon returning from ACC Advocacy Days in Washington, Student Government Board discussed its upcoming presidential elections, the purchase of new AEDs to install on campus and a recent meeting between SGB and senior leadership at Pitt. 
Darris Means poses for a photo.

Darris Means named executive director for rural and community-based education

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor February 7, 2024
Darris Means, an associate professor in the School of Education, is Pitt’s first executive director for rural and community-based education.
Lauren Jewell, a sophomore applied developmental psychology major, poses for a photo.

‘Most valuable discovery’: Foreign Language and Area Studies scholarship sends students around the world

By Patrick Diana, Staff Writer February 7, 2024
From Swahili to Irish Gaelic, students who choose to study lesser-known and taught languages are able to reap the benefits of their specialized study through the Foreign Language and Areas Studies (FLAS) scholarship.
A speaker addresses attendees during the Panther Leadership Summit on Saturday.

Student leaders gather at the Panther Leadership Summit, focus on discourse and dialogue

By Emma Hannan, Staff Writer February 6, 2024
Pitt student leaders gathered on Feb. 3 for the Panther Leadership Summit to discuss the significance of the year’s “Discourse and Dialogue” theme in the broader context of leadership on campus.
An interactive kiosk on the fifth floor of the Cathedral of Learning.

‘Astonishing’: Projects in Digital Composition students create kiosks for showcase

By Adrienne Cahillane, Senior Staff Writer February 6, 2024

Many Pitt students write a paper or take an exam as their class final, but students in ENGCMP 1130: Projects in Digital Composition created an interactive kiosk about a topic of their choosing.  Abigail...

Senior French and linguistics major Allison Schaeffer converses with an attendee at the Less-Commonly-Taught Languages Coffee House in the William Pitt Union on Friday afternoon.

Less-Commonly-Taught Languages Coffeehouse ‘a blast’ for language student volunteers, participants

By Anna Kuntz, Senior Staff Writer February 5, 2024
For Lauren Jewell, volunteering at the Swahili booth at the Lesser-Commonly-Taught Languages Coffee House was the perfect opportunity to combine her passions for tutoring and language learning. The coffee house, which took place in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room, featured 25 language booths run by volunteers from all language departments.
The School of Pharmacy in Salk Hall.

School of Pharmacy receives $7.8 million grant to fight opioid addiction

By Donata Massimiani, Assistant News Editor February 5, 2024

Pitt’s School of Pharmacy’s Program Evaluation and Research Unit received a five-year, $7.8 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to improve the quality of treatment for patients...

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