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

Tie the Knot: Marriage satisfying for young couples

By Kathy Zhao / Staff Writer January 15, 2015

Sarah Cassatt says financial stability is an important factor in deciding whether she and her boyfriend of three years will marry. “Being married means that we are finally financially independent and...

Study shows emoticons bust gender stereotypes

Study shows emoticons bust gender stereotypes

By Anjana Murali / Staff Writer January 8, 2015

When it comes to emotions, smiley faces are the great gender equalizer between men and women.In a 2000 study, Alecia Wolf, an assistant dean at the University of Texas at Tyler, looked at how people express...

Seeing Red: FDA’s move to loosen blood donor ban meets opposition

By Lauren Wilson / For The Pitt News January 8, 2015

A federal recommendation that would lift the ban on men who have had sex with other men from donating blood has left members of the LGBTQ community dissatisfied. The Food and Drug Administration issued...

My Pitt Email service allows for alias addresses

By Harrison Kaminsky / News Editor January 8, 2015

When picking a professional email address, it’s all in the name. As of Dec. 21, students, staff and faculty can personalize their Pitt email addresses with aliases, or an “additional email address...

Pitt researchers search for worldwide health care data

By Cristina Holtzer / News Editor November 30, 2014

Sharing public health data is one of the most important steps involved in containing “global health threats” such as Ebola, according to research from a Pitt Graduate School of Public Health team. The...

Modern molecules: Pitt professors bring chemistry to the 21st century

By Kathy Zhao / Staff Writer November 24, 2014

Thanks to two Pitt professors, chemistry students may have an excuse to whip out their smartphones during future study sessions. According to a University press release, assistant chemistry professors...

Correlation: What your playlists say about your intelligence

Correlation: What your playlists say about your intelligence

By Lauren Rosenblatt / Staff Writer November 23, 2014

Nickelback, Lil Wayne and Kenny Chesney fans may want to turn down the music, at least while studying, suggests new data from a California Institute of Technology software designer.Virgil Griffith, a software...

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