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

Parental involvment still important for high schoolers

Parental involvment still important for high schoolers

By Cristina Holtzer / News Editor November 23, 2014

A study by Pitt researchers found that parents should have strong relationships with their children’s teachers throughout high school, despite the potential embarrassment of the students.Ming-Te Wang,...

Pitt doctors team up for innovation

By Danielle Fox / Assistant News Editor November 17, 2014

In the PInCh —Pitt Innovation Challenge — students and professors scored $400,000 prizes this weekend to advance health care. Pitt’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute, the Office of the...

Sustainability in Towers

Sustainability in Towers

By TPN File Photo October 29, 2014

Students worked to create a sustainability project for Towers.

Women in bioengineering

Women in bioengineering

By MCT Campus October 29, 2014

Pitt's Swanson School of Engineering is working to attract more female doctoral students.

Toilets, lightbulbs and blinds: Students create sustainability plan

Toilets, lightbulbs and blinds: Students create sustainability plan

By Lauren Rosenblatt / Staff Writer October 29, 2014

In one week, four Pitt students earned $25,000.The winners of the 2014 Sustainable Solutions Competition won’t use their wins for books, shoes or food — instead, they’ll buy toilets. Pitt students...

Pitt working to attract female engineering doctoral students

Pitt working to attract female engineering doctoral students

By Anjana Murali / Staff Writer October 29, 2014

After the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) determined Pitt’s Swanson School of Engineering to be the U.S. university with the highest percentage of doctoral degrees awarded to women...

App created for assault victims

By Kathleen Fennell / Staff Writer October 26, 2014

Connecting to a domestic violence hotline is the single greatest factor in reducing domestic violence injuries, reassaults and homicides. The Women’s Center and Shelter (WC&S) of Greater Pittsburgh,...

Light it up

Light it up

By Jeff Ahearn / Assistant Visual Editor October 24, 2014

Pitt's homecoming laser show will use Nymbus. 

Graduate student designs app to enhance laser light show

Graduate student designs app to enhance laser light show

By Kat Prosachik / Staff Writer October 24, 2014

At this year’s homecoming fireworks and laser show, spectators can do more than watch the fireworks in the sky above them — they can experience it from their palms.Nymbus, an app developed by Pitt...

Comcast in Pittsburgh

Comcast in Pittsburgh

By FCC October 19, 2014

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

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