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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The fermentation process of alcohol

The fermentation process of alcohol

By Sid Lingala and Erica Guthrie • April 10, 2019
Alcohol is a drink of choice for many contemporary college students. But according to Linda O’Reilly, a biological sciences lecturer at Pitt, the process of creating alcohol can be dated back more than 5,000 years ago.
Pitt Cyber will show Chris Paine’s film “Do You Trust this Computer?” at 6 p.m. on Thursday in the Teplitz Courtroom of the Barco Law Building.

Q&A: Documentary filmmaker Chris Paine on AI

By Griffin Lynch, Staff Writer • April 9, 2019
The Pitt News talked with Chris Paine before a showing of the documentary about AI and his filmmaking process.
Professor Tevis Jacobs, an assistant professor in the mechanical engineering and materials science department, received the National Science Foundation’s $500,000 CAREER Award to improve nanoparticle performance.

Engineering professor receives NSF CAREER Award

By Lauren Rude, For The Pitt News • April 4, 2019
Tevis Jacobs, an assistant professor in the mechanical engineering and materials science department, received the National Science Foundation’s $500,000 CAREER Award this year to improve nanoparticle performance. “When we talk about nanoparticles, even I, as a scientist that studies nanoscience, have trouble conceiving of how small these are,” Jacobs said. “I am very excited about both [components]. They are both huge endeavors.”
The inside of the Vibrant Media Lab in the Cathedral of Learning.

Vibrant Media Lab offers glimpse into first game system

By Vaibhav Gupta, For The Pitt News • March 18, 2019
The group, the Vibrant Media Lab, will present one of the earliest-created game consoles in history — the Magnavox Odyssey — to Pitt students on April 5 in order to promote a wider understanding of the history and culture behind video games along with the VML’s work for the past two years.
Pittsburgh's winter weather frequently frustrates commuters.

Today’s weather forecast: who knows?

By Brian Gentry, Assistant News Editor • January 16, 2019
This spring semester had a hot start.
Government shutdown slows university research

Government shutdown slows university research

By Brian Gentry, Assistant News Editor • January 8, 2019
The U.S. government shut down on Dec. 22, and research production at Pitt and other universities may slow down because of it.
The Tree of Life shooting suspect used Gab, an extremist-friendly social media platform, to voice his anti-Semitic views. By Sunday night, Gab was no longer accessible as its host, GoDaddy, took the site offline.

Gab: Its history and influence in the Tree of Life shooting

By Erica Guthrie, Staff Writer • October 28, 2018

Shortly before entering the Tree of Life congregation in Squirrel Hill, Robert Bowers, a Baldwin resident and Saturday’s shooting suspect, posted a message on social media site Gab that said, “I can't...

Graduate electrical engineering student John Kieffer (left) speaks with Daniel Mosse — a computer science professor at Pitt — after the Empowering Communities through Energy Efficiency event Monday. “Those two words get my endorphins flowing,” Mosse said of the event’s title.

Pittsburgh, Denmark, Swanson: International energy initiatives come to campus

By Ashley Priore, For the Pitt News • September 25, 2018

Pittsburgh is a historically dirty city. The City was an industrial hub of metalworking, iron and steel factories for more than a century — but while these factories brought economic prosperity to the...

One of 100 Scoobi electric scooters placed around Pittsburgh July 21 sits on Penn and Roup avenues in Friendship. Anyone 18 and older with a valid driver’s license can rent the electric scooters using a smartphone. (Photo by Anne Amundson | Staff Photographer)

Scoobi brings electric scooters to Pittsburgh streets

By Samuel Weber, Staff Writer • August 20, 2018
The Pittsburgh-based company Scoobi seeks to cut down on emissions with its new fleet of rentable electric scooters.
Harvard University professor George Whitesides discusses chemistry issues researchers may encounter in the future at the Swanson School of Engineering’s 2018 Covestro Distinguished Lecture Thursday evening. (Photo by Divyanka Bhatia | Staff Photographer)

Covestro lectures honors professor

By Briana Canady | Staff Writer • April 20, 2018

Harvard University professor George Whitesides spoke to a crowd of about 150 people Thursday night in Benedum Hall about how chemistry can be utilized in all industries to bring opportunities for invention...

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