Research labs to become operational in coming weeks
By Ashton Crawley, Senior Staff Writer
7:34 pm
Rob Rutenbar, the senior vice chancellor for research, said in a Friday email blast that each lab’s principal investigator must submit a plan to their dean or regional campus president for review. The plan must clearly define an approach for scheduling and a process for allocating time and access to address COVID-driven implications, Rutenbar said.
Pitt purchases Oakland social club building for nearly $5 million
By Rebecca Johnson, Senior Staff Writer
May 28, 2020
Pitt purchased an Oakland social club building on Bigelow Boulevard in late March for $4.95 million, according to Allegheny County real estate records.
Emergency fund has granted more than $250k to students
By Anushay Chaudhry, Staff Writer
May 28, 2020
As of Thursday, the Student Emergency Assistance Fund has granted a total of $254,326 to 457 students, out of more than 700 students who have applied for money.
Your guide to the June 2 primary election
By Benjamin Nigrosh, News Editor
May 27, 2020
This is the first year Pennsylvania has allowed mail-in ballots for anyone who requested one by the May 26 deadline. Mail-in ballots must be filled out and received by the county elections office by 8 p.m. on June 2.
NCAA announces return of voluntary workouts, proposal for transfer rule changes
By Stephen Thompson, Sports Editor
May 26, 2020
All Division I athletes will be permitted to participate in voluntary workouts beginning June 1, the NCAA Division I Council announced last Wednesday. The move ends the moratorium on such activities that began with the explosion of the coronavirus pandemic in March and was set to expire on May 31.
Carnegie Museum of Art debuts online exhibition series with ‘Lake Valley’
By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
May 26, 2020
Disorienting sounds play as overlapping cut-out shapes slowly fill the screen, creating the mesmerizing landscapes of artist Rachel Rose’s “Lake Valley.”
Op-ed | Pitt can and should use its endowment to get us through this crisis
By Tyler Bickford, Associate professor of English
May 26, 2020
Not to mince words: it is wrong that the Chancellor, who received a $669,738 base salary this year, would use sympathetic students as an excuse not to protect the jobs of the faculty and staff who support those students, often for wages less than one-twentieth of his.
Board committee sets salary for new health sciences chief
By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief
May 26, 2020
The board of trustees’ compensation committee voted unanimously Tuesday to set a seven-figure compensation package for Anantha Shekhar, the incoming senior vice chancellor for the health sciences.
Former Pitt employee sues University over alleged age discrimination
By Benjamin Nigrosh, News Editor
May 22, 2020
A former employee of Pitt’s Office of Admissions and Financial Aid filed a civil complaint against the University for allegedly discriminating against him on the basis of age.
Pitt’s budget and endowment, explained
By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief
May 22, 2020
Pitt’s budget, and the process to craft it, is full of jargon and specialized terminology. This guide attempts to explain how the annual University budget is put together, as well as the different pieces that compose the budget and endowment.