Mary Rose O'Donnell is an Assistant News Editor at The Pitt News. A West Chester, PA native, Mary Rose plans to graduate in 2021 with a B.S. in Information Science and Digital Narrative and Interactive Design. She worked as a staff writer for the news desk before joining the editorial staff in summer 2019. She worked as the Culture Editor and Digital Manager before becoming an Assistant News Editor in December 2020.
Mary Rose O'Donnell, Managing Editor
| Dec 16, 2020 | Board committee nominates two trustees for vice chairperson (Story) |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Faculty express concerns about Pitt-Outlier partnership (Story) |
| Nov 07, 2020 | Pittsburghers take to streets to celebrate Biden victory (Story) |
| Nov 07, 2020 | Joe Biden elected 46th president in historic election (Story) |
| Nov 04, 2020 | Presidential election hinges on too-early-to-call battleground states (Story) |
| Nov 03, 2020 | Maureen Litchveld named new public health dean (Story) |
| Aug 23, 2020 | Pitt offers new mandatory anti-racism class for first year students (Story) |
| Aug 23, 2020 | Meet the Editors: The Chiefs (Story) |
| Jul 29, 2020 | Students, faculty and staff required to complete COVID-19 training for fall (Story) |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Pitt adds 6 new COVID-19 cases since last Friday (Story) |
| Jul 20, 2020 | Students required to shelter in place prior to returning to in-person classes (Story) |
| Jul 18, 2020 | E. Maxine Bruhns, former Nationality Rooms director, dies at 96 (Story) |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Senior Pitt official to step down (Story) |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Pitt adds 4 new COVID-19 cases since last Friday (Story) |
| Jun 05, 2020 | State releases college reopening guidance (Story) |
| May 27, 2020 | OPDC discusses new community resources at Tuesday meeting (Story) |
| Apr 17, 2020 | Sustainability Office survey to help guide future on-campus efforts (Story) |
| Apr 10, 2020 | University Senate panel talks mental health in virtual meeting (Story) |
| Mar 31, 2020 | April Fools Edition | Local mother takes walks to escape children (Story) |
| Mar 18, 2020 | Gallagher announces plans to further shutdown campus (Story) |
| Mar 12, 2020 | Pitt requests students move out of residence halls, will issue refunds in wake of pandemic (Story) |
| Mar 03, 2020 | Pittsburgh Against Fascism in India holds vigil for victims of Delhi riots (Story) |
| Mar 03, 2020 | Vice Provost Nathan Urban to take position at Lehigh (Story) |
| Mar 01, 2020 | Pitt police issue crime alert after attempted robbery (Story) |
| Feb 28, 2020 | Three Greek organizations suspended this past week (Story) |
| Feb 12, 2020 | Sanders wins New Hampshire primary (Story) |
| Feb 03, 2020 | Laurie Kirsch to step down as vice provost (Story) |
| Jan 21, 2020 | Pittsburgh Against Fascism in India holds teach-in (Story) |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Pitt grad students and faculty speak out against fascism in India (Story) |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Pitt police issue crime alert after attempted burglary (Story) |
| Jan 13, 2020 | Starship food robots now fully operational (Story) |
| Jan 06, 2020 | Planning process for next Plan For Pitt to begin in January (Story) |
| Dec 05, 2019 | Heralding the holidays with the Heinz Chapel Choir (Story) |
| Dec 04, 2019 | Pitt Law alum to be first female Chester County district attorney (Story) |
| Nov 07, 2019 | Vlogger David Dobrik brings YouTube to the WPU (Story) |
| Nov 05, 2019 | Local elections 2019: Everything you need to know (Story) |
| Sep 05, 2019 | Mike Chen talks food, YouTube and traveling the world (Story) |
| May 29, 2019 | Pitt theatre arts alumni succeed on and off stage (Story) |
| May 15, 2019 | Pittsburgh Record Convention showcases vinyl revival (Story) |
| Mar 05, 2019 | Pitt finalizes Campus Master Plan (Story) |
| Mar 01, 2019 | Third annual Pitt Day of Giving raises more than $4 million (Story) |
| Feb 21, 2019 | Pitt alumna makes NYT Bestseller list (Story) |
| Feb 04, 2019 | Pitt students search for aerospace program (Story) |
| Jan 27, 2019 | Pa. group offers legal help to sexual assault victims (Story) |
| Jan 24, 2019 | Bioinformatics major evolves into “computational biology” (Story) |
| Jan 15, 2019 | Pittsburgh notables make Forbes ‘30 under 30’ (Story) |
| Jan 07, 2019 | New gen ed requirements encourage cultural understanding (Story) |
| Nov 13, 2018 | Fourth annual leadership retreat teaches women’s empowerment (Story) |
| Nov 09, 2018 | Political experts panel analyzes midterm results (Story) |
| Nov 06, 2018 | Midterm special election question: Allegheny County Children’s Fund (Story) |
| Oct 25, 2018 | The inside scoop on Klavon’s sundaes (Story) |