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
Because the United States is celebrating its one year anniversary with the COVID-19 pandemic very soon, many Pitt students have encountered a wide array of relationship experiences, including being long distance, quarantining together, breaking up or “dating” around.

‘Can I hook up with this boy?’: Couples navigate relationships, sex and COVID-19 safety

By Millicent Watt, Staff Writer • February 10, 2021
As the United States nears its one year anniversary with the COVID-19 pandemic, many Pitt students have encountered a wide array of relationship experiences, from being long distance, quarantining together, breaking up or “dating around.”
Pitt said roughly 4,800 students have moved into University housing for the spring semester as of Monday. These residents were grouped into one of four move-in dates — Jan. 29, Jan. 31, last Wednesday or last Friday.

Students move back to campus, compliment at-home COVID-19 testing

By Suln Yun, For The Pitt News • February 9, 2021
About 4,800 students have moved into “University-managed” housing for the spring semester as of Monday, according to University spokesperson Kevin Zwick. The residents were grouped into one of four move-in dates — Jan. 29, Jan. 31, last Wednesday or last Friday.
Pitt adds 13 new COVID-19 cases since Thursday

Pitt adds 13 new COVID-19 cases since Thursday

By Martha Layne, Assistant News Editor • February 9, 2021
Pitt added 13 new COVID-19 cases, composed of four students and nine employees, between last Friday and Monday, with 11 students currently in isolation.
Pitt adds 16 COVID-19 cases since Tuesday

Pitt adds 16 COVID-19 cases since Tuesday

By Rebecca Johnson, News Editor • February 5, 2021
Pitt added 16 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 15 students and one employee, between Tuesday and Thursday, with 19 students currently in isolation. The University’s previous case report, covering last Friday to Monday, included 11 cases.
Pitt men’s club lacrosse is waiting on permission from the University to play a 14-game slate in the spring.

Club sports navigate pandemic protocols, heavily modified seasons

By Dalton Miller, Staff Writer • February 3, 2021
COVID-19 restrictions forced club sports to abandon or dramatically alter their fall plans. While some found ways to practice last semester, spring plans don’t seem much clearer than when the school year started.
Second-year pharmacy student Jake Murawski administered his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine in December at UPMC Presbyterian, making him the first pharmacy intern in Pennsylvania to administer a COVID-19 vaccine.

‘Surreal’: Student pharmacists administer COVID-19 vaccines

By Punya Bhasin, Staff Writer • February 2, 2021
Numerous pharmacy students at Pitt have used a new state rule to administer vaccines at UPMC hospitals and clinics, including one Pitt hosted last week that vaccinated 800 health care professionals across Pittsburgh.
Beth Hoffman is the project coordinator for “Twitter and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy,” a project funded with a $117,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation studying how vaccine misinformation spreads on social media.

‘A feeding ground for misinformation’: Pitt researchers study vaccine hesitancy on Twitter

By Punya Bhasin, Staff Writer • February 2, 2021
Pitt researchers at the Center for Research on Behavioral Health Care, Media and Technology received a $117,000 grant in January from the Richard King Mellon Foundation for their project, “Twitter and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.”
A cardboard cutout of Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine, stands in the Petersen Events Center on the first day of COVID vaccine administration.

Editorial | As COVID-19 numbers fall, keep your guard up

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 2, 2021
We can’t let our guards down yet.
Pitt adds 11 new COVID-19 cases since Thursday

Pitt adds 11 new COVID-19 cases since Thursday

By Martha Layne, Assistant News Editor • February 2, 2021
Pitt added 11 new COVID-19 cases, composed of seven students and four employees, between last Friday and Monday, with 15 students currently in isolation.
Satire | We need to ban ‘pandemic language’ once this is all over

Satire | We need to ban ‘pandemic language’ once this is all over

By Remy Samuels, Staff Columnist • January 28, 2021
Here is a list of some frustrating pandemic words/phrases I have compiled.
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