COVID-19 Archives - Page 23 of 59

Editorial | Top 10 pandemic-safe things to do in the cold

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 29, 2021

The Pitt News editorial board has a few suggestions about pandemic-safe things to do in the cold.

Pete transformed into vaccination site to administer shots to around 800 health care personnel, students

By Martha Layne, Assistant News Editor • January 28, 2021

The Petersen Events Center, a complex usually associated with Pitt athletics and working out, can now add vaccine administration to its list of uses.

Students adjust to new online science lab structure

By Millicent Watt, Staff Writer • January 27, 2021

Lab classes are traditionally a way for students to have a hands-on experience, but Pitt students, like many around the world, had to make some major changes.

Service puppy raisers navigate training dogs during pandemic

By Elizabeth Primrose, Staff Writer • January 27, 2021

Lily Swanson got a new best friend at the start of the pandemic — a half-lab, half-golden retriever puppy named Kenzo. Swanson has raised Kenzo since March through STEP@Pitt, a student organization dedicated to raising service dogs.

Gallagher talks spring semester, vaccines and more in TPN interview

By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief • January 27, 2021

Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said Pitt is working to carry forward “what worked best in the fall” to the spring semester.

Opinion | Child poverty is COVID-19’s forgotten casualty

By Kartik Kannan, Staff Columnist • January 26, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the world, one of its overlooked effects is the worsening of child poverty.

Editorial | School-aged students deserve better mental health resources

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 26, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated suicide and depression rates by leaving students who are used to going to school seven hours a day — surrounded by peers — isolated in their homes, taking math class over Zoom.

Pitt adds 22 new COVID-19 cases since Thursday

By Martha Layne, Assistant News Editor • January 26, 2021

Pitt added 22 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 17 students and five employees, between last Friday and Monday, with 34 students currently in isolation. The University’s previous case report, covering last Tuesday and Thursday, included 26 cases.

Former Pitt volleyball head coach Chris Beerman passes away at 53 after being hospitalized with COVID-19

By Alex Lehmbeck, Sports Editor • January 26, 2021

“To me, Chris Beerman perfectly embodied the city of Pittsburgh. He was a blue-collar grinder through and through.”

‘A huge event in history’: Students recount COVID-19 vaccination experiences

By Punya Bhasin, Staff Writer • January 25, 2021

Ragini Rangan, a first-year pharmacy major, got her first dose of the Moderna vaccine last Tuesday at UPMC Mercy South Side Outpatient Center. While she described the needle as the size of a regular flu shot, its purpose was much bigger.