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
An illustration demonstrates the fluid repellent quality of treated textiles.

Pitt researchers developing virus-repellent textiles

By Priya Ray, Staff Writer • May 19, 2020
Swanson researchers are collaborating to create virus-repellent textiles for medical professional use.
A lack of events due to COVID-19 has caused business to slow down at Gidas Flowers and many other businesses around Oakland.

Oakland businesses work to chart path forward in yellow phase

By Martha Layne, Senior Staff Writer • May 19, 2020
The County’s May 15 move to the yellow phase of reopening has allowed businesses to start making decisions about what reopening will look like and how to overcome the economic damage done over the past few weeks.
David DeJong, the acting senior vice chancellor for business operations and vice chancellor for human resources, leads Pitt’s employee and operations task force.

Pitt task force planning fall on-campus operations amid pandemic

By Benjamin Nigrosh, News Editor • May 19, 2020
The employee and operations task force aims to determine how campus facilities can operate during the fall semester.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pittsburgh’s two main Pride celebrations have been pushed back until the fall.

Pittsburgh pride celebrations moved to fall

By Maggie Young, Contributing Editor • May 19, 2020
According to a May 8 press release from the Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh, the organization that’s hosted Pittsburgh Pride since 2008, the Foundation plans to hold the event on an undetermined fall date. Another local Pride event hosted by SisTers PGH, “People’s Pride PGH 2020 - Breaking the Cistem,” has also been postponed.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has canceled all upcoming concerts for the 2019-20 season.

Hitting pause: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra cancels upcoming concerts

By Ananya Pathapadu, Staff Writer • May 19, 2020
Audiences have gathered to hear the music of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since 1896. But in the times of the COVID-19 pandemic, the silence coming from Heinz Hall is deafening.
Due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania has allowed mail-in ballots for anyone who requests one.

3 ways to request a mail-in ballot for Pa. primary on June 2

By Ashton Crawley, Senior Staff Writer • May 19, 2020
In Allegheny County, there are three ways to apply for a mail-in ballot for the rescheduled June 2 primary. Voters must apply before a May 26 deadline for a mail-in ballot to receive one.
Kroger, a major grocery store chain in the United States, has cut hazard pay for employees.

Editorial | It’s simple — hazard workers deserve hazard pay

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • May 19, 2020
A person going to work in a store during a pandemic is working in hazardous conditions. And that’s what hazard pay is for.
Retention of the current undergraduate class was at 94% as of Friday morning, University officials said, which might be the highest the number has ever been.

Admissions numbers look ‘very good’ so far, Pitt says

By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief • May 15, 2020
Pitt’s admissions numbers for the fall look “very good” currently, despite uncertainty due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, University officials said Friday.
Rob Rutenbar, the senior vice chancellor for research, leads Pitt’s Task Force on Research Restart.

Pitt task force planning research restart effort

By Ashton Crawley, Senior Staff Writer • May 14, 2020
Rob Rutenbar, the senior vice chancellor for research, said at Thursday afternoon’s Senate Council meeting that research is restarting now on a rolling basis after originally shutting down in March. He added that due to the pandemic, labs are now required to place pandemic-specific protective measures in place. “That means that in many cases, laboratory environments have to be reconfigured to maintain social distancing,” Rutenbar said. “That may mean that schedules have to be modified in order to not have too many people in the room at the same time. They have to show that they’re ready to do that.”
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher reiterated at Thursday afternoon's Senate Council meeting that Pitt plans to release initial guidance for the fall early next month.

Gallagher: ‘Nothing is entirely on or off the table’ for fall

By Rebecca Johnson and Jon Moss • May 14, 2020
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said the University hasn’t made any final decisions about in-person or online classes for the fall semester, but classes will continue whether taking place on campus or off.
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