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
Pitt students sue for refunds over alleged tuition contract breach

Pitt students sue for refunds over alleged tuition contract breach

By Benjamin Nigrosh, News Editor • May 9, 2020
The two students alleged the University breached its contract with students by failing to provide in-person and on-campus live education, as well as failing to provide access to services and facilities funded by the University’s mandatory fees after mid-March.
Allegheny County to move to yellow phase, University preparing updated guidance

Allegheny County to move to yellow phase, University preparing updated guidance

By Ashton Crawley, Senior Staff Writer • May 8, 2020
Allegheny County will move from the red phase into the yellow phase of Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 pandemic mitigation strategy on May 15, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday. Pitt said it will issue its own guidance about how operations will change in the yellow phase, while still keeping community members safe.
Pitt streamlines admissions to master’s programs for recent grads

Pitt streamlines admissions to master’s programs for recent grads

By Rebecca Johnson, Senior Staff Writer • May 7, 2020
Pitt has launched the Pitt2Pitt program, which loosens entry requirements for 39 master’s programs in 11 schools for undergraduate students graduating this year.
Bing Liu, 37, was shot in his Ross home Saturday afternoon.

Pitt COVID-19 researcher shot Saturday, police say killing unrelated to his work

By Jon Moss and Benjamin Nigrosh • May 6, 2020
Bing Liu had recently begun research on the coronavirus at the time of the incident, but Ross police sergeant Brian Kohlhepp said Wednesday that police believed the slaying was “the result of a lengthy dispute regarding an intimate partner.”
Pitt Athletic Director Heather Lyke. (TPN File photo)

Pittsburgh sports community donates $800,000 to vaccine research

By Stephen Thompson, Sports Editor • May 6, 2020
Pitt athletics announced Wednesday morning that four of the department’s leaders — athletic director Heather Lyke, head football coach Pat Narduzzi, head women’s basketball coach Lance White and head men’s basketball coach Jeff Capel — would donate a combined $500,000 to support Pitt’s Center for Vaccine Research in their pursuit of a vaccine that protects against the coronavirus.
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said Friday that the University will offer guidance to the community in early June and again in early July.

Pitt establishes task forces, working groups to plan fall semester

By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief • May 4, 2020
Formally established over the last several weeks, three task forces and 20 working groups within those task forces will investigate many different aspects of what life at the University could look like.
A hospital worker awaits a shuttle outside the UPMC Presbyterian parking garage.

Photos: Oakland, largely emptied

By Kaycee Orwig, Visual Editor • May 1, 2020
Oakland may look a little different than it did two months ago, but its formerly crowded streets are not left completely empty.
Pit will resume construction resume construction Friday on the Bigelow Boulevard project, following a gubernatorial order issued last week.

Bigelow construction to resume Friday

By Benjamin Nigrosh, News Editor • May 1, 2020
Pitt will resume construction Friday on the Bigelow Boulevard project between Forbes and Fifth avenues, University officials said.
A view of the U.S. Capitol Building on July 25, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

College Dems across nation call for college student rescue checks

By Rebecca Johnson and Jon Moss • April 30, 2020
More than 20 of the country’s statewide College Democrats groups called Thursday for Congress to extend economic rescue checks to all American adult dependents in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Around 11,000 students across all five Pitt campuses will receive grants ranging from $500 to $1,000.

Pitt announces CARES Act grant guidelines

By Jon Moss and Benjamin Nigrosh • April 29, 2020
Pitt announced student eligibility guidelines for $10.6 million in federally-funded emergency financial aid grants Wednesday.
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