How students can reduce the spread of COVID this upcoming flu season 

By Charlotte Hurt and Emma Wu • September 26, 2025

Over the first few weeks of the fall semester, Pitt students and researchers report recent outbreaks of COVID-19 on campus and stress the importance of vaccines in preventing COVID.

Pitt alumni to receive compensation for atypical college experiences in 2020

By Bridget Pohl, Staff Writer • August 11, 2025

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Pitt students and professionals attended classes and meetings virtually. After four years, $7.85 million of settlement money will soon be dispersed to Pitt students who were enrolled during the spring of 2020 because some “lacked the true college experience.”

Five years later: COVID-19 and quarantine’s lasting legacy in national and local health care industries

By Emma Wu, Staff Writer • March 12, 2025

At the fifth anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, UPMC and Pitt Student Health Services reveal the lasting changes that the pandemic had on Pitt medicine and research.

Five years later: How the COVID-19 pandemic affected and reshaped mental health care

By Linda Li, Staff Writer • March 11, 2025

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, mental health professionals say the effects continue to linger in their patients and the industry.

ART Heals Pittsburgh showcases the role of community art in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

By Amber Frantz, Staff Writer • April 19, 2024

When quarantine began in March of 2020, the kitchen table became the classroom and the living room couch served as the conference room for business meetings. Lockdown ushered in a wave of isolation and...

What to know about JN.1, the latest COVID-19 variant 

By Bella Markovitz, Senior Staff Writer • January 17, 2024

Almost four years after the initial outbreak of COVID-19, new strains continue to circulate and spread. JN.1 is the newest and most dominant variant.

Influenza more ‘prevalent,’ ‘severe’ than usual on Pitt’s campus

By Alexandra Ross, Senior Staff Writer • December 2, 2022

The COVID-19 Medical Response Office said flu season is “in full swing” on Pitt’s campus much earlier than its typical peak, raising concerns about the combined impact of the flu and COVID-19 on vulnerable populations.

As Pitt confronts virus, students share feelings about COVID-19 rules

By Donata Massimiani, Staff Writer • August 24, 2022

As Pitt prepares to take on COVID-19 for the third year, students expressed mixed feelings about the current state of the pandemic.

Pitt’s COVID-19 community levels remain low, CoVax vaccination center offers vaccines for young children

By Allison Radziwon, Assistant News Editor • June 23, 2022

Pitt officials said Wednesday that COVID-19 community levels are expected to “continue to fluctuate” in the Pennsylvania region, but community levels on all campuses remain medium or low.

Pitt’s COVID-19 community risk shifts to medium, masks now optional indoors

By Allison Radziwon, Assistant News Editor • June 11, 2022

Pitt officials said Friday that the CDC has moved COVID-19 Community Levels from high to medium in Allegheny County.