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‘How to Grow Your Green Lab’: Pitt’s detailed approach to sustainability

By Dylan Paradise, Staff Writer • February 14, 2025

The University of Pittsburgh Office of Sustainability hosted a Zoom webinar on Wednesday afternoon titled “How to Grow Your Green Lab.” The meeting aimed to inform Pitt students, faculty and staff...

Editorial | How to simultaneously combat climate change and your climate anxiety

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 12, 2021

There are meaningful ways to help combat your climate anxiety and climate change that go beyond getting rid of plastic straws.

Pitt women’s basketball makes strides, faces challenges during pandemic season

By Alexander Ganias, Staff Writer • January 18, 2021

Despite the debate on whether college athletes should play this winter, and several programs either postponing or cancelling their seasons, the Pitt women’s basketball team has already completed its rather short nonconference schedule and begun ACC play. The team has steadied itself into a 3-3 record.

Editorial: Top 10 ways to save the Earth

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 5, 2019

Here are 10 things you can do right now to save the earth.

Students scatter to study in green spaces

By Joanna Li / Staff Writer • November 17, 2017

Although Pitt’s campus has a lot of the amenities a traditional campus would, it doesn’t have a central green space that all the buildings on campus surround. Instead, Pitt has scattered spaces...

Pittsburgh goes green, despite what you might’ve heard

By Levko Karmazyn | For The Pitt News • August 21, 2017

When President Donald Trump decided to pull out of the Paris climate agreements, he said that he was elected to represent the people of Pittsburgh, not Paris — a statement that was met with fiery outlash...

Pitt wraps up eighth RecycleMania

By Ashwini Sivaganesh / News Editor • March 30, 2017

Some students walking through the parking lot between the William Pitt Union and Towers Patio Wednesday morning said they thought they were witnessing a remake of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” A...