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 School of Nursing on Victoria Street.

‘The more you do it, the more you get used to it’: Nursing students discuss balancing clinicals, academics

By Anna Kuntz, Senior Staff Writer • September 26, 2024
As part of Pitt’s BSN program, which is ranked 10th in the nation, students are required to complete more than 1,200 hours of clinical rotations during their time at the University, typically starting in the first semester of sophomore year.
Pitt School of Nursing on Victoria Street.

School of Nursing receives $2 million to establish scholarship program

By Donata Massimiani, Assistant News Editor • October 23, 2023

Pitt’s School of Nursing received a $2 million donation to create the Joanne and William Conway Nursing Scholarship Program.  Over the course of four years, the newly established program will use...

Pitt School of Nursing on Victoria Street.

Pitt School of Nursing joins the Nurses Climate Challenge to implement climate education in curriculum

By Madilyn Cianci, Staff Writer • December 1, 2022
As the effects of climate change continue to increase, the School of Nursing joined the Nurses Climate Challenge to provide students with the tools to recognize and prevent climate-related health conditions within health systems.
The Cathedral of Learning.

Pitt drops out of top 20 public universities in the U.S.

By Allison Radziwon, Assistant News Editor • September 20, 2022
Pitt dropped out of the top 20 public universities in the 2022-23 rankings from the U.S. News & World Report.
Ph.D. candidates have begun utilizing Zoom to defend their research and present their dissertations in front of committees within their academic discipline.

Dissertation defense from a distance, Pitt doctoral candidates move online

By Katie Sottile, Staff Writer • April 13, 2020
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic limiting social gatherings, online dissertation defenses have become the only safe way for Ph.D. candidates to complete their doctoral studies. Since the middle of March, Pitt students have been utilizing Zoom to defend their research in front of committees within their academic discipline.
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