March to Market Square: Women’s March Pittsburgh takes on fourth year
Neither rain nor snow stopped the demonstrators in Pittsburgh’s 2020 Women’s March, who concluded their trek by dancing into Market Square to the tune of Whitney Houston’s “I’m Every Woman.” Hosted by...
View ArticleFrom rags to the mayoralty: the story of Sophie Masloff
Growing up as a poor Jewish girl in 1920s Pittsburgh, Sophie Masloff seemed to have a hard future ahead of her — but her determination to improve her life as well as others’ would take her all the way...
View ArticlePitt seeks to develop novel coronavirus vaccine
A high-level Pitt health official announced Wednesday that the University will acquire samples of the novel coronavirus in an effort to develop an intervention, such as a vaccine. Dr. Paul Duprex,...
View ArticleCulture shock in quarantine, Pitt students sent home from semester abroad
Junior Jess Fisher was roaming the streets of London last week. In a matter of days, she was back in Pittsburgh and quarantined for the following two weeks. She and other Pitt students that were...
View ArticleFinancial aid office helping students impacted by coronavirus
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View ArticleComputer Science Club ‘programs’ new ways to connect amid ongoing pandemic
Many clubs are still figuring out ways to adapt to a new online format due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. But the Pitt Computer Science Club not only quickly adapted to the unprecedented...
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