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Stephany Andrade poses for a photo near a window. (Alex Jurkuta | Staff Photographer) “ [Andrade] approaches life with an exceptionally high level of enthusiasm, initiative and dedication,” Lagnese ...
Belkys Torres has changed a lot at Pitt, especially in regard to global engagement, throughout her time at the university. Most recently, she has taken on the inaugural role of associate vice provost ...
Dr. Marielle Gross, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and member of Pitt’s center for Bioethics and Law, recently piloted her new app, “De-Bi,” that takes a personalized approach to ...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and as the month comes to an end, it is important for our music and movies to provide visibility for mental health struggles and show that mental health advocacy ...
The Gathering, a special graduation for students of color, will be held to empower, embrace and engage students of color and their families.
Transgender scholar Deirdre McCloskey has dropped out of an on-campus debate against conservative political commentator Michael Knowles about “transgenderism and womanhood” next week, and the ...
About 200 students protested at the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard Monday afternoon, chanting “hate speech isn’t free, it costs lives” and carrying signs with phrases such as ...
The fight to exclude trans women from women’s sports is an issue of “moral versus evil,” Riley Gaines said on Monday night.
With a mission to combat food insecurity and reduce food waste, Pitt Food Recovery Heroes has already recovered 1,592 pounds of food this spring and plans to continue reducing food waste one pound of ...
About 200 students, faculty and community members gathered in Connolly Ballroom at Alumni Hall on Tuesday night as Pitt welcomed poet Nikki Giovanni onstage. Her work centers on race, gender, ...
I’m an individual who always needs constant entertainment and mind stimulation. Maybe that’s a fun little characteristic of my generation, or maybe it’s an underlying issue I should probably go get ...
One of the guiding principles of my life is to not ask people what books they read because it either depresses me or makes me feel like a pretentious loser. Do I abide by it successfully? No. Is it ...