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University of Pittsburgh students plan to protest an event tonight that they call transphobic. Conservative student group Turning Point USA is hosting a former collegiate swimmer who has spoken out against trans women competing in women’s sports. Pitt has said it supports the students’ free speech rights though it acknowledged that the events are QUOTE toxic and hurtful for many.
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To address a shortage of dental assistants, the University of Pittsburgh is using a nearly $319,000 grant from the state Department of Labor and Industry to launch an apprenticeship program for high school graduates. While Pitt has a program for dental hygienists, it doesn’t have one for dental assistants.
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Through 2025, students will be able to choose whether or not they want their SAT or ACT test scores to be considered by enrollment officials.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: The board of the Pittsburgh Public Schools is scheduled to vote tonight to revise the district's sex education policy to be more inclusive and remove the emphasis on abstinence-only education; the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Governance and Markets has received a $2.4 million grant to study how society can overcome differences; and a conversation about independent state legislature doctrine. Today’s guests include: Sarah Schneider, WESA education reporter; and Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili, founding director of the Center for Governance and Markets and a professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh.
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University of Pittsburgh researchers are using the mild-altering properties of ketamine to help people with treatment-resistant depression.
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Council members had preliminarily approved a package of zoning changes that would allow for taller, wider buildings. But now members will take time to review the implications of those changes.
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The University of Pittsburgh faced a tough battle this year in Harrisburg for its annual appropriation, and lobbying disclosure reports now show just how tough it was. The school spent more than nine times its usual amount to finally get the state funds it normally receives, according to reports filed with the Department of State.
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On Wednesday, Pitt officials announced the school will divide all of the $7.5 million it received from the state among the more than 20,000 in-state students across five campuses.
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Despite the celebrations of some, student loan relief is wildly unpopular among Republicans, who say it unfairly provides money for a select few who attended college. And some Pittsburghers with large student loan debts don’t think Biden’s plan went far enough.
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It’s move-in week for many university students in Pittsburgh. Here's a brief rundown of when each college is moving in and what it might do for nearby traffic.