Maxine Van Nortwick

2 months ago | pittnews.com | Emma Hannan |Maxine Van Nortwick

After a polarizing 2024 presidential election, social media feeds have been flooded with updates on the new Trump administration and executive orders. Given the constant onslaught of political updates and news, some social media users may be feeling media burnout. According to Paul Johnson, an associate professor of political communications, this overwhelming news cycle is far from over.

2 months ago | pittnews.com | Kyra McCague |Maxine Van Nortwick |Marissa Kelley

February 16, 2025 Faculty Assembly President Robin Kear opened Wednesday’s Faculty Assembly meeting by addressing a federal proposal to cut the National Institutes of Health’s funding, money which supports over half of Pitt’s research projects. “We are in incredibly uncertain times right now with few reassurances to be found,” Kear said.

2 months ago | pittnews.com | Kyra McCague |Maxine Van Nortwick |Grace McNally

Pitt swim and dive is looking ahead to the ACC Championships this week in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Panthers will compete with 14 ACC foes from Feb. 18-22. The competition begins on Tuesday at 10 a.m. with the women’s 1-meter diving preliminaries and the men’s 3-meter diving preliminaries. Pitt hopes to recreate its success from last year as well as build on its progress thus far.

2 months ago | pittnews.com | Anna Kuntz |Maxine Van Nortwick

This past week marked the start of the Year of the Snake, with the Lunar New Year on Wednesday, Jan. 29, and the University of Pittsburgh joined in on the celebrations taking place around the world to mark the day. Lunar New Year is a holiday that marks the beginning of springtime and a new calendar year according to the lunisolar calendar. The holiday is widely celebrated throughout much of East Asia, most commonly in China. It typically occurs between Jan. 21 and Feb.

2 months ago | asianamericans.einnews.com | Matthew Scabilloni |Aidan Kasner |Maxine Van Nortwick

This past week marked the start of the Year of the Snake, with the Lunar New Year on Wednesday, Jan. 29, and the University of Pittsburgh joined in on the celebrations taking place around the world to mark the day. Lunar New Year is a holiday that marks the beginning of springtime and a new calendar year according to the lunisolar calendar. The holiday is widely celebrated throughout much of East Asia, most commonly in China. It typically occurs between Jan. 21 and Feb.