Covid-19

Table for one? Pitt dining staff deliver healthful meals and provide abundant snacks and drinks for students in isolation housing.

Students are encouraged to responsibly enjoy the lawns around the Pittsburgh campus, including the Cathedral of Learning, Petersen Events Center, Schenley Plaza and Soldiers & Sailors.

In a pair of studies, ecologist Jessica Stephenson found that both animals and humans instinctually hunker down in small groups when infection looms—but that impulse can come with a price.

The discovery in animals is being used to make a drug for potential therapeutic and preventive use against COVID-19 in humans.

The University of Pittsburgh is working to monitor and contain the spread of COVID-19 on and off campus by randomly testing students for the virus. Going through the process is easier than you might think—take a look.

A recent survey of University research-related staff and postdocs shows that nearly two-thirds of respondents felt that Pitt’s research restart had gone at least as well as or better than they expected.

The National Institutes of Health has selected Pitt to lead a trio of Phase 3 clinical trials involving COVID-19 patients that will explore the use of blood thinners in saving lives and improving care.

Vice Provost and Dean of Students Kenyon Bonner thanks all the students practicing healthy habits on campus and beyond. He also shares three important messages for students to know.

Compressing the academic calendar to finish on-campus learning by Thanksgiving break means Labor Day is a class and work day at Pitt this year. The move was designed to limit the risk of spreading COVID-19 during the holiday travel season.

Face coverings are now required—indoors and out—regardless of Pitt’s operational posture.