Features

Voyages Fantastic
Image essay with accompanying narrative that explains a new microscope technology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical School. Pitt Med Magazine

A developer has big plans for Oakland’s Bates Street corridor, but will zoning laws and residents permit it?
Investigative piece on a developer looking to put $650 million into Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. Some residents and local leaders aren’t happy with how the developers are conducting business. PublicSource

3 maps that explain gentrification in Philadelphia
WHYY

Who’s the father?: Television’s tumultuous history
Technology piece that details the history and science behind two men who both claimed to have invented the television. The Pitt News

Dinner with the Merantes
Profile on the owners of Italian grocery and Pitt legend, the Merante Family. Second-place winner of the Keystone Press Award for best personality profile.  The Pitt News Silhouettes

Al Gore’s program to train “climate reality leaders” in Pittsburgh in October. What’s the goal?
Investigative piece into the purpose behind Al Gore’s large cohort of climate change speakers. Interviewees include leading climate change scientists, skeptics, and project funders. PublicSource

The past lives of Oakland’s apartments
Local story that explores three apartments in Oakland and their more exciting pasts, between punk music venues, dentist’s offices, and sports bars. The Pitt News

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Hard News/Shorter Stories

How Trump’s proposed cuts to the EPA could imperil the Pittsburgh region’s environment and public health
Interactive graphic of EPA grant program cuts with descriptions of how each cut will affect Southwestern Pennsylvania. Graphics by Natasha Khan. PublicSource

Overheard: What happens when a brain hemisphere is removed
Interview with all-star neuroscientist/ophthalmologist Marlene Behrmann on her current research into the brain’s ability to re-map functions like face recognition to other areas of the brain after surgeries like hemispherectomies. Pitt Med Magazine

Drexel’s 40 Under 40 List
Profile of a biomedical engineer and his new radio “backpacks” fit for cockroaches to search disaster sites for survivors. Drexel Magazine

Banks deny claims of discriminatory lending in Philadelphia
WHYY

Alumni Class Notes
Profiles of different Pitt medical school alumni who are doing everything from service projects in Mongolia to running marathons at the age of 80. Pitt Med Magazine

Medical Student/Professional Profiles
Profiles of current students and faculty of Pitt’s medical school who are either researching groundbreaking topics or producing novel medical technologies. Pitt Med Magazine

Medical School Obituary
An obituary of a prominent UPMC employee including comments from multiples family members. Pitt Med Magazine

It’s all in your head: Pitt researchers measure hallucinations
Scientific story detailing the methods and impact of a Pitt-led study that successfully designed mathematical maps to model the brain during visual hallucinations. The Pitt News

Up all night: all about insomnia
Explainer piece for the “No Sleep” edition of the student paper that outlined certain myths surrounding sleep in student populations. The Pitt News

Eye imaging helps glaucoma patients, according to study
News story the impact of a Pitt-led study that developed a new method for taking pictures of previously “invisible” cells in the eye. The Pitt News