Betül Tuncer
Newsroom Production AssistantBetül Tuncer is a senior undergraduate student at the University of Pittsburgh double majoring in Media and Professional Communications and Legal Studies and pursuing a Digital Media certificate and a Museum Studies minor.
She is currently the editor-in-chief at The Pitt News and has previously interned with the Pittsburgh Media Partnership and PublicSource. Betül intends to pursue a professional career in journalism after graduating.
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Amidst continued tensions and violence in Gaza and Israel, students at the University of Pittsburgh organized a sit-in outside of the Cathedral of Learning on Tuesday. -
U.S. Forest Service chief visits Pittsburgh on Earth Day, celebrates urban forestry efforts -
Through mutual friends and SoundCloud, four Pittsburgh college students found themselves in a band known as feeble little horse playing local house shows. Now they're set to play one of the biggest music festivals in the U.S. -
The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) announced it will award $3,050,357 in grants to 45 student research projects through the Manufacturing PA initiative. -
Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation receives $2 million gift through MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving initiative -
The Allegheny County Health Department issued a fine of $1.991 million to U.S. Steel on Monday for 362 operating permit violations at its Clairton Coke Works. -
The National Aviary publicly welcomed a new, male Andean Condor named Bud to Pittsburgh this week. -
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration announced more than $1.6 million in grant funding to post secondary institutions to help undergraduate students with children. -
The new store, located on Centre Avenue, aims to address the neighborhood’s lack of food access after not having a full-service grocery store for almost five years. -
The City of Pittsburgh kicked off Black History Month by announcing a new EMT training academy that honors the nation’s first emergency medical service.
