Pitt's Parking, Transportation and Services is sponsoring an information forum on the impact of the upcoming Fort Pitt Bridge and Tunnel construction project. The session will be held March 12, noon – 1 p.m., in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room. Officials from PennDOT and the Port Authority will field questions on the project. PennDOT […]
Technology to replace bar codes available, prof says >
March 7th, 2002The technology that eventually will replace bar codes as product identifiers is available today, according to Marlin Mickle, Nickolas A. DeCecco Professor in Pitt's School of Engineering. Richard E. Billo, a former Pitt professor now at Oregon State University, and Mickle demonstrated the technology in summer 2000 using commercially available radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, […]
Nordenberg declines to specify tuition hike size if governor's cut is okayed by legislators >
March 7th, 2002HARRISBURG — Unlike the heads of Pennsylvania's three other state-related universities, Pitt Chancellor Mark Nordenberg refused to declare publicly last week that his school would increase tuition by 10 percent or more next fall if state legislators approve Gov. Mark Schweiker's recommended budget. But Nordenberg hinted that a double-digit tuition hike was likely at Pitt, […]
Pharmacy ranks in top 10 in NIH research funding >
March 7th, 2002For the second consecutive year, the School of Pharmacy ranks in the top 10 among the nation's schools and colleges of pharmacy when measured by research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Funding from the NIH is viewed as a benchmark for a school's research programs because of the competitive and rigorous peer-review […]
Chancellor won't speculate about pay hikes for next year >
March 7th, 2002Following last week's legislative hearings in Harrisburg, Chancellor Mark Nordenberg wouldn't speculate about Pitt salary increases for this summer. But he told the University Times: "We recognize that the progress of the University is tied to the talent and the hard work of the people at Pitt, and we will do everything that we can […]
Engineering school ranks high in terms of minority graduates >
March 7th, 2002Women and minority recruitment at the School of Engineering got high marks in a study conducted by the Engineering Workforce Commission of the American Association of Engineering Societies, Inc. (AAES). The study found that in 2001, Pitt's engineering program ranked first in the state in total number of African-American engineering graduates, in bachelor of science […]
Long-term care plan available >
March 7th, 2002While long- and short-term disability plans compensate employees for lost pay, they don't cover costs of nursing home or in-home care — which average $46,000 and $12,000 per year, respectively, according to the Health Insurance Association of America. Nearly half of Americans receiving long-term care are under the age of 65, researchers have found. Beginning […]
Geriatricians implement program to help hospitalized elderly >
March 7th, 2002
Through the newly established Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP), geriatricians at UPMC Shadyside are taking an innovative approach to preventing older patients from declining physically and mentally while hospitalized. HELP's goals are to maintain physical and cognitive functioning of high-risk older adults throughout their hospitalization, maximize their independence at discharge, assist with the transition from […]