While open government increasingly is recognized as an essential ingredient for democracy, trends surrounding government secrecy are a mixed bag today, said Alasdair Roberts, a professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and director of its Campbell Public Affairs Institute. “It’s difficult for me to conceive of a more timely topic […]
For advice ask “The Ethicist” >
February 2nd, 2006Have a moral dilemma? Step right up and Randy Cohen will tell you how to do the right thing. Hundreds of people write to him each week seeking ethical advice; he provides the answers in his popular New York Times Magazine column, “The Ethicist.” Cohen will kick off the newly endowed Dr. Bernard Cobetto lecture […]
Making Pitt work: Kristin Hoenig >
February 2nd, 2006Patients who open wide for dental procedures can rest assured that the instruments their dentist is using are properly sterilized, thanks to testing done in Pitt’s School of Dental Medicine.The sterilization equipment evaluation service program, better known as SEES, serves more than 300 dental practices in the tri-state area and beyond. Although weekly testing of […]
Law clinic work could change Medicare rule >
February 2nd, 2006Medicare administrators are proposing a change in policy that would relax restrictions on which pancreas transplants are covered for diabetic patients who need them. The proposed decision memorandum released Jan. 26 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the group that sets coverage policy, is being viewed as a victory at the Pitt […]
Pitt adds on-campus health screening sessions >
February 2nd, 2006Due to high demand, additional Fitness for Life on-campus blood panel screening dates are being offered to Pitt employees covered by the UPMC Health Plan, the University’s medical insurer. According to John R. Kozar, Pitt director of benefits, about 600 individuals participated in the Pittsburgh campus health screenings last fall. Nearly 3,300 health plan members […]
130 acres donated to UPB >
February 2nd, 2006American Refining Group (ARG) in Bradford has given Pitt’s regional campus there a gift of 130 acres that will enable UPB to nearly double the size of its campus, as well as provide scholarship opportunities for future students. The property, which has an estimated value in excess of $100,000, is located in Bradford, on the […]
Building donated to Bradford campus >
February 2nd, 2006Robert J. and Mary B. Weiss of Warren have donated the six-story Bradford Seneca Building to Pitt’s Bradford campus. The building is valued at $1.2 million. The gift is among the five largest outright donations that Pitt-Bradford has received in its 42-year history and is the most valuable gift of real estate ever made to […]
UPB gets gift for off-site program >
February 2nd, 2006Pitt-Bradford has received a $35,000 gift from the Stackpole-Hall Foundation, which will be used to enhance academic programming at UPB’s off-campus site in St. Marys. Pitt-Bradford will use the gift to implement two new programs at the Elk/Cameron Higher Education Council — an executive R.N. to B.S.N. program and an associate degree in information systems […]