Pitt has received $719,000 in federal and state funds to conduct a three-year usage study of natural-gas-powered passenger vans. Approximately $38,000 in additional monies is expected from the private sector. The $719,000 from the Federal Highway Administration and the Pennsylvania Energy Office will cover most of the costs of 20 15-passenger natural-gas-powered vans and for […]
New radiation oncology department to open >
July 20th, 1995The University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Department of Radiation Oncology at Magee-Womens Hospital, specializing in the treatment of gynecologic and breast cancers, will open July 24. The new department will be open to the public for tours on Aug. 1 from 3 to 6 p.m. A number of new therapy options will be offered at […]
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July 20th, 1995NOTICE >
July 20th, 1995This is the last issue of the University Times that will be published in the 1994-95 academic year. Publication will resume on Thursday, Aug. 31, 1995.
Trustees meeting to vote on 1995-96 Pitt budget >
July 20th, 1995The budget committee of the Board of Trustees is expected to approve Pitt's 1995-96 fiscal year budget during a public meeting tomorrow, July 21, at 1 p.m. in 2P56 Forbes Quad. Following the budget committee's action, the budget will be forwarded to the trustees' executive committee. The executive committee, which is empowered to act for […]
$6 million awarded to LRDC to continue skill assessment project >
July 20th, 1995Pitt's Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC) has been awarded $6 million from the Pew Charitable Trusts to continue work on a project to develop new methods of assessing students' skills. LRDC is collaborating on the New Standards Project with the National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE), based in Rochester, N.Y., and Washington, […]