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Volume 29 Issue 22

Tips for better University mail service >

July 10th, 1997

Approximately two months ago, University Mailing Services became a part of the Department of Parking and Transportation. Since then Parking and Transportation Director Bob Harkins has been reviewing the services' operations. Along with internal changes, Harkins's review has produced a list of suggestions for members of the University community to follow for improved mail service. […]

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Low-back injury focus of center >

July 10th, 1997

The Foundation for Physical Therapy has awarded Anthony Delitto, associate professor and chair of physical therapy, a three-year $600,000 grant to study work-related low back injuries. About $300,000 came from the American Physical Therapy Association's Section on Orthopedics, $50,000 each from the State Farm Insurance Foundation and the Rehability Corporation, $20,000 from Goodyear Tire and […]

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Unseam'd company: Performing Shakespeare and other great plays in a more contemporary manner >

July 10th, 1997

In 1994, the Unseam'd Shakespeare Co. was formed by a group of Pitt graduate students, and other local theatre people, with the idea of "unseaming" the great plays of the world, particularly those of Shakespeare. By "unseaming," the company means performing the plays in a less formal, more contemporary manner than what is usually offered. […]

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House bill would end tax exempt status for TIAA-CREF >

July 10th, 1997

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a reconciliation tax bill that would end TIAA-CREF's tax exemption and would impose a tax of up to 1/2 percent on the pension fund's assets of about $90 billion. If the bill becomes law, according to TIAA-CREF, the fund could be faced with a tax bill of $250 […]

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2 weight-lifting officers bring back gold from police Olympics >

July 10th, 1997

When Pitt police officer Dominick Sciulli began lifting weights in October, he was interested in one thing ≠ controlling his weight. Normally, Sciulli, 25, tips the scales at about 300 pounds. But a serious ankle injury he received in the 1993 blue/gold football game robbed him of the ability to exercise for months and at […]

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Pitt, UPMC will be more separate >

July 10th, 1997

It's not a divorce, but Pitt and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center System (UPMCS) are growing apart. At the Pitt Board of Trustees' June 26 meeting, Chancellor Mark Nordenberg announced a restructuring of the University-UPMCS relationship that will create a greater distinction between the two institutions. The changes include the following: * Pitt will […]

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Connolly re-elected head of board >

July 10th, 1997

The Board of Trustees re- elected J. W. Connolly to a third consecutive one-year term as chairperson. Connolly, retired senior vice president of the H.J. Heinz Co., has chaired Pitt's board since June 1995. The board also elected seven new members, re-elected six whose terms were expiring and changed one trustee's designation. In addition, the […]

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