This is an addendum to the 2007 Books, Journals and More supplement, which was published in the University Times April 5. The supplement can be accessed electronically at http://mac10.umc.pitt.edu/u/FMPro?-db=ustory&-lay=a&-format=d.html&storyid=7490&-Find. BOOKS Bike Rides Out of Pittsburgh: 425 Out-of-Town Bicycle Rides, From 6 to 110 Miles by Oscar E. Swan, Slavic languages and literatures. Lektorek. Western Pennsylvania […]
Baker re-elected Senate president >
May 3rd, 2007Winners of the recent University Senate elections were announced at the May 1 Faculty Assembly meeting. Senate officers serve one-year terms that begin July 1. John J. Baker, associate professor, Department of Microbiology-Biochemistry, School of Dental Medicine, was re-elected president. Catherine Greeno, associate professor, School of Social Work, was elected vice president, and Lisa Marie […]
Regionals elect faculty leaders >
May 3rd, 2007Election season at Pitt’s regional campuses has brought some new faces to faculty government for 2007-2008. Elections at Pitt-Titusville are not yet complete, but new officers and committee members have been named at Pitt’s other regional campuses. Bradford At Pitt-Bradford, the new Faculty Senate Council vice president is criminal justice professor Tony Gaskew. Stephen Robar […]
Prof elected to National Academy of Sciences >
May 3rd, 2007Professor of pharmacology Angela M. Gronenborn is among 72 members elected May 1 to the National Academy of Sciences. Gronenborn, an expert in nuclear magnetic resonance, is the Rosalind Franklin Professor and chair of the Department of Structural Biology. Gronenborn joins fellow Pitt professors Susan Amara and Robert Drennan, who were elected to the academy […]
Pitt, Port Authority discuss ride pact >
May 3rd, 2007The Port Authority of Allegheny County and Pitt officials are working on a contract renewal for fare-free bus rides. Last month Port Authority officials requested meetings to set a fee schedule for the agreement that allows Pittsburgh campus employees and students to ride buses and light-rail vehicles county-wide for free. The current three-year contract expires […]
Commencement 2007: Pitt confers 6,000 degrees >
May 3rd, 2007Pitt’s Class of 2007 was told by the nation’s first secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that patriotism is not an ideal but a way of life, and that unity does not mean unanimity, nor does disagreement mean disloyalty. Regardless of students’ differing positions on the Iraq war, “You have kept your campus […]
Making Pitt work: Career Services adds employer outreach >
May 3rd, 2007The tassels have been turned, the Silly String has been swept from the floor of the Petersen Events Center and the University’s most recent graduates have gone. Those headed for new careers have relied on their education, experiences and skills to impress their new employers and get the jobs for which their years at Pitt […]