The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $390,000 grant to the University of Pittsburgh Press and two partners for a publishing initiative in Russian, East European and Central Asian studies. The grant will support publication of books in the humanities by providing resources to improve and promote them to the widest possible audience. Pitt’s […]
Nuclear engineering programs offered >
January 24th, 2008Pitt’s Swanson School of Engineering is taking part in the resurgence of nuclear power as one alternative to fossil fuels by offering the only nuclear engineering tracks in western Pennsylvania. The graduate and undergraduate certificates are available through the recently established nuclear engineering program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science. Pitt’s program […]
Katz, pharmacy partner in business of medicines course >
January 24th, 2008Pitt’s School of Pharmacy and Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business are forming a partnership to offer a course on the “business of medicines in health care.” This is the first step toward a dual doctor of pharmacy/MBA degree program. Offered in an executive boardroom format, this interactive elective will engage students in a […]
Manners Award applicants sought >
January 24th, 2008The University Center for Social and Urban Research (UCSUR) is seeking applicants for the eighth annual Steven D. Manners Faculty Development Awards. Two awards of up to $10,000 each relating to work in the social, behavioral and policy sciences will be given in honor of Manners, who worked at UCSUR for 26 years and was […]
SAC committee targets flex time, benefits study >
January 24th, 2008A Staff Association Council (SAC) committee plans to push for reinstatement of certain staff benefits, more flex-time options for staff and a systematic study of Pitt’s employee benefits package. Steve Zupcic, chair of the SAC benefits committee, reported Jan. 16 on his committee’s work. “Our committee passed the proposal for the reinstatement of the previous […]
Pitt's National Merit Scholar population rises >
January 24th, 2008Pitt can make another claim to fame in terms of its academically stronger student body: The University was among 98 higher education institutions nationally that enrolled at least 20 freshmen who were National Merit Scholars in 2007. According to data derived from the National Merit Scholarship Corp.’s annual report, which was released last week, Pitt […]
Online shopping keeps mailrooms hopping >
January 24th, 2008Santa’s job may be done for the season, but in mailrooms across Pitt’s campuses, staffers are in the midst of their busiest time of year. With the exception of valentines and birthday cards, email has replaced most letter mail for students, but online shopping has more than filled the void. Nationwide, online purchasing accounted for […]
Military strategist speaks on U.S. post-Iraq plans >
January 24th, 2008While the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have dominated the U.S. armed forces’ attention for several years, the military continues to plan for other possible conflicts, according to one of the nation’s leading national security strategy experts. “I will not give you the solution to what’s going on in Iraq and Afghanistan. I don’t have […]
Special needs dental clinic director dreams big >
January 24th, 2008“I’m a dreamer,” Erik Scheifele says with a smile as he scans the empty room that soon will welcome the dental school’s special-needs patients. Scheifele is the new director of the Pitt dental school’s Clinic for Patients With Special Needs, which is expanding into a larger space in Salk Hall. He envisions a waiting room […]
Boulevard bridge project continues >
January 24th, 2008Forbes Avenue was closed last weekend to allow workers to remove the Boulevard of the Allies bridge as part of a $29 million bridge replacement project. The span was dropped onto a cushion of dirt, timber and steel plates designed to protect the roadway and underground utilities. Forbes Avenue was cleared in time to allow […]