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Volume 55 |
ISSUE 20: May 26, 2023

  • Senate Council honors Gallagher for serving ‘as a partner’ with shared governance

    December commencement plan could alleviate crowding at spring ceremony, provost says.
Pat Narduzzi coaching at a Pitt football game

Narduzzi’s salary continues to climb as Pitt’s highest-paid employee

IRS filing for 2021-22 shows drop in endowment after huge gains during previous year.

Open enrollment window for 2023-24 health insurance closes May 31

Rates going up; PPO plans merging; choices for faculty bargaining unit members unchanged. 
Joe McCarthy

Interim provost feels confident about upcoming leadership transitions

McCarthy focusing on laying foundation for new chancellor and getting up to speed on union negotiations.

Budget season quieter this year, but there’s still a month to go

Government relations office urges Pitt community to let lawmakers know how important state funding is.
Jerome Bettis

Pitt unveils National Sports Brain Bank to track patients with contact-sports backgrounds

Steelers legends Bettis, Hoge pledge brains and participation in innovative program.

Staff Spotlight gives more details on compensation project

Employees will be able to view the new job catalog sometime in July.
Dmitriy Babichenko

Innovation in Education: Making grading for Python coding easier

Babichenko hopes AI-based assessments will ease load on instructors and allow more feedback.

Two women in running for Staff Council presidency

Both candidates say compensation, pay equity and shared governance are top issues.
Screen grab from rec center site webcam

Big construction projects and historic renovations ahead this summer

Thaw Hall roof work, Hillman phase 4 and Bradford athletic complex approved by Trustees.

Senate Research discusses challenges behind hiring and retaining staff

Rutenbar finds common ground with federal officials on research security updates.
Haider Ala Hamoudi

Pitt’s interim law dean Hamoudi headed to University of Cincinnati

New interim will start in July; search for permanent dean expected to start this fall.
Stethoscopes

School of Nursing donating equipment to college in Kenya

St. Paul’s University College will use stethoscopes, microscopes and more to expand teaching.
3-D printers in the Open Lab

TEACHING AT PITT: Innovative and effective teaching ― The heart of Open Lab’s mission

The new space in Hillman Library lets everyone get hands-on with new technology.

Also in This Issue:

TECH CORNER: Four best practices to embrace this summer
Pitt researchers will get Microsoft Azure discount under NIH STRIDES program
Postdocs share posters, give out awards at annual event
Five faculty awarded grants to develop open online short courses
Registration for Pivio health program open through June 23
New VP for academic affairs named for Bradford and Titusville

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News from around Pitt

 

From Pitt Magazine:

Algorithms can help you search the internet, find a date and more … But inequality can seep in.

Pitt’s Black majorette dance troupe is making all the right moves.

Pitt researchers are using the James Webb Space Telescope to shed light on the invisible corners of our universe.

From School of Education:

New Instructional Design and Technology Certificate Created at Pitt School of Education

From Swanson School of Engineering:

A $600K NIH award allows Pitt’s Center of Biotechnology and Bioengineering to retire its workhorse microscope for a specialized multiphoton microscope

Milsoft Utilities Solutions and Pitt’s Swanson School sign research and education agreement for power distribution software

From Pittwire:

A new peregrine falcon moved into the Cathedral of Learning

Pitt invests $11.6M in quantum computing

Pitt professors bring hands-on scientific research into Pittsburgh Public Schools

Accolades

May 12, 2023

Jamie Ducar named to Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership Advisory Team

May 12, 2023

Simone Brixius-Anderko gets research award from American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

May 12, 2023

Meta Platforms awards Pitt researchers with Foundational Integrity Research award

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Katie Pope

Katie Pope remembered for helping forge Pitt’s Title IX efforts

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