Do you have a predictable computer login password such as “Pittsburgh” or “Steelers?” Has your computer been updated with the latest security update? Such issues have become as important as having your credit cards tucked away in a safe place. Record numbers of hackers and scammers are breaking into the computer systems of universities and […]
GSPH prof’s web site links international public health forces >
May 12th, 2005If public health professors in Cairo or Charleston want to know about contemporary methods of monitoring disease, they might turn to Supercourse, a public health research web site created by Ronald LaPorte, professor of epidemiology at Pitt. Supercourse provides lectures — some in multiple languages — boiled down into PowerPoint presentations on major public health […]
How to solve health system’s ills >
May 12th, 2005“The U.S. health system is the poster child for underachievement. We know better. Why don’t we do better?” said a national health care system expert here last week. Although the United States can boast about having the potential for the best health care available anywhere in the world, data on gaps and disparities in the […]
Making Pitt Work: Computer programmers create virtual worlds >
May 12th, 2005Pitt’s senior administration grabs most of the headlines. The faculty here get noticed when they bring in research dollars, win teaching awards or publish in their fields. But behind the scenes, University staff, some 6,500 strong across five campuses, often toil in jobs ranging from the mundane to the esoteric. From mailroom workers to data […]
Business technique applied to nursing home care >
May 12th, 2005A new study suggests that simple techniques commonly used in business can reduce one of the most financially and physically debilitating conditions in the nursing home industry. Nearly one quarter of patients in some nursing homes suffer from pressure ulcers, or bed sores, one of the leading health threats in nursing home care. In addition, […]
Helen S. Faison delivers commencement address >
May 12th, 2005Pitt’s Class of 2005, some 6,000 strong, were told by a well-known local educator and Pitt alumna to take their alma mater home with them — “to use some of your gifts to ensure that every child is given access to the best possible educational experience.” Helen S. Faison, director of the Pittsburgh Teachers Institute […]