University Times

The medical school's Nicholas G. Bircher has won the runoff election for vice president of the University Senate. Voting in last spring's election for Senate officers resulted in an unprecedented tie between Bircher and incumbent Thomas A. Metzger, of mathematics. A runoff election was held this month. As a member of Faculty Assembly and Senate […]

Because salary ranges for staff positions at Pitt were frozen at last year's numbers, a few staff have reached the maximum of their pay range and are ineligible for raises. Pay ranges were not raised this year for the first time since the 1999 implementation of the Staff Classification System. The system introduced streamlined job […]

Following a dedication ceremony at 10 a.m., the University Library System (ULS) will offer tours of its library resource center at 7500 Thomas Blvd. in Point Breeze, on Oct. 2 until noon. This is not your father's library building. It includes a high-tech, climate-controlled storage facility with 60-foot-tall stacks that can hold up to 3 […]

Prompt treatment with antibiotics saved the lives of most victims of last year's anthrax attacks. Fortunately, the anthrax involved was not drug-resistant. "That was the good news. But it's drug-resistant strains of anthrax that we have to worry about," Graham Hatfull said during a Science 2002 session on "Responding to the Threat of Bioterrorism." Hatfull, […]

Last summer, many women and their doctors were shocked to learn that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) — once thought to forestall osteoporosis and heart disease while relieving menopausal symptoms — is not the panacea that it had seemed to be. An eight-year clinical trial, conducted by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, was stopped […]

"You can have it all. You can have a well-adjusted family and be a successful scientist. There is no limit to what you can do if you believe in yourself." This optimistic viewpoint permeated a pep talk by Carol A. Nacy to once and future scientists at the final session of last week's Science 2002 […]

A recent discovery of possible human ancestor fossils announced this summer in the scientific journal Nature has been hailed by some scientists as being among the most important anthropological discoveries in the last 100 years, both for the believed age of the fossils and for the location of the find. But Pitt anthropology professor Jeffrey […]

To help students and professionals in the fields of law and rehabilitation gain an understanding of disability law, Pitt's School of Law is offering a master's of studies in law – disability law. This program, which was created in conjunction with the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS), is the first such program of […]

The deadline for new voter registration and for changing names and addresses for registered voters is 5 p.m. Oct. 7. This deadline applies to individuals who wish to vote in the Nov. 5 fall general election. Voter registration forms can be obtained from the University's Office of Community and Governmental Relations, 710 Alumni Hall; 412/624-6011. […]