Philip Hopbell once went 17 years without missing a day of work. “I enjoy my job,” says Hopbell, a 40-year Pitt staff veteran who is manager of central receiving services in Business Operations. “I’m often the first one here and the last to leave.” Attitude is key, agrees Dwight W. Fong, a Pitt Book Center […]
Hillman Library extends hours >
December 8th, 2005Hillman Library is extending its hours for the final exam period, and will be open continuously from 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, until 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16. During the 24-hour schedule, students must present their University ID card to enter Hillman Library between the hours of midnight and 7 a.m. Free coffee and tea […]
University recognizes long-term staff >
December 8th, 200550-year award • Graduate School of Public Health Paul C. Magee ————— 40-year awards • Office of the Chancellor Sandra S. Bayus • School of Arts and Sciences Nancy A. Robinson • School of Education Shirley J. Breitigam • University Center for International Studies E. Maxine Bruhns • University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute William P. […]
Was A-bomb key in ending WWII? Goldstein says yes >
December 8th, 2005Yesterday, Dec. 7, was the 64th anniversary of the “day which will live in infamy” as the starting point of the United States involvement in World War II. Last August, the country marked the 60th anniversary of the war’s end on Aug. 14, 1945. The unconditional surrender of the Japanese government followed within 10 days […]
GSPIA prof raises awareness of children born of war-time violence >
December 8th, 2005Children in war-torn areas around the world have an advocate on the Pitt campus. Assistant professor R. Charli Carpenter of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) is using her research to raise awareness of the issues faced by children who are born as the result of gender-based violence in war zones. Carpenter […]
Pitt joins non-profit consortium to aid city >
December 8th, 2005Pitt will be contributing an undisclosed amount of money to the city’s coffers over the next three years, as part of a consortium of city non-profit organizations. An agreement brokered by the mayor’s office in August between the city and the Pittsburgh Public Service Fund was ratified Nov. 21 by Pittsburgh City Council. The agreement […]
New graduate program in sustainable engineering has Brazilian ties >
December 8th, 2005A select group of Pitt graduate students and faculty soon will be brushing up on their Portuguese, all in the name of sustainable engineering. The University’s latest Brazilian connection comes in the form of a $3.2 million National Science Foundation Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) award that will strengthen Pitt’s partnership with the […]
Health Sciences librarians assist doctors, patients >
December 8th, 2005Far from a career consisting of shushing noisy patrons or spending long hours amid dusty stacks of books, the reference librarians of the Health Sciences Library System (HSLS) are never bored. Their expertise in research has manifested itself in a variety of ways, from helping a local author get his medical facts straight for a […]