On Jan. 12, 1950, U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson delivered a famous speech at the National Press Club in which he failed to include South Korea in America's defense perimeter in the Pacific. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, campaigning in the 1952 presidential election, charged that Acheson's omission "gave the green light" to a North Korean […]
Korea: Historians debunk some popular myths about the Korean war >
June 22nd, 2000UPMC Shadyside recognized for cardiovascular program >
June 22nd, 2000UPMC Shadyside has been named among the top 100 cardiovascular hospitals in the country, according to a study by HCIA-Sachs Institute Inc. The hospital is the only one in the state to be named among the top 100 in the category, "Teaching Hospital with a Cardiovascular Residency Program." The study, "100 Top Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks […]
Research integrity guidelines revised >
June 22nd, 2000Pitt is revising its research integrity policy to simplify and clarify procedures for investigating research misconduct allegations. Among other things, the revisions also will: * Bring Pitt's policy into line with new federal definitions of research misconduct. * Extend the policy to cover staff and students who work on Pitt research projects, not just faculty […]
Office of Child Development honors Foerster >
June 22nd, 2000Pitt's Office of Child Development (OCD) honored the late Allegheny County Commissioner Tom Foerster and his long-time commitment to children and family issues by dedicating its Family Support Training and Resource Center in Foerster's name. The June 13 ceremony was held at OCD East, in East Liberty. The center provides instruction, guidance, materials and technical […]
University of Minnesota sociologist chosen as director of UCIS >
June 22nd, 2000After an international search, Pitt has named a new director for the University Center for International Studies (UCIS). William I. Brustein, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and a Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota, will become head of UCIS on Jan. 1. In 1992, Brustein was named director of the Center […]
Obituary: Kenneth D. Rogers >
June 22nd, 2000Professor emeritus Kenneth D. Rogers, known for a career devoted to community health, died June 6, 2000, following major surgery. He was 79. Rogers earned his bachelor's degree from Depauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, in 1942, and upon graduation enlisted in the Navy and enrolled at the University of Cincinnati, earning a medical degree in […]