University Times

Richard Abrams, professor emeritus of biological sciences, died Jan. 28, 2008. He was 90. Abrams came to Pitt in 1965 as chair of the then-Department of Biochemistry, which later in a merger of departments became the Department of Biological Sciences. He retired in 1984. Raised in Chicago, Abrams earned his PhD at the University of […]

Of all the University employees who carry handheld electronic devices with them as part of their jobs, among the least likely might be Pitt’s maintenance workers. Wrenches, plungers and screwdrivers, of course, but handheld electronic devices? For nearly two years, though, the devices have been among the tools that accompany the engineers, electricians and mechanics […]

Richard Abrams, professor emeritus of biological sciences, died Jan. 28, 2008. He was 90. Abrams came to Pitt in 1965 as chair of the then-Department of Biochemistry, which later in a merger of departments became the Department of Biological Sciences. He retired in 1984. Raised in Chicago, Abrams earned his PhD at the University of […]

And they’re off! Have you noticed more walkers out at lunchtime? A proliferation of pedometers around campus? Fewer treats in your office’s break room? No more pizza deliveries to your department? More colleagues carrying gym bags to work? Credit the MyHealth Weight Race. More than 1,300 Pitt staff and faculty have divided into 260-plus teams […]

Correction As of April 7, 2008, investigators who receive National Institutes of Health funding must submit their final peer-reviewed manuscripts to PubMed Central no later than 12 months after acceptance for journal publication. Incorrect information ap-peared in the Jan. 24 issue of the University Times.

“We’ve got some work to do,” Rosalie Jones said with a sigh as she learned her weight at last week’s initial weigh in. Jones and fellow Center for Minority Health staffer Tiffany Kinney faced the numbers together as members of the CMH-based team Thomas’s Promises. They, along with Vikki Garner, Angela Hicks, Angela Howze, Karen […]

Staff members on the 6th floor of Sennott Square are “enthusiastic and ready to go” in the University’s just-launched MyHealth Weight Race, according to Karen Dicks. Dicks, who is a Fitness for Life champion, spoke for her team of five staff members in the Department of Computer Science. Although she’s a comparative newcomer to the […]

Five women who work on the 8th floor of the Cathedral of Learning have joined forces on a weight race team. Provost’s office staff members Susan Borowski, Mary Anne Davis, Tonya LaRue Holloman and team captain Kit Ayars, as well as Joyce McDonald of the Center for Philosophy of Science, are meeting weekly to encourage […]