Pennsylvania State Senator Melissa Hart (R-Bradford Woods) announced last week that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is providing a $350,000 grant to Pitt's Manufacturing Assistance Center (MAC). The grant will provide training programs and shared manufacturing space and expertise for local start-up manufacturers. "Manufacturing is still a major part of our region's economy," Hart said, "and […]
Pitt's Manufacturing Assistance Center gets $350,000 grant >
September 14th, 2000Staff Association Council sets up book fund >
September 14th, 2000The Staff Association Council (SAC) has established a scholarship book fund for Pitt students who are dependent children of staff members. Pitt undergraduates who meet specified criteria will be eligible to receive money for books from the restricted fund, which will come from staff donations. According to SAC vice president for steering Barbara Mowery, the […]
RANKINGS: U.S. News prints findings; new Florida study looks at different criteria >
September 14th, 2000Pitt is among the top ranked higher education institutions nationwide, according to two recently released reports. Pitt tied for 38th among the nation's 147 public universities in the U.S. News & World Report's annual America's best colleges issue, the same spot the University held last year. In a first-time report from the Center for Studies […]
African-American literature a focus in Pitt contemporary writers series >
September 14th, 2000Merle Collins, novelist and poet, will open the third season of the Pittsburgh contemporary writers series, part of Pitt's writing program. The series will feature poets, novelists, journalists and an African-American theatre panel, starting with Collins on Sept. 20, 8:15 p.m., in 125 Frick Fine Arts auditorium. Collins is the author of two poetry collections, […]
Faculty and alumni support choice of Braun to head Pitt’s dental school >
September 14th, 2000Thomas W. Braun, the new dean of Pitt's School of Dental Medicine, says he plans to work with dental faculty in taking what he calls "a very analytical look at where the school is now, and re-engineering the school as a nationally recognized, dominant force in dental education. "I plan to examine our curriculum, our […]
UPMC Health System opens Greensburg center >
September 14th, 2000UPMC Health System has teamed up with Mid-Atlantic Imaging Network (MAIN Medical) to open a new, multi-specialty diagnostic imaging center in the Greensburg area. The center, which will be known as UPMC Greensburg, is expected to open this fall and will be located at 1275 South Main Street, Greensburg. UPMC Greensburg will become part of […]
Some Pitt employees may be able to return to Highmark doctors >
September 14th, 2000Certain Pitt employees who subscribed to Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield health plans last year would be able to continue using designated Highmark physicians under a proposed, one-time exception. Those employees also would have an opportunity to re-select enrollment among the three UPMC Health Plan options. Potentially, about 1,000 people (Pitt employees and their covered dependents) […]