Carrie R. Leana was bartending in a Texas country and western bar after earning her BA in English when she realized she’d better get on with her life’s work. It’s just that she didn’t know what that was. “My career path was not linear,” Leana said, in a recent conversation with University Times staff writer […]
One on One: Center for Health and Care Work director Carrie Leana >
October 9th, 2008Lessons learned in the battle against smallpox >
October 9th, 2008While the international effort to eradicate smallpox ranks among the 20th century’s greatest health achievements, the road to success was quite bumpy, according to the global health expert who led the campaign. “This was a program that almost wasn’t launched, it was soundly forecasted to fail, but it miraculously succeeded. It was a remarkable victory […]
Science 2008: Scanning the brain >
October 9th, 2008Can magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the brain aid in developing instructional techniques? Can they teach us why adolescents engage in high-risk behavior? What do they reveal about the highly evolved human ability to recognize faces? These were some of the questions that researchers addressed at “Brain Functional Evidence of Normative and Impaired Behavior,” […]
Science 2008: Responsible research series launched >
October 9th, 2008Science 2008 marked the launch of a new preview event aimed at fostering the responsible conduct of research among early-career investigators. The first of five annual workshops, held Oct. 1, focused on conflict of interest and relations with industry. In it, Pitt post-docs pondered a theoretical conflict of interest case and heard from experts on […]
Science 2008: Raichle delivers Hofmann lecture >
October 9th, 2008Brain function researcher Marcus E. Raichle delivered the annual Klaus Hofmann Lecture Oct. 3 at Science 2008. Raichle has developed techniques to study neurophysiology and biochemistry and has defined a “default network” of regions in the brain that handle background mental thoughts and processes. He is a professor of radiology, neurology, neurobiology, biomedical engineering and […]
UPB econ prof studies the politics of water >
October 9th, 2008BRADFORD — Liquid assets have been the focus of Shailendra Gajanan’s recent work. The Pitt-Bradford economics professor spent two months this summer researching the role government policy has played in water depletion in India. In his native Chennai, water security has become a prime issue — the area’s population has exploded and urbanization has put […]
Pitt employees volunteer in annual United Way Day of Caring >
October 9th, 2008At top: Marlon Jones, data manager in the Graduate School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics, helps to clean and fix up Peoples Oakland, a recovery program for those who suffer from mental illness and substance abuse. Jones was one of more than 300 Pitt staff and faculty members who volunteered during this year’s Day […]
Health, Safety & Security Day held >
October 9th, 2008Pitt’s annual Health, Safety and Security Day, sponsored by the Department of Environmental Health and Safety and the Staff Association Council, brought faculty, staff and students to the William Pitt Union Sept. 30 for demonstrations and information on issues ranging from computer safety to healthful lifestyles. Top: SAC safety and security committee chair Fred Schiffer, […]