One measure of the fear and outrage that Sept. 11's terrorist attacks engendered among world leaders was the United Nations' quick, unanimous response. The U.N. Security Council on Sept. 28 adopted a U.S.-sponsored resolution obliging all 189 member states to crack down on financing, training and movement of terrorists, and to cooperate in any campaign […]
U.N.'s initial unanimous response to terroristic acts could dissolve in debate over general convention against terrorism >
October 11th, 2001Lecturer says crisis offers opportunity for U.S. to rethink its foreign policy >
October 11th, 2001On Sept. 14, three days after terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, James E. Jacob boarded a commercial airplane in Florida. Told that the plane wouldn't leave for 10 minutes, Jacob strolled up and down the aisle, looking into the faces of his fellow passengers. If he had spotted four or […]
ADVISING: Integration of all student services is needed, national expert insists >
October 11th, 2001Academic advising needs to be a lot more than checking for the necessary prerequisites and signing a student's course selection form, according to national advising expert. The underlying assumption of the traditional model for academic advising is incorrect, those attending a Pittsburgh campus symposium last week were told. Instead, advisers need to focus on an […]
Academic advisers should know how to identify those in need of counseling >
October 11th, 2001Sometimes it’s an excellent student having a bad term for the first time. Sometimes it’s a student who’s broken up with a boyfriend or girlfriend. Sometimes it’s a victim of date rape who is unable to talk about it. Regardless of the source of a student’s stress, academic advisers are on the front line and […]
University looks at conducting Pitt business over the Internet >
October 11th, 2001While many of the dot.coms have gone bust, buying and selling over the Internet is still booming. According to the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, the number of businesses that can be accessed on the web will surpass 8 million this year. Should Pitt departments get in on the action? As […]
Architectural studies prepares students for master's >
October 11th, 2001After 34 years on the faculty of Pitt's history of art and architecture department, and many visits to architecture schools around the country, Fil Hearn says he still hasn't heard of a baccalaureate program quite like the one Pitt offers in architectural studies. "It's definitely a pre-professional program, aimed at preparing students for three-year master's […]
SIS center gets $1.1 million state grant renewal >
October 11th, 2001The Visual Information Systems Center (VISC) at Pitt's School of Information Sciences has received a $1.1 million renewal grant from the state. VISC investigates issues related to the design, implementation and application of computer-based systems where the acquisition, storage, processing and communication of visual information are of particular importance. The grant was awarded to VISC […]
Bioinformatics offer graduate degrees >
October 11th, 2001The School of Medicine has begun offering master's and doctoral programs in biomedical informatics, administered by the Center for Biomedical Informatics, a joint effort of Pitt and UPMC Health System. A relatively new field, biomedical informatics is the development of advanced methods for applying information technology to health care, education and biomedical research. The biomedical […]