Gabriel Gudding is the 21st winner of the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize, which is awarded by the University of Pittsburgh Press for an outstanding first book of poetry. Gudding's manuscript, "In Defense of Poetry" was selected this month from nearly 750 entries. The Press will publish the volume in fall 2002. Established in 1981, […]
University Press awards Starrett poetry prize >
November 21st, 2001UPMC specialists included in "America's Top Doctors" >
November 21st, 2001When physicians around the country were asked, "To whom would you send members of your family?" 65 physicians in 33 specialty areas from Pitt's School of Medicine and hospitals across the UPMC Health System were recommended. These physicians are listed in a recently published book, "America's Top Doctors." The book identifies leading specialists for the […]
GSPH to award Porter Prize >
November 21st, 2001The Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) will present the 2001 Porter Prize to Steven A. Schroeder at 3 p.m. Nov. 26 in the GSPH auditorium. Schroeder will deliver the address, "Challenges to Health and Health Care in the 21st Century." Schroeder is president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation's largest […]
Business plans fundraiser for charity >
November 21st, 2001The Katz school and the College of Business Administration will hold their annual charity fundraising event Dec. 3 and 4, noon-6 p.m. in 309 Mervis. This year's event, which will benefit the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association, will include a bake sale and an auction of a variety of items, including filled, themed baskets such […]