University Times

Bronze busts sculpted in honor of George J. Barco, Pitt law school class of 1934 and his daughter, Yolanda G. Barco, Pitt law class of 1949, were dedicated at a reception last month, in the Barco Law Library, on the fourth floor of the Law Building. Pitt's law school and the Barco-Duratz Foundation sponsored the […]

After years of double-digit growth, Pitt's endowment fell in value by 5.56 percent during the fiscal year that ended June 30. That decline was larger, percentage-wise, than the average loss in endowment value (3.6 percent) last year among 610 institutions surveyed by the National Association of College and University Business Officers. NACUBO's survey indicated that, […]

A division of Pitt's School of Medicine has received an American Diabetes Association (ADA) Education Certificate for high-quality diabetes self-management education. The division of general internal medicine's diabetes management education program at UPMC Montefiore joins several other UPMC Health System sites that are recognized by the ADA. "Self-management education is an essential component of diabetes […]

The market value of Pitt's endowment fell by 8.73 percent between July 1 (the beginning of the fiscal year) and Sept. 30, and now totals $1.04 billion. The first-quarter loss followed a 5.56 percent decline during the 2001 fiscal year. However, Pitt's endowment rebounded during the second quarter (Oct. 1-Dec. 31), said Assistant Treasurer Paul […]

Pitt's School of Medicine has partnered with UPMC Health System to develop the Molecular Medicine Institute (MMI). Molecular medicine, the study of the genetic basis of disease, is widely recognized as integral to the future of modern medicine. "Molecular medicine has provided us with seemingly unlimited possibilities for the development of new therapies," said Arthur […]

Last May, an asthma drug clinical trial at Johns Hopkins University resulted in the death of a healthy 24-year-old study volunteer. The woman's death received national attention, in part because the study's sponsoring institution was Johns Hopkins, the top recipient of federal research dollars among the nation's medical institutions. An internal review of the asthma […]

UPMC Health System gastroenterologists are the first in the state to offer the world's first capsule endoscopy system, in which patients swallow a pill-size camera that transmits images of the digestive tract that can be read on a computer. "This pill allows us to see the entire length of the small bowel, which traditional endoscopic […]

As a clinical researcher at Pitt for more than 25 years, Samuel Jacobs has not lost his enthusiasm for the value of clinical trials in advancing medicine. "As clinical oncologists we all have a choice to passively watch the process or to be actively involved," Jacobs says. "The research network this University has developed encourages […]

Metalworking companies in the Great Lakes area have a new partner — the Center for Metal Fluids (CMF) at Pitt's School of Engineering — that will work with them to reduce maintenance costs, increase employee productivity and have an impact on both the environment and the quality of finished products. Pitt will work with World-Class […]

The nominating committee of Pitt's Board of Trustees yesterday named three candidates for board membership, including one as an emeritus trustee. Nominated as special trustees for the 2000-2004 class were Michael A. Bryson, executive vice president of finance and chief financial officer of Mellon Bank Corp., and Catherine D. DeAngelis, editor of the Journal of […]