Officials of Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) School of Pharmacy and Pitt's Titusville (UPT) campus have established an affiliation giving qualified UPT students the opportunity to earn a doctor of pharmacy degree in five years. UPT President Michael A. Worman said,"This agreement assures students that, if they perform well academically, they will be […]
UCIS names winners of 1st GAP grants >
March 7th, 2002The first group of grants from the Global Academic Partnership (GAP) has been announced by Pitt's University Center for International Studies (UCIS). GAP was launched last fall to strengthen interdisciplinary research on, and curriculum development in, global themes at Pitt while enhancing the University's international scholarly ties and raising its international profile. The partnership provides […]
March 12 forum to focus on Fort Pitt bridge project >
March 7th, 2002Pitt's Parking, Transportation and Services is sponsoring an information forum on the impact of the upcoming Fort Pitt Bridge and Tunnel construction project. The session will be held March 12, noon – 1 p.m., in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room. Officials from PennDOT and the Port Authority will field questions on the project. PennDOT […]
Technology to replace bar codes available, prof says >
March 7th, 2002The technology that eventually will replace bar codes as product identifiers is available today, according to Marlin Mickle, Nickolas A. DeCecco Professor in Pitt's School of Engineering. Richard E. Billo, a former Pitt professor now at Oregon State University, and Mickle demonstrated the technology in summer 2000 using commercially available radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, […]
Nordenberg declines to specify tuition hike size if governor's cut is okayed by legislators >
March 7th, 2002HARRISBURG — Unlike the heads of Pennsylvania's three other state-related universities, Pitt Chancellor Mark Nordenberg refused to declare publicly last week that his school would increase tuition by 10 percent or more next fall if state legislators approve Gov. Mark Schweiker's recommended budget. But Nordenberg hinted that a double-digit tuition hike was likely at Pitt, […]
Pharmacy ranks in top 10 in NIH research funding >
March 7th, 2002For the second consecutive year, the School of Pharmacy ranks in the top 10 among the nation's schools and colleges of pharmacy when measured by research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Funding from the NIH is viewed as a benchmark for a school's research programs because of the competitive and rigorous peer-review […]