University Times

Pittsburgh campus education students are not the only ones who did well on the required education certification exams completed last year. (See University Times, Feb. 21.) Johnstown campus education students also scored well above the state averages. According to David Hayes, chairperson of the Johnstown campus's Education Division, 102 of the 106 students (96 percent) […]

Hot coffee won't stay hot for long in a Styrofoam cup, a middle school student once told Pitt psychology professor Michelene "Micki" Chi. "The heat in the Styrofoam cup is gonna escape," the student said, "because a Styrofoam cup is not totally sealed because there's like…little holes in it." A wrong, but revealing, explanation. Like […]

Pitt head men’s basketball coach Ben Howland has garnered two more honors, the Naismith College Basketball Coach of the Year Award for 2002 and the Henry Iba Coach of the Year Award. Howland was named Big East Coach of the Year earlier this month. The Naismith Board of Selectors, a group of basketball coaches, journalists […]

The committee searching for a new president of Pitt's Bradford campus is inviting six candidates for campus visits. Candidates will meet with University officials, as well as Bradford campus faculty, staff and students. The candidates are: * Thomas F. Armstrong, professor of history and special assistant to the president, Texas Wesleyan University; * Pamela M. […]

The UPMC Health System/City of Pittsburgh Marathon, in conjunction with Sign-me-up-Sports, is offering on-line registration for all the marathon events set for Sunday, May 5. To register, visit the marathon web site at: www.upmc.edu/pghmarathon and click on the "Sign-Up" link. Runners also can register by mail. Entry forms are available by calling 412/647-7866. Late registration […]

Pitt's Greensburg campus has established the Da Vinci Scholarship Program, inspired by the Italian Renaissance genius who epitomized the well-education individual. Students from the Greensburg campus who demonstrate the highest standards of scholarship, leadership and community service are eligible. Winners receive a $1,000 award that may be applied to tuition or study abroad.