“This is my last hurrah,” said Robert C. Hazo at last week’s panel discussion sponsored by the American Experience program, part of the University Honors College. Hazo announced that he is stepping down as director of the program, which he founded in 1970. “This is my fourth and final retirement. But this one is non-negotiable,” […]
Prof severs ties with S. Korea researchers >
November 23rd, 2005School of Medicine professor Gerald Schatten cited a breach of trust about possible egg-donor recruitment irregularities as the reason for severing his 20-month collaboration with a South Korean research team led by veterinarian Woo-Suk Hwang. Schatten, who also directs the Pittsburgh Development Center, stated in a prepared release, “I regret to announce that I have […]
GSPH gets biostatistician training grants >
November 23rd, 2005The demand for biostatisticians is increasing while the number of qualified candidates in the U. S. appears to be decreasing. For the first time in 20 years, the federal government is funding training grants for biostatisticians, and the Department of Biostatistics in the Graduate School of Public Health has recently received two. The training biostatisticians […]
UPB scholarship fund established >
November 23rd, 2005The children of Robert D. Galey, a longtime supporter of Pitt-Bradford and currently an emeritus member of its advisory board, have given a $100,000 gift to UPB to create a scholarship in his honor. The scholarship will provide financial assistance to students who are descendants of employees of Zippo Manufacturing Co., where the senior Galey […]
Pitt to offer 1st undergrad international studies degree >
November 23rd, 2005The University Honors College and the University Center for International Studies (UCIS) have created the Bachelor of Philosophy in International and Area Studies (B.Phil. IAS) degree, a new research-based undergraduate degree that will help students meet the global demands of today’s workplace. The B.Phil. IAS degree will be awarded by the Honors College and is […]
Correction >
November 23rd, 2005An incorrect phone number for Eli Shorak, Pitt associate vice chancellor for Business, appeared in the Nov. 10 University Times in an article on the University Club. Shorak’s number is 4-5474.
Pitt plans new health & safety building >
November 23rd, 2005Pitt will construct a three-story building to house the campus police department. The $6 million, 26,000 sq. ft. building, to be constructed on the parking lot adjacent to the Eureka Building at the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Halket Street, was one of some $55 million worth of construction projects approved Nov. 11 by the […]