It took three years of study, two years of implementation and countless hours of hard work, but the University has completed its first semester fully run — from registration in March to grading in December — under its new PeopleSoft student services system. “We’ve changed how the University admits, enrolls, charges and graduates its students,” […]
PeopleSoft’s implementation is a success >
January 19th, 2006Staff win chancellor’s service awards >
January 19th, 2006Winners of the chancellor’s awards of excellence for staff have been announced. The service awards, open to all classified and union full- and part-time staff members who have been employed at the University for at least five years, are the highest awards that Pitt grants to staff members. Up to five honorees are named annually […]
Should we worry about bird flu? >
January 19th, 2006With opinions mutating faster than the virus itself, experts are weighing their concerns about the avian flu. Could it be the next Y2K-type non-issue? Or will it be a repeat of the 1918 flu widely considered to be the world’s worst pandemic? No one can say for certain. The World Health Organization (WHO) has received […]
Is personalized medicine in health care’s future? >
January 19th, 2006Imagine a day when you visit your doctor and along with having your temperature and blood pressure taken, you get a quick check of your DNA. That day may not be too far off, as researchers learn more about the relationship between a person’s genetic makeup and his or her response to particular nutrients or […]