A memorial service for Charles Gray Watson, a Pitt clinician and surgery professor since 1968, will be held this Sunday at 11 a.m. in Heinz Memorial Chapel. The service also will honor his father and fellow surgeon, James Rose Watson, who died three months ago. Charles Watson, 63, died of respiratory failure at UPMC Presbyterian […]
UPB scholarship fund set up >
January 20th, 2000A Bradford campus alumnus who loved history is now part of Pitt-Bradford history thanks to a scholarship fund set up by his parents. Gene and Louise Salvucci of Bradford have established the John F. Salvucci Memorial Scholarship Fund in memory of their son, who attended Pitt-Bradford from 1978 to 1984. Louise Salvucci said that John, […]
Pitt's Generations Together receives governor's award >
January 20th, 2000Pitt's Generations Together has received the Governor's Silver and Gold Award for its work in uniting young people with the older population in programs and activities that benefit both parties. The Silver and Gold Awards were created by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging to commemorate the "International Year of Older Persons — Toward a Society […]
International center set up here to study traditional Chinese medicine >
January 20th, 2000Some of the 21st century's breakthrough drugs for treating cancer and neurological diseases could be derived from traditional remedies developed in China over the last 3,000 years. That's the hope among researchers at a new center to be based at Pitt and the UPMC Health System. The International Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Center will use […]
Draft of computing plan calls for spending $9.6 million over 3 years >
January 20th, 2000A long-anticipated comprehensive plan for improving Pittsburgh campus computer usage calls for Pitt to spend $9.6 million over the next three years. Titled "An Information Technology Foundation for the 21st Century," a draft of the plan has been distributed to several University Senate committees, the Dean's Council and academic units, according to Robert Pack, vice […]
Highlights of computing plan draft >
January 20th, 2000A long-anticipated comprehensive plan for improving Pittsburgh campus computer usage calls for Pitt to spend $9.6 million over the next three years. Titled "An Information Technology Foundation for the 21st Century," a draft of the plan has been distributed to several University Senate committees, the Dean's Council and academic units, according to Robert Pack, vice […]