Recent revelation about bacteria's evolution could affect thinking on how higher organisms evolved How do bacteria evolve? Primarily, through "lateral gene transfer" — stealing useful genes from other organisms — according to a paper co-written by a Pitt faculty member in the May 18 edition of the journal Nature. Pitt biological sciences professor Jeffrey G. […]
Recent revelation about bacteria's evolution could affect thinking on how higher organisms evolved >
June 8th, 2000Faculty award funded at Katz >
June 8th, 2000Faculty award funded at Katz A Katz Graduate School of Business alumnus is funding a new faculty development award. The Woodcock Faculty Development Fund will support an annual award to Katz faculty who demonstrate an ability to develop innovative teaching methods, conduct empirical research that tests new theories and use management know-how to serve the […]
UPG cookbook sales benefit scholarships >
June 8th, 2000UPG cookbook sales benefit scholarships From hearty tortellini soup to salsa meatballs, from crab supper pie to low-fat chocolate banana cake, more than 125 recipes from members of the Greensburg campus community have been compiled in a new cookbook. Published by the Greensburg campus Staff Association, the UPG Community Cookbook offers 80-plus pages on preparing […]
Cancer center pavilion to honor physician >
June 8th, 2000Cancer center pavilion to honor physician The Shadyside Hospital Foundation of UPMC Shadyside has given $5 million to the Hillman Cancer Center to help develop the William M. Cooper, M.D., Ambulatory Pavilion. The pavilion will be located at the Hillman Cancer Center, slated to open in 2002, and will be a "one-stop shop" for centralized […]
Equipment donated to SIS >
June 8th, 2000Equipment donated to SIS Pitt's School of Information Sciences (SIS) recently received a Frame Relay switch donated by North Pittsburgh Telephone Company (NPT). Frame Relay is a digital technology that sends data over a telephone network in packets or clusters. It is widely used by businesses for transmitting information at speeds up to 1.544 megabits […]
Web site launched for alumni >
June 8th, 2000Alumni Relations launches web site to serve Pitt grads Pitt graduates can now access the web site, Alumni Online Community, a service of the Office of Alumni Relations. The site features an alumni online directory, career center, marketplace, personal home pages and chat rooms. The service, free to all Pitt degree-holders, provides a virtual campus […]
Corrections >
June 8th, 2000Corrections * The Center for Molecular and Materials Simulation is a joint venture of the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering. The May 25 University Times incorrectly reported that the center was a single-school project. The efforts to create the labs associated with the center were headed by Kenneth Jordan, […]
Assembly says committee should look at same-sex health benefits >
June 8th, 2000Assembly says committee should look at same-sex health benefits Previous resolutions by faculty and student governance groups have not persuaded Pitt's administration to offer health benefits to employees' same-sex partners. But Faculty Assembly is giving it one more try by asking Chancellor Mark Nordenberg and the Board of Trustees to create "a joint committee of […]