A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Pitt has received a five-year, $13.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish a National Technology Center for Networks and Pathways. The center, with headquarters at Carnegie Mellon, will focus on developing fluorescent probe and imaging technologies to investigate regulatory pathways and […]
Pitt, CMU share $13.3 million NIH technology grant >
May 11th, 2006Four Pitt affiliates receive Carnegie Science Center Awards >
May 11th, 2006Pitt was well represented among the 2006 Carnegie Science Center Awards for Excellence, which recognize the most outstanding recent achievements in science and technology in southwestern Pennsylvania. The awards ceremony was held May 3 at the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. Awardees with Pitt affiliations include: • Savio L-Y. Woo, director of the Musculoskeletal Research Center […]
Sodexho takes over UPMC laundry >
May 11th, 2006In an agreement that will protect 175 jobs in Pittsburgh, UPMC has contracted with Sodexho, Inc., to clean 19 million pounds of linens annually at a facility in the Hill District. UPMC’s former laundry supplier decided to sell the facility at 304 Jumonville St., potentially threatening the jobs there. UPMC insisted that any new vendor […]
Baker elected Senate president >
May 11th, 2006Winners of the recent University Senate elections were announced at the May 2 Faculty Assembly meeting. John J. Baker, associate professor, Department of Microbiology-Biochemistry, School of Dental Medicine, was elected president; Michael R. Pinsky, professor of critical care medicine, bioengineering and anesthesiology, School of Medicine, was re-elected vice president, and Ellen R. Cohn, associate professor, […]
Pittsburgh Magazine ranks UPMC docs among the best >
May 11th, 2006UPMC physicians top the list of Pittsburgh Magazine’s “Top Doctors” survey. The May issue of Pittsburgh Magazine lists 110 UPMC and UPMC-affiliated physicians among the 134 selected as top doctors. In most categories, UPMC doctors were the only physicians recognized. The magazine commissions the independent survey each year. The listing was compiled by Castle Connolly […]
Baker’s issues: Pitt’s economic impact, health benefits >
May 11th, 2006John J. Baker, associate professor in the dental school, recently defeated incumbent Irene Hanson Frieze in the election for president of the University Senate. The results were announced at the May 2 Faculty Assembly. (See related story this issue.) Baker told the University Times that he was pleased to win the election and was looking […]
Hillman Cancer Center benefit raises $8.2 million >
May 11th, 2006At last week’s annual gala benefiting the Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh community leaders, Broadway performers and celebrities celebrated with more than 1,000 supporters, raising $8.2 million in sponsorships and contributions for patient care and cancer research. That total included $2 million from the Arnold D. Palmer Charitable Trust for a new initiative in cancer prevention; […]
AAUP faculty salary survey: How does Pitt compare? >
May 11th, 2006An annual salary comparison survey compiled by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) for 2005-06 shows the average faculty salary at Pitt’s main campus is $79,346, higher than in comparison to their academic colleagues nationwide, who earn an average of $70,333, and higher than the $76,361 national average for faculty at public doctoral institutions. […]