Sheldon Adler, whose forced resignation as the No. 2 administrator in Pitt's School of Medicine has become a cause cel-bre in and outside the school, said he hopes his dismissal won't distract people from what he called "the real issues" at stake for medical faculty. "The discussion shouldn't be about me or George [Michalopoulos, interim […]
Adler says his forced resignation is not the issue in Pitt med school >
February 19th, 1998Board of Trustees meeting today >
February 19th, 1998Pitt's Board of Trustees will meet today, Feb. 19, at 8:30 a.m. in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room. Items on the agenda include the reports of Board Chairperson J.W. Connolly and Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg, the annual affirmative action report, a report from the president of the Pitt Alumni Association, and announcement of a […]
Thornburgh donates papers to Pitt; Feb. 27 symposium to honor former Pa. governor >
February 19th, 1998Former Pennsylvania Governor and U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh will present his personal papers to the University at a ceremony in his honor on Feb. 27. The presentation will be followed by a Founders Day symposium highlighting aspects of Thornburgh's career. Thorn-burgh also will give the keynote address at the honors convocation that afternoon. Thornburgh […]
Grant funds mood & anxiety disorders center for youth >
February 19th, 1998Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) and the School of Medicine have received a $5.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish a center dedicated to developing treatment and services for children and adolescents with mood and anxiety disorders. Early onset mood and anxiety disorders, including major depression, bipolar disorder, generalized […]
Jack D. Myers >
February 19th, 1998Jack D. Myers, chairperson of Pitt's Department of Medicine from 1950 until 1970, died Jan. 31, 1998, of cardiac arrest. He was 84. In 1988, Myers lost most of his vision because of illness. But it was a stroke last May that finally forced Myers to quit working. A New Brighton, Pa., native, Myers earned […]
Correction >
February 19th, 1998Jeffrey L. Brodsky, a winner of the 1998 Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award in the junior scholar category, is an assistant professor in the biological sciences department. In the Feb. 5 University Times, the second reference to Brodsky's department was incorrect.
Johnstown gets $150,000 Link-to-Learn award >
February 19th, 1998The Johnstown campus's Office of Community Outreach will receive a $150,000 Link-to-Learn Infrastructure Investment Award from Pennsylvania's Department of Education. The award will help fund an innovative community partnership involving Pitt-Johnstown, Concurrent Technologies Corp. (CTC) and the Greater Johnstown School District. "These three major institutional partners will work to leverage the resources of educational institutions, […]