University Times

Sam Donaldson thought he had seen every slick trick of media manipulation during his first stint as ABC-TV's chief White House correspondent, from 1979 to 1989. But then he returned to the White House beat this year — and confronted President Clinton's staff. "Oh, they're much slicker" than even Ronald Reagan and his people, Donaldson […]

Pitt is ranked second in Pennsylvania in terms of overall federal research and development funding for science and engineering, according to a new report to Congress by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The report, released this week, shows that Pitt received 23 percent of the federal dollars allocated to R&D at […]

Next week, Pitt's Human Resources office will mail packets of materials to faculty and staff outlining: * Changes in Pitt medical insurance for next year. * The monthly rates employees will be charged for different types of coverage. * Summaries of employees' current University benefits selections. * Forms that faculty and staff must fill out […]

National Brain Awareness Week is being celebrated March 16-22. Pitt is kicking off the week with a town meeting on March 16 in the Frick Fine Arts auditorium, 6:30-9 p.m. Prominent local researchers will discuss the importance and relevance of clinical and basic neuroscience research being conducted in Pittsburgh. Some of the areas that will […]

HARRISBURG — Pitt and two of its neighbors — Schenley High School and Milliones Middle School — have joined forces to seek funding for a new program aimed at encouraging local young people to pursue careers in the health sciences. Testifying before the state House of Representatives appropriations committee yesterday, Chancellor Mark Nordenberg said the […]

Pitt's Health Sciences Library System and Center for Biomedical Informatics announce the addition of two funded training positions in health sciences librarianship and medical informatics to its medical informatics training program. The program will offer a yearlong educational opportunity to two individuals who have earned an MLS degree and who have special interests or experience […]

Peter M. Shane will resign as law school dean July 1 and remain as a full professor on the school's faculty. Shane has been dean since August 1994. "For a number of personal and professional reasons, I concluded that another person could be a more effective advocate for the law school at the present time," […]

HARRISBURG — A member of the state Senate appropriations committee argued at a Feb. 24 hearing that Pitt should not get "one more cent" of state money until it sets policies governing faculty who do outside work — using University resources — that conflicts with the interests of state residents. William Slocum, R-Warren, is angry […]