University Times

Pitt finished the 1994- 95 fiscal year with a $342,000 deficit in its unrestricted education and general (E&G) budget — not a multi-million dollar surplus, as reported in a Nov. 22 University Times story. The story, "Hiring, spending freezes produce $5.2 million FY 95 budget surplus," was based on information provided to the Times by […]

Christmas is easily the most celebrated holiday in the United States. Even the federal government shuts down for the day, something that it does for no other religious holiday. Many people, though, particularly in an institution as diverse as Pitt, do not celebrate Christmas. But they still might like to do something in the spirit […]

The former Pitt Tavern on Fifth Avenue could be torn down within a month, if the University can reach an agreement with a demolition contractor. Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Management Tom Hussey told the University Senate's plant utilization and planning committee (PUP) on Dec. 4 that the tavern site needs to be cleared because […]

Sandy Solomon has been awarded the 1995 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize by the University of Pittsburgh Press. The prize consists of a $2,500 cash award and publication in the Pitt poetry series. Solomon's book, "Pears, Lake, Sun," was selected from more than 900 manuscripts submitted for the 1995 competition and will be published in […]

This is the last issue of the University Times for the fall term. Publication will resume on Thursday, Jan. 4. Due to the winter recess, the deadline for that issue is Thursday, Dec. 21.

Magee-Womens Hospital has established a Gynecologic Cancer Consultation Center to provide multi-disciplinary services for the evaluation and treatment of gynecologic cancers. The new center is patterned after Magee's Breast Care Consultation Center. It will guide patients through diagnosis, evaluation and individualized treatment planning in one location during one appointment. Medical specialists at the center include […]

Almost all academic administrators of universities that own or control teaching hospitals are re-examining their relationship to them. In fact, several universities are seeking to spin off their teaching hospitals or merge with other medical centers. These universities include Columbia, George Washington, Tulane and Iowa. Why not Pitt? Two years ago, Jonathan Cole, provost of […]

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 18, in Heinz Memorial Chapel for Amy Guckes, manager of corporate matching gifts in the development office of Institutional Advancement. Guckes, who was 26, died Nov. 22, 1995, after a three-year battle with leukemia. Guckes began working at the University in 1986 as […]

During the spring 1996 semester, candidates for Pitt administrative jobs should be popping up on campus like daisies. Search committees for a permanent chancellor and at least three deanships plan to bring in candidates for interviews — and then recommend finalists — during the next two-to-six months. The following is an update on current searches. […]

Psychiatry professor Herbert Needleman last week became the first Pittsburgh resident to win a $250,000 Heinz Award. He received the 1995 Heinz Award in Environment for his research showing that even low-level exposure to lead can affect children's IQ and behavior, and for his efforts to eliminate lead products from the environment. Needleman's research and […]