The third time was the charm. After three public hearings dating back to November, the Pittsburgh City Planning Commission on April 18 finally gave its approval to Pitt's master space plan. Developed over the past three years by the University Senate's plant utilization and planning committee and approved by Pitt's Board of Trustees as part […]
City Planning Commission approves University master plan, but adds severalstipulations >
April 27th, 1995
Law school looks back over its first 100 years >
April 27th, 1995The year 1895 was truly a banner one for culture and education in Pittsburgh. Andrew Carnegie's new institute along Forbes Avenue, out among the cow pastures of Oakland, opened it doors for the first time and the Pittsburgh Symphony was formed to bring the world's great music to a town known for having plenty of […]
Several events planned to commemorate law school centennial >
April 27th, 1995A number of events have been planned over the next month to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Pitt's School of Law, starting today, April 27, with a visit to the school by Drew Days, solicitor general of the United States. Days will speak in the Teplitz Memorial Moot Courtroom of the law school at 6 […]
Bradford campus launches program to help rural businesses >
April 27th, 1995A state-funded Digital Connection program at Pitt's Bradford campus (UPB) is helping businesses in rural northwestern Pennsylvania to compete in domestic and global markets through an interactive computer network. According to Richard Nelson, chair of UPB's business management department, the program was created from funds designated for rural outreach and "brings the resources of the […]
Free skin cancer screenings offered >
April 27th, 1995Pitt medical center's dermatology department and the Pittsburgh Cancer Institute will offer two free skin cancer screenings from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on May 3 and May 10 on the fifth floor of Falk Clinic. "The public needs to be aware that skin cancer is not a single disease. It includes melanoma and non-melanoma skin […]
Risk test for melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer >
April 27th, 1995(Editor's note: The following risk test was provided by Arthur Rhodes, director of Pitt's pigmented lesion clinic.) Risk factors for melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer differ somewhat, so they must be considered separately. Answer the questions with a simple yes or no. Melanoma of the Skin 1. Do you have a single new mole or […]