(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 […]
Risk test for melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer >
April 27th, 1995Women's research competition opens; entries are due Oct. 1 >
April 27th, 1995The Women's Research Awards Program, sponsored by the National Association for Women in Education (NAWE), is designed to encourage and support excellence in research by, for, and about women. Research considered for the awards may be on any topic relevant to the education and personal and professional development of women and girls. The research may […]
O'Connor plans no executive staff raises, none till at least '96 for other employees >
April 27th, 1995Chancellor J. Dennis O'Connor has ordered an immediate freeze on the salaries of Pitt's deans and nine administrative officers, including himself, to help balance the University's budget. Unless Pitt's state appropriation proves to be considerably larger than what Gov. Tom Ridge has proposed — or the University finds some major new revenue source — O'Connor […]
PCI eligible for funding of cancer chemoprevention trials >
April 27th, 1995The Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (PCI) has entered into a master agreement with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), making PCI one of only seven cancer centers nationwide now eligible for government funding of cancer chemoprevention trials. These studies look at possible ways to prevent cancer development by using various agents and vitamin-like compounds. These types of […]
United Faculty kicks off campaign >
April 27th, 1995The United Faculty of the University of Pittsburgh (UF) has taken the first step in a new drive to unionize Pitt faculty. At an April 26 press conference, UF leaders launched a campaign to get eligible faculty members to sign cards authorizing the United Faculty to represent them in collective bargaining. The UF lost Pitt's […]
Computer grants awarded to faculty projects >
April 27th, 1995A plan to teach legal research skills to first-year law students and a video monitoring and recording system for Pitt's Human Simulation Center were among six computer-based instructional projects recently awarded grants by the Instructional Technology Working Group of the executive committee on academic computing (ECAC). The grants, which total $100,000, are the first awarded […]
Pitt officials angry about HealthAmerica letter to subscribers >
April 27th, 1995An April 14 letter from HealthAmerica to its current University of Pittsburgh enrollees, offering them the chance to continue receiving care from HealthAmerica medical office physicians after July 1, has raised the blood pressure of Pitt Human Resources officials and the University's benefits consultants. Darlene Lewis, associate vice chancellor for Human Resources, called the Health-America […]
Young Women in Science Day scheduled in medical school >
April 27th, 1995Pitt's School of Medicine faculty and administrative staff members are sponsoring the first Young Women in Science Day on April 28. One hundred seventh grade girls from City of Pittsburgh schools have been invited to attend a one-day workshop as "visiting scientists" at Pitt's School of Medicine. Each visitor will have the opportunity to experience […]
THE CHANCELLOR'S COLUMN >
April 27th, 1995Today, across virtually every institution of higher education, the issue of balancing budgets in an environment of rising costs and constrained revenues has taken on priority consideration. In Pennsylvania, the state university system and the state-related universities face a similar challenge both in the short term as well as over the long term. As you […]