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Pitt supports nearly 25,000 jobs, generating $647 million in personal income for area residents and $840 million in revenue for the region's businesses, according to a new Pitt-produced report detailing the University's impact on the regional economy. Among the report's findings: * Of the 24,650 jobs supported by Pitt, 8,840 are directly employed by the […]

Jerry John Rawlings, president of the Republic of Ghana, will speak Sept. 24 at 3 p.m. at the Twentieth Century Club, 4201 Bigelow Blvd., as part of Pitt's International Week. The event is free, but audience members must pick up invitations in advance at the William Pitt Union ticket office. Invitations must be presented at […]

Carol Kay, associate professor in the Department of English and an important interdisciplinary scholar of the 18th century, died Sept. 12, 1998, of complications from severe aplastic anemia. She was 51. Kay graduated from Radcliffe College in 1967 with high honors and was awarded a Ph.D. in English and American literature and language from Harvard […]

A recent article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Black Students: 'Miles to Go,'" cited the Southern Education Foundation's finding that, "In the measure that most concerns the Foundation, the percentage of black college graduates, Pennsylvania reflected the minimal growth." The foundation's emphasis on the number of black college graduates is consistent with my view that, for […]

Pitt's Alumni Hall has been renamed Eberly Hall in recognition of the Eberly family's long-term support of the University. The Eberly Family Foundation and the Eberly Charitable Trust have supported student scholarships, the Shakespeare in the Schools program, and a chaired professorship in biotechnology. Their most recent gift will be used in conjunction with state […]

Undergraduate science education initiatives in a variety of arts and sciences departments at Pitt have been awarded a grant of $1.8 million from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). HHMI, a medical research organization, employs scientists in cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience and structural biology. It supports science education in the United States and a […]

The annual Allegheny Observatory open house will be held Oct. 2, from 7 to 10 p.m. All three of the observatory's telescopes, including the 30-inch Thaw Refractor, will offer a view of the skies to the public. The Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh will make additional telescopes available on the front lawn. Visitors will be […]

Patient-physician rela- tionships could be at risk under one of the proposed contracts that would govern the new University of Pittsburgh Physicians (UPP) practice plan, according to a committee of Pitt medical professors studying the documents. UPP is being formed through a merger of Pitt's 18 previously distinct clinical practice plans. It will be a […]

The following is the text of the resolution approved at a special meeting of School of Medicine faculty, Sept. 9: Resolved, That the UPP in its present form is unacceptable to the medical school faculty because it provides: * Inadequate participation of rank-and-file faculty representatives in its operations. * Inadequate safeguards against unfair employment practices. […]

The committee searching for a permanent director of the University Center for Social and Urban Research (UCSUR) is looking for additional candidates. UCSUR conducts and facilitates interdisciplinary research on regional and national issues of public policy. Chaired by George Klinzing, vice provost for research, the search committee at a second of open forum, held Sept. […]