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The Buhl Foundation has awarded Pitt $1.5 million to establish an endowed chair in the School of Information Sciences (SIS). Named in honor of Buhl Foundation President Doreen Boyce (pictured at a Dec. 2 ceremony announcing the award), the Doreen E. Boyce Chair in Library and Information Science is one of the few library and […]

On Dec. 2, the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) held its first-ever reception to recognize sophomores who completed at least 30 academic credits with QPAs of 3.25 or better during their freshman year. Beverly Harris-Schenz (standing), CAS associate dean for undergraduate studies, spoke at the ceremony, held in the William Pitt Union Ballroom. More […]

Cheers, backslaps, hand shakes, applause – and a few tears of pride – greeted five staff employees with 40 years of service to Pitt as well as the five winners of this year's Chancellor's Award for Excellence for Staff, who were individually honored at yesterday's annual staff recognition reception. Each chancellor's award winner receives $2,500. […]

Local and University officials broke ground Dec. 1 for Bouquet Gardens, the three-building, 192-bed apartment complex for undergraduate student housing scheduled to open in time for next fall's classes. From left: David Hohman, Building Trades Council president; Alyson Wallach, Student Government Board president; Executive Vice Chancellor Jerome Cochran; Dan Cohen, city councilman, Bob O'Connor, City […]

Custodians this week are re-selecting job assignments as part of a plan Pitt says will increase the quality of custodial service. But the custodians' union plans to file a formal grievance over the changes. According to Local 29 union secretary-treasurer and business agent Nelson Bryant, "We will be filing a grievance and we've made the […]

In 1996, Pitt's Board of Trustees revoked the voting rights of faculty serving on trustees' committees. Ever since, professors have voiced qualms about their ambiguous role at committee meetings. Should they speak up or just sit in as observers? (Some committee chairpersons encourage faculty participation while others seem to view faculty as interlopers, according to […]

A memorial service for Alvin P. Shapiro, professor emeritus at the School of Medicine and a pioneer in the study of high blood pressure, will be held Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. in Heinz Memorial Chapel. Shapiro, 77, died of kidney failure at his home in Highland Park on Nov. 21, 1998. He led the […]

Howard Britton Hamilton, professor emeritus of electrical engineering, died Nov. 28, 1998, at UPMC St. Margaret of complications following surgery. He was 72. Hamilton joined Pitt in 1966 as chairperson of the electrical engineering department. He held that job until 1973, then served as a professor of engineering until retiring in 1986. Hamilton was acting […]