University Times

Because Pittsburgh has enjoyed mild winters the past couple of years, Pitt has not had to deal with the kinds of problems it experienced during the recent ice storms: facilities damage, computer shut-downs, canceled classes and the like. The most severe damage resulted from a power outage mid-afternoon Jan. 14 at RIDC Park, where Pitt's […]

While implementation of a Facilities Management plan to improve custodial services is still a couple weeks away, Pitt custodians will re-bid for jobs on Jan. 27 in preparation for their new assignments. The plan, announced in November by Ana Guzman, associate vice chancellor for Facilities Management, was originally to go into effect Dec. 21. (See […]

Staff and faculty should soon know what changes, if any, to expect in their Pitt health insurance premiums next year. By the end of January, the University should complete contract negotiations with UPMC Health Plan and Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield, said Ron Frisch, associate vice chancellor for Human Resources. The medical advisory committee (a group […]

Two new nationality classrooms are in the planning stages, and two others long in the planning are nearing completion. The Danish Room committee and the Swiss Room committee each made the $5,000 "declaration of gift" to the University, the first official step in joining the famous family of classrooms, according to E. Maxine Bruhns, Nationality […]

The Faculty Association of the School of Medicine (FASM) will sponsor an open forum Jan. 28 to discuss draft employment agreements for the new University of Pittsburgh Physicians (UPP) practice plan. UPP was formed through a merger of Pitt's 18 previously independent clinical practice plans. It is a nonprofit corporate subsidiary of UPMC Health System. […]