University Times

Generations Together program supports parenting grandparents Whether it's because their parents die, become seriously ill, go to prison or descend into drug-induced oblivion, an increasing number of U.S. children are being left in the fulltime care of their grandparents. To help Allegheny County grandparents through a second round of childrearing, Pitt's Generations Together program is […]

Generations Together program supports parenting grandparents Whether it's because their parents die, become seriously ill, go to prison or descend into drug-induced oblivion, an increasing number of U.S. children are being left in the fulltime care of their grandparents. To help Allegheny County grandparents through a second round of childrearing, Pitt's Generations Together program is […]

PAT board expected to approve contract with Pitt tomorrow Renewal of the agreement that allows Pitt I.D. holders to ride Port Authority vehicles fare-free in Allegheny County appears to be salvaged at the 11th hour. Port Authority media relations representative Bob Grove told the University Times yesterday, July 21, that the two sides had reached […]

UPJ staff group wins community service award The Advisory Board at the Johnstown campus will present its third Service-to-Community Award to the UPJ Staff Activities and Concerns (SAC) Association Aug. 4. The award was established to recognize students, faculty and staff who have contributed to the quality of life in the Johnstown region. The E. […]

PAT board expected to approve contract with Pitt tomorrow Renewal of the agreement that allows Pitt I.D. holders to ride Port Authority vehicles fare-free in Allegheny County appears to be salvaged at the 11th hour. Port Authority media relations representative Bob Grove told the University Times yesterday, July 21, that the two sides had reached […]

UPJ staff group wins community service award The Advisory Board at the Johnstown campus will present its third Service-to-Community Award to the UPJ Staff Activities and Concerns (SAC) Association Aug. 4. The award was established to recognize students, faculty and staff who have contributed to the quality of life in the Johnstown region. The E. […]

Finishing touches Japanese master carpenter Isamu Eto attaching the tablet arm to a student chair in the Japanese Nationality Room, one of the last tasks before the room was completed. The 25th edition of the world-famous classrooms, housed in 317 Cathedral of Learning, will be dedicated July 25. The room's 87 main components were designed […]

UPMC makes transplants available in Italy UPMC Health System is joining with the Italian government to make services such as liver transplantation available to the citizens of Sicily and southern Italy. The effort is the largest international public/private partnership ever undertaken by a U.S. academic medical center. The Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie […]

Finishing touches Japanese master carpenter Isamu Eto attaching the tablet arm to a student chair in the Japanese Nationality Room, one of the last tasks before the room was completed. The 25th edition of the world-famous classrooms, housed in 317 Cathedral of Learning, will be dedicated July 25. The room's 87 main components were designed […]

ULS expands 'holdings' with on-line services Pitt has expanded access to its library holdings — without adding buildings or shelf space. This month, the University began subscribing to two services that give faculty, staff and students online access to 1,400 recently published monographs and reference books as well as 650 scholarly journals that had previously […]