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Volume 29 Issue 4

Titusville faculty member labors to give local 19th-century women their rightful place in history >

October 10th, 1996

Until recently, it was possible to tour the Drake Well Museum in Titusville and walk out with the impression that women essentially did not exist in northwestern Pennsylvania during the oil boom days of the mid-19th century. As far as could be determined by the museum's exhibits, towns such as Titusville, Oil City and Pithole […]

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Pitt looks for ways to improve quality and diversity of undergrads >

October 10th, 1996

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Jack L. Daniel is a man with a mission: By mid-way through the spring semester, he plans to inventory all of Pitt's minority student programs; consult with the people who administer those programs; consider the internal and external constraints on recruiting and retaining minority students (especially African-Americans); compare notes with […]

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1st instructional technology grants begin to produce some results >

October 10th, 1996

In April 1995, the Instructional Technology Working Group of the executive committee on academic computing (ECAC) awarded six grants for projects to advance new instructional technology efforts at the University. Totaling about $100,000, the grants were the first in a series of similar grants. They included a video monitoring and recording system for Pitt's Human […]

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Patricia Lynch >

October 10th, 1996

Patricia Lynch, a member of the staff of the University from 1948 until she retired in 1987, died Oct. 6, 1996. She served as secretary or executive assistant to the dean for three deans in the School of Nursing. From 1954 to 1966, she was on the staff of the vice chancellor–Health Professions. Memorial contributions […]

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Deadline to apply for faculty study abroad grants: Dec. 2 >

October 10th, 1996

The 1997 John G. Bowman Faculty Grants for Study Abroad are now available. The 10 grants of $1,000 each are funded by an endowment in memory of Bowman, who served as Pitt chancellor from 1921 to 1945. Bowman conceived, planned and worked to fund construction of the Cathedral of Learning. He also established the Nationality […]

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New CGS dean tackles problems of low enrollment, transformation of General Studies' mission >

October 10th, 1996

Robert L. Carter, the new dean of Pitt's College of General Studies (CGS), earned all three of his academic degrees — B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. — in classics. He's spent much of his academic life studying the words and deeds of ancient heroes. And the hero with whom he most identifies is Hannibal. The great […]

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Joint Pitt-CMU Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition schedules opening celebration Oct. 11 >

October 10th, 1996

The Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC), a joint project of Pitt and Carnegie Mellon University, will have a grand opening celebration for its new facilities tomorrow, Oct. 11. The opening will begin with a discussion of "Dialogs in Cognitive Neuroscience: Research Themes of the CNBC" at 3 p.m. in the Mellon Institute […]

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Most Senate committees endorse capital improvement proposal, but also ask for some changes in plan >

October 10th, 1996

In late August, the chancellor-appointed University Capital Planning Committee released a draft of its 10-year plan for Pittsburgh campus construction and renovations. Provost James Maher, who chaired the committee, asked various faculty, staff and student groups for their reactions to the plan. Maher will get plenty of responses from at least one organization, the University […]

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Blood drive set for Oct. 16 >

October 10th, 1996

Pitt staff and faculty will sponsor a blood drive on Oct. 16 from 7:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the first floor galleria of Forbes Quadrangle and the 15th floor conference room of the Biomedical Science Tower. Blood donated during the drive will go to the Central Blood Bank. Last year, Pitt faculty and staff […]

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Facilities >

October 10th, 1996

Work crews this week began repairing two leaky roofs on the Forbes Avenue side of the William Pitt Union. The work is expected to last several weeks. Construction has been scheduled to minimize interference with campus activity, according to the Office of Facilities Management. However, odors from the hot roofing materials may be noticeable at […]

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