Sigma Chi fraternity raised nearly $20,000 for the Kevin Cecil Foundation during its annual Derby Day event. Cecil was the Pitt student who was wounded two years ago in a shooting near campus. He is paralyzed from the neck down. Derby Day involves a series of events, such as a tug-of-war contest, during which sponsored […]
Nearly $20,000 raised for Kevin Cecil fund >
November 21st, 1996UPMC surgeons use new technique for esophogeal cancer >
November 21st, 1996Surgeons at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) have operated on their first patient with cancer of the esophagus using photodynamic therapy, a new treatment that restores the ability to swallow. According to James Luketich, co-director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute's Lung Cancer Center, photodynamic therapy is effective for patients on whom […]
Administration will consult with Senate, SAC on health insurance >
November 21st, 1996Pitt senior administrators have promised to consult with the University Senate and the Staff Association Council in negotiating the University's next employee health insurance contract — or contracts, if Pitt awards its business to more than one vendor. At the Nov. 11 Senate Council meeting, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg and Provost James V. Maher said […]
Sniffle, sniffle: Get flu shot now, doctor urges >
November 21st, 1996If you work or study at the University, and especially if you plan to travel by plane, train or bus during the holidays, Lawrence Ellis has some advice for you: Get a flu shot — soon. No influenza cases have been confirmed yet in western Pennsylvania, but the national Centers for Disease Control is predicting […]
Nominations for inaugural staff award due Dec. 15 >
November 21st, 1996Nominations are currently being accepted for the new Chancellor's Award for Excellence. The award honors staff who have demonstrated dedication to the University beyond the responsibilities of their job. It is the equivalent of the Chancellor's Distinguished, Teaching, Research and Public Service Awards for faculty. "I believe that the Chancellor's Award for Excellence sends a […]
Richard P. Stiger >
November 21st, 1996Richard P. Stiger, a 20-year veteran of the Pitt campus police force, died Oct. 31 of cancer. He was 60. A memorial service will be held Nov. 23, at 2 p.m. in the Church of the Ascension, 4729 N. Ellsworth Ave. In addition to serving as a Pitt police officer, Stiger in 1986 founded a […]
Senate's Eva Brosius leaving >
November 21st, 1996A fter 26 years as clerk of the University Senate, Eva Reid Brosius will resign Dec. 1 to take on a new assignment: writing the Senate's official history. Given her long affiliation with the Senate and her historical perspective of the University, Brosius was a natural choice for the job, said Robert E. Dunkelman, secretary […]
Talks "very preliminary" on possible early retirement plan for Pitt staff >
November 21st, 1996Staff Association Council (SAC) has been receiving a steady flow of e-mail and phone calls from University staff members anxious to learn if an early retirement plan will soon be offered to staff members. In response to those questions, SAC President Brian Hart noted at the group's Nov. 13 meeting that nothing has been done […]