HARRISBURG — Rather than swallowing up hospitals and invading other medical centers' turf, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center System (UPMCS) usually is on the receiving end of affiliation bids these days, Pitt administrators told the state House appropriations committee March 3. Chancellor Mark Nordenberg pointed out that UPMCS is a distinct corporate entity from […]
Pitt gets friendly reception from House appropriations committee >
March 6th, 1997Provost reports to trustees on new undergraduate initiatives >
March 6th, 1997Closer cooperation between placement staff and academic advisers. A new telephone hotline enabling instructors to alert advisers of students' tutoring needs. Plans for a new information system that will make it possible for students to register for courses electronically within the next two years. Provost James Maher described those and other initiatives to the trustees […]
Parenting lectures planned >
March 6th, 1997"The Family Life Cycle: Issues for Parents" will be the subject of a series of brown bag lunch programs during March and April. Co-sponsored by the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program, Organization Development and the University Child Development Center, each program in the series will run from noon-1 p.m. in the William Pitt Union. Food […]
Sports medicine gets workshop funds >
March 6th, 1997Sports medicine researchers at Pitt have received a $70,000 grant from the Foundation for Sports Medicine Education and Research to conduct a workshop on "The Role of Proprioception and Neuromuscular Control on the Management of Knee and Shoulder Conditions." The workshop is set for Aug. 22-24 at the University. Workshop participants will summarize their work […]