Winning designs in the Association of American University Presses' (AAUP) 1996 Book, Jacket and Journal Competition will be on display at the University Press office, 3347 Forbes Ave., April 7-17 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. This is the first time that the AAUP show, which recognizes meritorious achievements in the design, production and […]
Book jacket design show winners include 2 University Press books >
April 3rd, 1997Knee symposium set >
April 3rd, 1997More than 50 of the world's top sports medicine physicians, orthopaedic surgeons and researchers will take part in a sports medicine symposium on knee surgery sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, April 17-19, Downtown. The symposium will be a review of current knowledge related to the knee from the sports medicine perspective. The […]
Blood drive scheduled for April 8 >
April 3rd, 1997Pitt's staff blood drive will be April 8 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the galleria area of Forbes Quadrangle and on the 15th floor of the Biomedical Science Tower. Appointments are available by calling Staff Association Council (SAC) program and planning committee chairperson Gwen Watkins at 383-1628. Although appointments are preferred, walk-ins also […]
Marathon teams sought >
April 3rd, 1997Mellon Bank is challenging corporations and institutions to take part in the relay team race during the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center/City of Pittsburgh Marathon on May 4. Mellon is sponsoring a trophy for the fastest relay team in the corporate category. A $1,000 donation will be made to the Special Olympics in the name […]
Historic nomination of 2 buildings withdrawn >
April 3rd, 1997The quest to designate Pennsylvania Hall and the Mineral Industries Building as historic structures has ended. In the wake of last month's vote by the Pittsburgh Historic Review Commission denying historic status for the two buildings, Pittsburgh residents John Murdock and J. R. Daniel have withdrawn their nomination of the buildings. The City Planning Commission […]
FAS plans to reduce number of faculty, increase enrollment >
April 3rd, 1997In an effort to improve its academic programs and get its finances in order, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) is proposing to make the following changes, among others, during the next five years: * Reduce the school's number of full-time, tenured and tenure-stream faculty from the current 542 to 505. According to the […]
$3 million Whitaker grant funds bioengineering dept. >
April 3rd, 1997Pitt's School of Engineering has received a $3 million Whitaker Foundation Development Award for "Innovation in Bioengineering Education." The award will be used mainly to support the establishment of a bioengineering department that will offer the first undergraduate bioengineering degree of any public university in Pennsylvania. A portion of the award also will fund ongoing […]
Supercomputing Center to continue despite NSF funding cut, Pitt and CMU leaders say >
April 3rd, 1997Pitt and Carnegie Mellon University leaders say they intend to keep the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center up and running — although they don't know yet how they will replace $15 million in annual funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The executive committee of the National Science Board, the NSF's governing body, voted March 28 to […]
FAS search committee to be charged >
April 3rd, 1997Members of the search committee for a new dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) were scheduled to meet for the first time today, April 3, to receive their charge from Provost James Maher. Committee chairperson Edward Stricker said he expects that the committee will be asked to recommend three-to-five candidates by next […]