University Times

THURSDAY 5 Exhibit Ballrm. Alumni, 8 am-4 pm Spotlight Session I-RNA: Cellular Strategies for Making It, Modifying It & Using It; 3rd fl. Science Lecture Hall, Alumni, 9 am “Alternative Splicing & Biological Control,” Paula Grabowski, biological sciences “Biogenesis & Functions of MicroRNAs,” Bino John, medicine “Analysis of Proteins That Couple Chromatin Changes to Transcription […]

In a case watched closely on college campuses, a Crawford County jury ruled Aug. 31 that an Allegheny College counselor and consulting psychologist were not at fault in the suicide of a student under their care. The civil suit was filed by Deborah and Charles Mahoney III, who alleged the defendants’ negligence contributed to the […]

A memorial service for Eduardo Lozano is set for 10 a.m. today, Sept. 28, in Heinz Chapel. Lozano, who retired in June after 39 years at Pitt, died Aug. 25, 2006. (See Aug. 31 University Times.) A reception (jackets required) will take place at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association following the service. A memorial service is […]

Judicial independence was the topic at Pitt’s School of Law and more than 100 law schools nationwide as colleges and universities marked this year’s Constitution Day with special programming. “This topic is both timely and critically important to the continued vitality of our nation’s system of government,” law school Dean Mary A. Crossley told a […]

Education professor Lynn Schwartz Katz, 69, of Upper St. Clair, died July 31, 2006, following a lengthy illness. Katz retired in 1999 as an associate professor of educational psychology after 37 years at the University, although she continued to teach and advise students following her retirement. She also worked for 40 years as a consulting […]

The Staff Association Council (SAC) has endorsed the addition of wellness incentives to Pitt’s fitness for life program, and well as expanding the mental health services offered by the faculty and staff assistance program (FSAP). SAC voted unanimously last week to support two proposals proffered by its benefits committee. The first proposal calls for adding […]

In 1980, the Washington Post ran the compelling story “Jimmy’s World” about an 8-year-old heroin addict. The story won a Pulitzer Prize for reporter Janet Cooke. The trouble was, Cooke fabricated the story. Some 23 years later, The New York Times writer Jayson Blair, after four years of reporting that included plagiarism, phantom sources and […]

Professors, it’s your turn to be students. The assignment: Read and discuss “The Art of Changing the Brain, Enriching the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning,” by James E. Zull. “Faculty do not have many opportunities to join together and talk about teaching,” said Joanne Nicoll, associate director for instructional design and […]