University Times

A new system that empowers patients and their families at UPMC Shadyside to call for help from rapid response teams is reducing the likelihood of medical errors and maximizing patient safety, according to an article in the November issue of the American Journal of Nursing. Many hospitals, including UPMC Shadyside, have been responding to in-hospital […]

Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg ranks 27th among leaders of public universities nationally in salary and benefits, according to a survey report on executive compensation conducted by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Nordenberg is among the 42 public institution heads nationally who earn at least $500,000, according to the Chronicle survey. The Chronicle compiled data, published […]

Pitt has received a $1 million gift from alumnus David A. Tepper (Arts and Sciences ’78) to create three newly endowed funds that will provide scholarship and programmatic support to Pitt students and faculty. Tepper’s gift will create: • The David A. Tepper Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship Fund to support outstanding Pitt students in need; • […]

The property and facilities committee of Pitt’s Board of Trustees last week approved more than $18 million in renovation projects at the Pittsburgh campus, $1.65 million for a new lecture hall at the Greensburg campus and several long-term leases. The committee is authorized to oversee property transactions in excess of $500,000 and to approve University […]

Those in public health are well aware that the United States has widespread health disparities and inequitable and inadequate health insurance coverage and that money is being poured into treatment instead of prevention. But the question remains: Is anyone else paying attention? “Recently, I was asked to talk about the American system of public health […]