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A Cambria County judge has sentenced former Pitt-Johnstown employee Jeffrey Haire for his involvement in a sexual relationship with a Cambria County teenager. Haire pleaded guilty in August to one count of corruption of a minor, a first-degree misdemeanor that carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Haire was sentenced on Nov. 27 […]

Rick Sebak of WQED Pittsburgh, the producer of public-television documentaries that chronicle the charms of American and regional life, will be the master of ceremonies for the annual La Cultura dinner at the Greensburg campus set for 6 p.m. Jan. 13. The annual dinner raises money for Pitt-Greensburg’s study abroad programs. This year the event […]

Pitt trustees have increased treasurer and chief investment officer Amy K. Marsh’s salary by 43 percent to $300,000 in a move they said reflected dramatic changes in the competitive environment for similar financial professionals nationwide. In addition, the trustees compensation committee approved a $60,000 annual salary supplement for Executive Vice Chancellor Jerome Cochran “for his […]

The University Senate anti-discriminatory policies committee will sponsor a new annual award to honor significant contributions in identifying and rectifying discriminatory polices or practices at Pitt. The Shore-Tobias Award for Action Against Discrimination was named in honor of the contributions of two long-time Pitt faculty members, Barbara K. Shore and the late Richard C. Tobias. […]

40+ years • Office of the Chancellor Bayus, Sandra S. — 41 Moore, Fred M. — 47 • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business Dellavecchia, Diana J. — 43 • School of Dental Medicine Park, Arthur Bain — 43 Watson Jr., Sherman — 43 • School of Medicine DiLuiso, Gloria M. — 41 Ellis, […]

Pitt’s Department of Chemistry has received an “outstanding” award from the American Chemical Society (ACS). Pitt’s ACS student affiliates chapter in chemistry was named an outstanding award winner for 2005-2006. Of the more than 980 ACS chapters only 34 received this recognition. The ACS was particularly complimentary of the efforts of chemistry professor George Bandik […]

The year was 1966. The University, reeling from a financial crisis, was bailed out by state officials who re-designated Pitt, then a public institution, as a state-related university to order to provide much-needed annual commonwealth funding. Following the move, Pitt’s tuition plummeted and the student population quickly grew from under 15,000 in 1964 to more […]

UPMC Cancer Centers’ patient navigator outreach volunteer program has received a Silver Award from the American Cancer Society for demonstrating leadership in sharing cancer prevention and early detection information in African-American communities. The program received the award for reaching more than 3,000 African Americans with cancer information through outreach volunteers who engaged their neighbors, family […]

The Nationality Rooms aren’t the only place that attracts crowds of viewers to their holiday decor. The tradition lives on in a smaller, but equally festive form at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs where Mary Ann Gebet, assistant to the dean, is famous for her holiday spirit. This time of year, Gebet’s […]