Winners of the 2007 chancellor’s awards for distinguished teaching have been announced. Recipients are: Kathleen M. Blee, Department of Sociology, School of Arts and Sciences (A&S); Marek J. Druzdzel, information science and technology program, School of Information Sciences (SIS); Marilyn T. Hravnak, Department of Acute and Tertiary Care, School of Nursing; Jeremy Levy, Department of […]
Five win chancellor teaching awards >
February 8th, 2007Eating disorder center expands >
February 8th, 2007Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) last month opened its expanded Center for Overcoming Problem Eating (COPE). The renovation expanded COPE from 11 to 20 beds, and will allow care for more children, adolescents and adults with anorexia and bulimia nervosa. COPE programs include: inpatient services, which provide for patients who are severely underweight and/or […]
Assembly endorses fitness for life proposal >
February 8th, 2007Faculty Assembly last week endorsed a proposal to expand Pitt’s fledgling “fitness for life” initiative, a program designed to encourage individuals to create and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Launched in 2005, fitness for life awarded Pitt’s UPMC Health Plan subscribers one month’s free health care premium for completing a health screening that measured blood pressure […]