The Centers for Rehab Services (CRS), a partner of UPMC, has become one of six sports physical therapy residency programs designated by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) as an APTA-credentialed post-professional clinical residency program. APTA formally recognized the CRS residency program at the opening ceremonies of its combined sections meeting in Boston on Feb. […]
Centers for Rehab Sciences program earns credentials >
February 22nd, 2007Pitt says it's neutral on proposed Salk Legacy Fund >
February 22nd, 2007While the state’s other academic research institutions have announced their support for Gov. Edward G. Rendell’s expanded proposal to use Tobacco Settlement Fund money to stimulate biomedical research, Pitt has yet to jump on the bandwagon. Dennis Yablonsky, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), Calvin B. Johnson, secretary of the […]
Sock-a-thon runs through March 2 >
February 22nd, 2007Pitt’s Volunteer Pool is sponsoring a sock-a-thon to aid the homeless and needy during the winter months. The effort runs through March 2. New socks can be dropped off at the Volunteer Pool Office, 710 Alumni Hall. The Volunteer Pool also is supporting “National Wear Red Month,” an effort to raise awareness about women’s cardiac […]
Making Pitt work: Glassblower Lori Neu >
February 22nd, 2007Lori Neu is one of a rare breed. One of the newest employees in the chemistry department, Neu has no advanced degree, yet is an esteemed and essential collaborator with researchers in chemistry, physics, engineering, medicine and more. A scientific glassblower, Neu is one of a select few with the specialized skills to fabricate and […]
History dept. to host Latin American journal >
February 22nd, 2007Pitt has been selected to host the editorial offices of the Hispanic American Historical Review, the flagship journal of historical scholarship on Latin America, for a five-year period beginning in July. Pitt history professors George Reid Andrews, Alejandro de la Fuente and Lara Putnam will serve as senior editors of the journal; professors Paul Eiss […]
Traffic alert: Oakland portal bridge project to begin March 19 >
February 22nd, 2007The road improvement project that encompasses the long-awaited, much-needed replacement of the Boulevard of the Allies Bridge and construction of a new portal into Oakland is slated to start in mid-March. “We have an anticipated notice to proceed March 19,” said Mavis Rainey of the Oakland Transportation Management Association (OTMA). But don’t look for detours […]
Correction >
February 22nd, 2007M. Leon Skolnick, a radiologist in the School of Medicine, was identified incorrectly as the late M. Leon Skolnick in the Feb. 8 Research Notes section of the University Times. We regret the error.
For some Pitt employees, work is no haven from the weather >
February 22nd, 2007Perhaps Punxsutawney Phil was right after all and spring is just around the corner. But it will take more than a few days with temperatures in the relatively balmy 40s to convince plenty of Pittsburghers that the groundhog’s timing was just a bit askew rather than completely off the mark when he made his prediction. […]