University Times

Pitt 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 […]

Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg has named the recipients of the 2007 chancellor’s awards for staff excellence in service to the University and the community. The service awards, open to all classified and union full- and part-time staff members who have been employed at the University for at least five years, are the highest awards that […]

M. 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.

Winners of the 2007 chancellor’s distinguished research and public service awards for faculty were announced last week. Each faculty honoree will receive a $2,000 cash prize. In addition, each research award winner will receive a $3,000 grant to support his or her research, and the public service honoree will receive a $3,000 grant to support […]

This will be a very difficult budget year for the commonwealth, and that has ramifications for Pitt, according to Charles McLaughlin, assistant director of commonwealth relations. McLaughlin reported on a number of factors contributing to uncertainty as the annual state budget process wends its way to completion. Earlier this month, Gov. Edward G. Rendell proposed […]

While 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 […]

Lori 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 […]

The 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 […]

Perhaps 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. […]