On the 220th anniversary of Pitt’s founding, trustees approved a $4.8 million project to clean and refurbish the exterior of the University’s signature building, the Cathedral of Learning. The project, expected to start March 12 and run through September, is the first large-scale exterior preservation effort for the 42-story Cathedral, Pitt officials said. At a […]
Pitt past, future highlighted at honors convocation >
March 8th, 2007Speakers at the University’s honors convocation marked Pitt’s 220th anniversary with a look into its past as well as its future. The convocation honored academic awardees; student leadership award winners and study abroad scholarship winners; faculty awardees, including recipients of the Chancellor’s awards for distinguished public service, distinguished research and distinguished teaching and emeriti awards; […]
Senate officer candidates announced >
March 8th, 2007This year’s slate for University Senate officers has been set. The candidates are: President: John J. Baker (incumbent), associate professor, microbiology-biochemistry, School of Dental Medicine; and Michael R. Pinsky, professor, critical care medicine, bioengineering and anesthesiology, School of Medicine. Vice president: Thomas Buchele, clinical associate professor, School of Law; and Catherine Greeno, associate professor, School […]
Senate scraps ad hoc recycling committee >
March 8th, 2007The University Senate is disbanding its ad hoc committee on recycling, which was formed last spring. At Faculty Assembly’s Feb. 27 meeting, committee chair Irene Frieze delivered a final report on recycling, but stressed that the issue will not be abandoned. “We feel that many of our concerns have now been incorporated into the Senate […]
Help your computer spring forward >
March 8th, 2007“Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care? If so, I can’t imagine why. …” It’s a safe bet that songwriter Robert Lamm didn’t pen the words to his band Chicago’s 1971 hit on a personal computer. If so, he might have imagined why, as computer users may find to their […]
Hillman 1st fl. entrance to re-open >
March 8th, 2007Hillman Library will reopen its first-floor entrance on March 13 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. There will be giveaways and promotional activities throughout the day. In order to make use of the main entrance to the building, last fall the stairs to the first floor were repaired and planters were placed on both […]
Correction >
March 8th, 2007The 18th annual Mark M. Ravitch History of Medicine lecture will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 5, in Scaife Hall’s lecture room 5. An incorrect date was listed in the Feb. 22 University Times.