The new UPMC smoke-free policy is yielding some early health effects in the Oakland area: Some smokers at UPMC are getting a bit more exercise while some Pitt employees are finding their blood pressure on the rise. UPMC security personnel are enforcing a July 1 ban on smoking on all UPMC-owned or leased property, asking […]
Pedestrian & bicyclist forums planned >
July 26th, 2007Those who travel Oakland on two feet or two wheels have two opportunities to offer their 2 cents’ worth to city officials in August. An Oakland bicycle planning meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Aug. 7 at Pitt’s Scaife Conference Center, Room 1105 AB, 3550 Terrace Street; and for those who may have missed an […]
CGS's Osher Institute awarded $1 million >
July 26th, 2007Pitt’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) — which offers a wide array of courses to adults 55 and older — has received a $1 million endowment from the San Francisco-based Bernard Osher Foundation. The gift will allow OLLI, part of the College of General Studies, to continue to offer noncredit courses to its membership of […]
UPMC establishes Disabilities Resource Center >
July 26th, 2007A specialist with extensive expertise in coordinating resources for people with disabilities has joined UPMC as part of a program to enrich health care services for disabled patients, their families and caregivers. Susan V. Schaeffer, director of UPMC’s new Disabilities Resource Center, formerly directed a similar program at Washington State University. Schaeffer’s goals include helping […]
Law & social work start joint program >
July 26th, 2007Law and social work have established a new joint-degree program through which students can earn Master of Social Work (MSW) and Juris Doctorate (JD) degrees. The MSW-JD program will enable students with interests in a wide range of areas where law and social work converge — such as child welfare, aging, health, mental health, juvenile […]
Closures set for BST3 entrance, 5th Ave. >
July 26th, 2007The front entrance of the Biomedical Science Tower 3 (BST3) will be closed on July 28 from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Two lanes on Fifth Avenue in front of the BST3 will be closed to traffic during this period as Facilities Management personnel lift maintenance equipment via crane to the roof of the building. […]
Obituary: Donna L. Luiso >
July 26th, 2007Donna L. Luiso, a staff member in the Office of Institutional Advancement (IA), died suddenly on July 14, 2007, from complications due to surgery. She was 53. A native of Bloomfield, Luiso joined the Pitt staff in 1998 as a supervisor of data entry in IA. At the time of her death, she was director […]
Obituary: Joseph E. Phillips >
July 26th, 2007Joseph Edward Phillips, assistant vice chancellor for Business in the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor, died July 18, 2007. He was 44. A 1985 Pitt graduate with a dual major in business and economics, Phillips began his Pitt career in 1987 as an auditor. In 1991, he earned an MBA. In 1992, Phillips moved […]