University Times

At what juncture, if any, is it appropriate for governments to enter into a dialogue with terrorist groups? That depends on a number of factors, said a visiting lecturer, including how one defines terrorism, what the pre-conditions of a negotiation would entail and what ends are sought by the government in question. “This lecture does […]

William Z. Nasri, professor emeritus in the School of Information Sciences (SIS), died Feb. 22, 2008, of natural causes. He was 82. Nasri was a member of the SIS community for more than 30 years, beginning in 1964 as a research associate while he was enrolled in the PhD program. In addition to his doctorate […]

Pitt’s Board of Trustees last week made the engineering school’s name change official, resolving that the school be re-named the John A. Swanson School of Engineering. Swanson, who earned his PhD in applied mechanics at Pitt, is the largest individual donor in the University’s history, having given $41.3 million. (See Dec. 6 University Times.) Also […]

They’re heading around the mid-pole for the far turn! In spite of wintry weather and short days that make many want to hibernate, 263 teams of Pitt employees University-wide began the 12-week MyHealth Weight Race in January and now are at the midpoint of the competition to see which teams can best reach their weight […]

“I don’t suspect we lost much,” said Thomas’s Promises team captain Mario Browne of the Center for Minority Health as he anticipated this week’s midpoint weigh-in. The CMH team rose from an initial rank of 185th in the first week of the competition to 152nd after week 4. Their strategy for tipping the scales even […]

The weight race team of computer science staff members from the 6th floor of Sennott Square have had mixed results so far, according to team captain Karen Dicks, who also is a Fitness for Life champion. “The team is still enthusiastic,” Dicks said. “Our team is No. 110 in the latest rankings, but since some […]