The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) won the award for “Best Demonstration at TG08” during this year’s annual conference of the TeraGrid, the National Science Foundation’s program of cyberinfrastructure for U.S. science and education. A PSC team of two scientists and a Pitt student received the award for “WiiMD,” a project that merges the video-game technology […]
PSC Wii project wins TeraGrid award >
June 26th, 2008Obituary: Joanne M. Rosol >
June 26th, 2008Joanne M. Rosol, long-time staff member and a former president of the Staff Association Council (SAC), died June 18, 2008. She was 58 and had been in declining health. Friends and co-workers praised Rosol for her dedication to the faculty and students of the University in her position as testing supervisor at the Center for […]
Arts mural dedicated at UPB >
June 26th, 2008‘BioDun Ogundayo, Pitt-Bradford professor of French and comparative literature, left, discusses the imagery in a new mural in UPB’s Blaisdell Hall with senior A.J. Laganosky. Laganosky, an interdisciplinary arts major, was among 10 students who designed and painted the mural during a summer term class taught by art professor and muralist Kong Ho. Dedicated earlier […]
Appropriation deadline looms >
June 26th, 2008Pitt’s trustees will meet June 27, but students and employees will remain in suspense about how the University’s state appropriation will impact their financial future. The board plans to take no budget action at Friday’s meeting, said John Fedele, Pitt’s associate director of news. Both the University and the state mark the end of their […]
Perfetti to head LRDC >
June 26th, 2008Charles Perfetti, University Professor of Psychology and professor of linguistics, has been named director of the Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC). Pitt Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor James V. Maher announced the appointment last week. LRDC is an academic center that supports scientific research on instruction and learning and the improvement of instruction and […]
Oakland crosswalk upgrades to begin >
June 26th, 2008Oakland pedestrians soon will see improvements at 11 intersections along Fifth and Forbes avenues. A $2.1 million project designed to improve pedestrian safety and mobility has received the go-ahead to begin June 30. Improvements will be made to the intersections on Forbes and Fifth avenues at South Bouquet Street, Atwood Street, Meyran Avenue and McKee […]