Big changes in the PITTCat online library catalog are in test mode this fall and slated for full availability as PITTCat+ in spring. The changes are aimed at making searches more intuitive and more akin to the web-based search results that users are accustomed to seeing on Yahoo or Google, for example. The goal is […]
Pitt up 1 place in U.S. News rankings >
August 28th, 2008Pitt tied for 58th — up one spot from last year — among the nation’s PhD-granting universities in the 2009 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” rankings. Pitt tied with the University of Georgia. Pitt and Georgia also tied for 20th among national public institutions, the same rank for Pitt as […]
Bowling league seeks new members >
August 28th, 2008Howard Goodman is looking for members of the University community who have a little time to spare as the Panther Bowling League prepares to launch its new season. The social group, which meets at 5:30 p.m. each Tuesday at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association, is starting the new year with an open house featuring snacks and […]
Police cite drivers, pedestrians in safety event >
August 28th, 2008Pitt and city police officers participated in a pedestrian safety event this week in Oakland, to coincide with the influx of students. During the event, city police cited 10 motorists and issued warnings to 15 motorists and 25 pedestrians in an enforcement campaign to raise awareness of the consequences of failing to heed crosswalk laws. […]
Pitt nuclear programs get NRC funding >
August 28th, 2008As part of a federal effort to expand the national nuclear energy workforce, Pitt has received three government grants totaling $750,000 to bolster the nuclear engineering undergraduate and graduate certificate programs based in the Swanson School of Engineering. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) awarded 60 institutions nearly $20 million in nuclear education grants to […]
Magee's Girls on the Run expanding >
August 28th, 2008The Girls on the Run program at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC has received a grant totaling $53,000 from the Highmark Foundation’s Highmark Healthy High 5 initiative for program expansion in Beaver, Butler and Westmoreland counties. Girls on the Run promotes self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running, games and life-skills lessons for girls in grades 3 […]
Day of Caring sign-ups filling fast >
August 28th, 2008The 18th annual Pitt Day of Caring is set for Sept. 26. More than 300 Pitt volunteers already have signed up, filling 13 of the 14 scheduled projects. Still available for volunteers is the “creating affordable housing” project, according to Pitt Volunteer Pool coordinator Steve Zupcic. In that project, Pitt volunteers will assist Oakland Planning […]