Surgery professor Brack G. Hattler died July 31, 2008, while vacationing in New Jersey. He was 73. Hattler was the Kathleen DuRoss Ford chair in cardiothoracic transplantation and executive director of Pitt’s medical devices laboratory. He joined the faculty in 1989 as a surgeon in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. In addition to heart surgery […]
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 […]
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August 28th, 2008Bowling 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. […]