Cancer-fighting biscotti and brownies? Pitt epidemiologist Julia Greer says so. Chalk it up to the catechins, calcium and selenium the tasty treats contain. Likewise, stuffed peppers, blueberry muffins and roasted vegetable panini contain nutrients that research links to reduced cancer risk. Greer includes recipes for these and other healthful dishes in “The Anti-Cancer Cookbook: How […]
Books, Journals & More, a closer look: Julia Greer >
April 2nd, 2009Books, Journals & More, a closer look: Kathryn Miller Haines >
April 2nd, 2009A Rosie is a Rosie is a Rosie is a … It’s March 1943 in New York City. World War II is in high gear and spirits are in the deep dumps. Young men, except for a few on military leave, are in short supply. Rationing for staples like butter and meat is in full […]
Books, Journals & More, a closer look: Peter Oresick >
April 2nd, 2009Love his work or hate it; think he’s a kook or a genius (or both), Pittsburgh native Andy Warhol, nee Andrew Warhola, is undoubtedly a true American icon, one who is even more popular today than he was in his heyday as the foremost pop artist of the 1960s. Two decades after his death, the […]
Pitt cancels 1 governor's school, will charge for other >
April 2nd, 2009While the Pennsylvania budget is far from finalized, Gov. Edward G. Rendell’s proposal to eliminate funding for the Pennsylvania Governor’s Schools of Excellence (PGSE) program has forced the cancellation of one Pitt governor’s school program and the institution of tuition for the other. The highly competitive PGSE program had enabled selected high school students to […]
Univ. Press gets $750K grant from Mellon Foundation >
April 2nd, 2009The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a five-year, $750,000 grant to the University of Pittsburgh Press for a book publishing initiative in the history of science to be pursued in a partnership with Pitt’s Department of History and Philosophy of Science and the Department of History’s World History Center. In addition to producing books, […]
Behavioral health web site launched >
April 2nd, 2009Pitt’s School of Education has launched a school-based behavioral health web site, www.sbbh.pitt.edu, to promote the behavioral health of children and adolescents. The site provides resources for children and teens who face emotional and behavioral challenges, their families and the professionals who counsel them. The effort is a collaboration of faculty and students from the […]