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Volume 41 Issue 18

Pitt 3,000 pounds lighter >

May 14th, 2009

Winners of the second MyHealth Weight Race were announced April 30 and teams’ final standings for the five Pitt campuses and the Mechanicsburg satellite are posted online at www.hr.pitt.edu/fitness/weightrace.htm. The race was sponsored by Pitt’s Fitness for Life program and UPMC Health Plan. According to race organizers, 739 participants signed up either as individuals or […]

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Staffer and brother establish fund for Holocaust studies >

May 14th, 2009

A new Pitt fund established in memory of a staff member’s father aims to ensure that the lessons of the Holocaust continue to be communicated to future generations of students. According to Thomas Golightly, senior executive director of development for the School of Arts and Sciences, University Honors College and College of General Studies, 55 […]

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Don't panic, say retirement investment advisers >

May 14th, 2009

In spite of the sinking feeling that may accompany the arrival of your quarterly retirement savings statements, you shouldn’t panic, representatives from TIAA-CREF and The Vanguard Group told Pitt employees last week in separate presentations during the Office of Human Resources’ benefits fair. “Focus on what you can control,” said Vanguard’s Ella Smith, who noted […]

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Pitt establishes Center for Global Health >

May 14th, 2009

Last week, Pitt established the Center for Global Health to promote multidisciplinary international health research and scholarship. The center, led by Donald S. Burke, associate vice chancellor for global health and dean of the Graduate School of Public Health, is based on a partnership with schools and centers across the University to address the most […]

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BPC to review expanded report on PBCs, salary policies >

May 14th, 2009

The University Senate’s budget policies committee plans to review at its May 29 meeting an expanded report on planning and budgeting committees in responsibility centers throughout the University. The annual report, prepared by Pitt’s budget office at BPC’s request, included new questions seeking information on whether each area is in compliance with Pitt’s salary policy […]

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More out-of-print U Press titles released in digital form >

May 14th, 2009

The University of Pittsburgh Press, in collaboration with the University Library System (ULS) and the Chicago Digital Distribution Center (CDDC), is making available nearly 500 out-of-print Press titles. These titles are now part of the University of Pittsburgh Press Digital Editions collection, fully searchable and freely accessible to anyone with an Internet connection through ULS’s […]

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GSPH sale raises money for Wei scholarship >

May 14th, 2009

The Graduate School of Public Health raised $3,468 at a May 1 art and jewelry sale fundraiser to benefit the Evelyn H. Wei Memorial Scholarship Award in Epidemiology. This year’s event, which featured works handmade by faculty, staff and friends of GSPH, brings the total to $30,319 raised for the scholarship since 2004. The scholarship […]

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