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 […]
More out-of-print U Press titles released in digital form >
May 14th, 2009GSPH sale raises money for Wei scholarship >
May 14th, 2009The 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 […]
Benefits fairs presented >
May 14th, 2009Benefits vendors, Human Resources staff and providers of discounted services to Pitt employees were on hand to answer questions at benefits fairs held in conjunction with the University’s April 23-May 13 benefits open enrollment period. Representatives from retirement investment firm TIAA-CREF, top; vision insurance provider Davis Vision, center, and PNC Bank, which offers discounts to […]
Rescher elected AAAS fellow >
May 14th, 2009Nicholas Rescher, Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy, is among 212 new fellows elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. AAAS, which publishes the journal Science, is an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science, engineering and innovation around the world. Rescher, who came to the University in 1961, is a former chair of […]
Pitt posts H1N1 flu info >
May 14th, 2009Pitt is posting updates on the H1N1 influenza, or swine flu, outbreak at www.pitt.edu/swine-flu/index.html. The web site includes the latest news; information on Pitt and UPMC resources; local, state and federal government plans; travel advisories, as well as links to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization and the Allegheny […]
Children's authors featured at UPG conference >
May 14th, 2009Jacqueline Woodson, above, and Gary D. Schmidt, below, were featured authors at Pitt-Greensburg’s 2009 children’s literature conference, held May 1. Woodson, of Brooklyn, N.Y., recently received the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults. Among her books are Newbery Honor winners “Show Way,” “Feathers,” and “After Tupac and D Foster,” […]