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Everything you’ve always wanted to know about biology (and probably much more) has been asked and answered in an informative, engrossing and entertaining 2004 reference book. From the basic (What is a cell? What is respiration? What is a seed?), to the advanced (What is the meaning of the phrase “ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny”? What is […]

Drive 79 South until you’re well into West Virginia, then let Chuck Kinder take the wheel; that is, if you’re not afraid of beer joints, cussing, hillbillies and extraordinary story telling. Whether he’s complimenting an old friend on his tattoos or taking you back to his youth when he was a “testiclely-challenged boy,” Kinder’s escapades […]

In the 1930s, social critic Ferdinand Lundberg, in a book titled “America’s Sixty Families,” maintained that American journalism served only the wealthiest families — the Morgans, the Rockefellers, the Hearsts, the DuPonts and a handful of others — owners of the media outlets who controlled the messages. As a result, “truth is always secondary, very […]

For the second consecutive year, Pitt students are winners in all three of the prestigious national congressional commemorative undergraduate scholarship competitions — the Harry S. Truman, Barry M. Goldwater and Morris K. Udall scholarships — joining Yale and Cornell as the only universities with student winners of all three scholarships in both 2004 and 2005. […]

This annual University Times supplement recognizes faculty and staff who have written and edited books, as well as those whose efforts have extended into other areas, such as CDs, electronic publications, art exhibitions, plays and musical compositions. We regret that space constraints prohibit including other kinds of publications/creative endeavors. At the suggestion of a faculty […]

June 11 is the date for the 15th annual Pitt Kennywood Day, open to all staff, faculty and students and their families. Pitt I.D.-holders can purchase an unlimited number of all-day ride passes. Each $19 pass includes a catered meal (a $40 value). Seniors 55 and over pay $15. (Proof of age will be required […]

Pitt’s Titusville campus received an award for its “Kids Night Out” program from the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) Mid-Atlantic Region. NACA links the higher education and entertainment communities in a business and learning partnership, creating educational and business opportunities for student and professional members. The “Kids Night Out” program, where each month students […]