University Times

Pitt and Port Authority of Allegheny County officials continue to re-negotiate a contract for ride-for-free service for Pittsburgh campus employees and students, despite the consensus that Port Authority service will be severely cut back due to budget shortfalls. Pitt and the Port Authority have a renewable contract that runs until July 31, 2006. But the […]

A Senate committee is satisfied with recent changes in Pittsburgh campus building engineers’ schedules, but the faculty member who complained about the system is not. The 21 day-shift building engineers now are assigned on a rotating basis to cover the campus’s 62 buildings, instead of having dedicated engineers assigned to specific buildings. Lewis Jacobson of […]

Having given up — for now — on faculty and staff gaining access to exercise at the Petersen Events Center’s Bill Baierl Student Recreation Center, University Senate leaders are asking Chancellor Mark Nordenberg to appoint an advisory committee that would promote recreational services and physical fitness on the Pittsburgh campus. Economics professor Herbert Chesler, who […]

Pitt’s administration is considering reducing the medical insurance coverage the University provides for its retired faculty. Currently, Pitt faculty who retire before age 65 may continue to receive the same medical insurance benefits they got during active employment — until they turn 65. At that point, retirees may choose from several options of insurance that […]

The Staff Association Council (SAC) announced its new and re-nominated members at yesterday’s SAC meeting. New and re-nominated members begin serving two-year terms July 1. 2003 SAC new members: Marissa Arlet, Research Conduct and Compliance Office; Matthew Bundick, psychology; Patrick Connolly, Computer Services and Systems Development; Joan Cutone, education; Debbie Evansky, nursing; Janice Harrold, nursing; […]

A University of Pittsburgh Press-published book has received the 2003 Bryce Wood Book Award from Pitt’s Latin American Studies Association. “Empowering Women: Land and Property Rights in Latin America,” by Carmen Diana Deere and Magdalena Leon, was named Bryce Wood winner last month. The book is a volume in the Pitt Latin American Series and […]

Pitt and the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center will host a workshop on biological ion channels — the pathways chemicals travel in cells for functions ranging from regulating heartbeat to a body’s reaction to anesthesia. The May 21-23 workshop will be held in Mellon Institute. It will feature 18 internationally renowned experts who will discuss experimental and […]

Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest all-discipline honors society, recently established a chapter at Pitt’s Greensburg campus and inducted 85 graduates, faculty, staff and students at a combination installation and initiation ceremony on campus. Before approving the new chapter, Phi Kappa Phi officials did a three-year review of Pitt-Greensburg’s curriculum, faculty, students and facilities, including […]