New members of the Staff Association Council were welcomed at the annual SAC new members orientation luncheon, held July 13. (See related story this issue.) The new council members are: Iruaku Brodie Mends, Counseling Center; Janet Coulter, Department of Surgery; M. Linda Gangeware, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI); Olivia Gilbert, Katz Graduate School of […]
Pitt, UPMC realize profit from commercialized technology >
July 21st, 2005Royal Philips Electronics this month announced that it will acquire Stentor, Inc., a leading provider of medical image and information management systems for storing, managing and distributing digital radiology images. Philips will pay approximately $280 million for Stentor, subject to regulatory approval. Pitt and UPMC participated in the financing of Stentor through investments in Lancet […]
Katz dean search committee named >
July 21st, 2005Provost James V. Maher has announced that a national search is underway for a new dean of the Katz Graduate School of Business (KGSB) and College of Business Administration (CBA). Frederick Winter, dean of KGSB and CBA since 1997, is stepping down as dean Aug. 1 to continue his academic career in research and teaching […]
Pharmacy takes info into community >
July 21st, 2005Pitt’s School of Pharmacy has received an educational grant from NitroMed to begin Helpful Hands for Healthy Hearts, a patient-focused educational program for minority communities in the Pittsburgh area. The program will focus on providing information on hypertension and chronic heart failure, two of the leading causes of cardiovascular disease and mortality in minority populations. […]
HIV/AIDS education center grant renewed >
July 21st, 2005Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) has received a five-year, $19,050,875 grant renewal from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of HIV/AIDS, to continue operating the Pennsylvania/Mid-Atlantic AIDS Education Training Center (PA/MA AETC). The center provides clinical HIV/AIDS education and training programs for primary health care providers in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, […]
Environmental oncology center gets grant >
July 21st, 2005The Center for Environmental Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute has received a four-year, $1 million grant from the Highmark Foundation to develop an initiative aimed at reducing environmental health risks in homes, schools and communities, and promoting healthy behaviors. The initiative, Highmark Healthy Places, Healthy People, was awarded to the center in […]
Career network service planned >
July 21st, 2005Pitt’s Career Services and Alumni Association (PAA) will launch Pitt Career Network, a free on-line web site providing networking services for those seeking career contacts, advice and insight. The site is scheduled to be available by the fall term. Pitt alumni interested in becoming contacts can enter professional information in an on-line profile using their […]