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Volume 33 Issue 2

How the salary policy played out in one department >

September 14th, 2000

George Sparling, an associate professor in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) mathematics department, received a positive performance evaluation for last year. But his resulting 2.5 percent raise — 0.5 percent above the recommended percentage for satisfactory performance — was slightly below last year's 2.7 percent Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate. "I think […]

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Budget Policies Committee recommends at least 5.5 percent faculty pay increase for next year >

September 14th, 2000

The administration should plan to in- crease faculty salaries budget by 5.5 percent next year — or 6-7 percent, if Pitt hopes to raise its faculty salaries to the average paid at Association of American Universities (AAU) schools within the next two to three years, according to a University Senate committee. In a recent recommendation […]

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Magee-Womens Hospital employs digital mammography >

September 14th, 2000

A digital mammography machine, which could revolutionize the way doctors detect breast cancer, now is available at Magee-Womens Hospital. The first clinical installation in western Pennsylvania of the GE Medical System's Seno-graphe 2000D was announced yesterday at a press conference. During digital mammography, X-rays are sent through the breast and converted into electronic charges that […]

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