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A Pitt professor plans to make life less painful for diabetics with the help of an implanted biotechnological device the size of a half-inch piece of thread. In a paper published in the Sept. 15 issue of Analytical Chemistry, Jerome Schultz, director of Pitt's Center for Biotechnology and Bioengineering and chairperson of the Department of […]

David E. Epperson, dean of Pitt's School of Social Work for the past 28 years, will step down at the end of the current academic year. Named social work dean in 1972, Epperson is the longest-serving Pitt dean. His tenure also is the longest of any current dean of social work in the country. Founded […]

Pitt researchers announced that they have discovered an entirely new type of catenane in a virus that infects bacteria. Catenanes are rare molecular structures that link molecules in interlocking rings. The findings, which could open the door to a new way of fighting harmful bacteria through "phage therapy," are detailed in the Sept. 22 edition […]

Improved off-campus access to Pitt computing services may be available to faculty, staff and students — for a price — by early November, a University administrator said last week. Under a deal being finalized between Pitt and an as-yet-unnamed, outside Internet service provider (ISP), members of the University community would be given the option of […]

Tuition increases for University of Pittsburgh in-state undergraduates would not exceed 5 percent next fall, if state lawmakers grant Pitt the money it's requesting for the 2001-2002 fiscal year. Also under Pitt's FY 2001-2002 funding request, submitted to the state Department of Education recently, the pool of money for staff and faculty salaries would increase […]

The "student experience" is the focus of a Pitt self-study being prepared for the University's current accreditation review by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Pitt's 200-page draft report describes progress that the University has made in the last 5-7 years academically and in improving student life conditions (wiring residence halls for the […]

Pitt's two largest construction projects are on schedule, according to Ana Guzman, associate vice chancellor for Facilities Management. Guzman reported on recently completed and ongoing construction projects Sept. 26 to the University's Senate's Plant Utilization and Planning (PUP) committee. The Multi-Purpose Academic Complex (MPAC), which is under construction in the block bordered by Forbes and […]

Television crime-show fans know the routine: When the bad guy is apprehended, the arresting officer reads him his rights: "You have the right to remain silent. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, the court will appoint one for you. If you waive your rights, anything you say can […]