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Volume 33 Issue 15

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April 5th, 2001

Can't afford a copy of "201 Winning Cover Letters for $100,000+ Jobs"? Failing to find that literary landmark, "Ace Your Mid-Terms and Finals"? Those and nearly 7,000 other popular books are available on-line to Pitt students, faculty and staff — 24 hours a day, seven days a week — through the University Library System's (ULS) […]

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English professor relishes puns, wordplay found in 19th-century American literature >

April 5th, 2001

A self-styled "literary Marxist — of the Groucho variety," Michael West, professor of English at Pitt, has written a book on puns and wordplay in 19th-century American literature and culture focusing on the wide-spread etymological obsession of Americans in that century. "Transcendental Wordplay: America's Romantic Punsters and the Search for the Language of Nature," issues […]

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UPCI web site gives current information on cancer >

April 5th, 2001

The University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) has launched a newly redesigned web site to provide the public with an up-to-date source of cancer information and services. Site visitors can read the latest information on the detection, diagnosis and treatment of various types of cancer. They also can download descriptions of ongoing clinical trials, pose […]

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U.S. News & World Report issues grad school rankings >

April 5th, 2001

Pitt was included among the nation's top graduate schools in several disciplines by U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings of America's best graduate schools. The magazine measures grad programs in five major disciplines (business, education, engineering, law and medicine), using measures such as entering students' test scores and faculty/student ratios, and reputation ratings drawn […]

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Benefits open enrollment scheduled April 9-May25 >

April 5th, 2001

This year's benefits enrollment period for Pitt faculty and staff runs from April 9 to May 25. During that time, faculty and staff may change their health benefits selections. Changes will go into effect July 1, the beginning of Pitt's fiscal year. According to Human Resources, open enrollment information will be mailed to employees this […]

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Carbo to step down as SIS dean >

April 5th, 2001

Toni Carbo plans to resign as dean of the School of Information Sciences (SIS), effective June 30, 2002. She will return to teaching and research as a professor in SIS and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. "I've been a manager for the last 30 years and I've been working full-time since I […]

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Jack Matthews memorial service April 20 >

April 5th, 2001

A memorial service for Jack Matthews will be held on Friday, April 20, at 2 p.m. in the Frick Fine Arts auditorium. A reception will follow in the cloister. Matthews, who died Dec. 18, 2000, was a faculty member here from 1950 until he retired in 1987. He was professor of communication and chair of […]

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Port Authority, Pitt confident "free" rides plan will be continued >

April 5th, 2001

Officials for both the University and the Port Authority of Allegheny County expect to reach an agreement to extend the ride-for-free service to Pitt I.D. holders before the current contract year ends July 31. (See related story on page 8.) Pitt is in the second year of a five-year deal that went into effect Aug. […]

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