April 11, 2018
Students, faculty and community members gathered for a symposium on the legacy of Thomas Parran Jr., U.S. surgeon general from 1938-1948 and the founding dean of the Graduate School of Public Health.
April 11, 2018
Lawrence Feick has been named interim president of the University’s regional campuses in Bradford and Titusville, effective June 30, 2018, until a permanent president is appointed.
April 11, 2018
Four faculty members from the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences have received the 2018 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring.
April 11, 2018
Teaching Today, for Tomorrow was the topic of the 2018 Senate Plenary, which took place on March 27 in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room. The annual conference focused on the changing environment of education and teaching and opportunities for the academic community to progress with it.
April 11, 2018
To implement its commitment to provide a drug-free environment for its students, faculty and staff, the University of Pittsburgh prohibits the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance on University property or as part of any University activity.
April 10, 2018
Chancellor’s Staff and Faculty Appreciation Picnic to Take Place May 2
Save the date for Chancellor Gallagher’s Staff and...
April 10, 2018
Join the Movement to Move More This Month
Join the American Heart Association and commit to being more active during Move More...
April 10, 2018
Life Solutions and TIAA Webinars for the Month of April
The Life Solutions webinar for the month of April is now available...
April 10, 2018
Achieving Wellness for Life at Pitt
In this column, the Office of Human Resources answers questions most frequently asked about...
April 10, 2018
Free Web- and Cloud-Based Audience Response Systems: What You Need to Know Before You Get Started
As TopHat vies for the number...
April 10, 2018
At the March 21 meeting of the University Senate Council, President Frank Wilson noted the continuity that would come from any outcome of Senate officer elections, because all three candidates are active members of shared governance.
April 10, 2018
Early results of the Staff Engagement and Climate Survey were previewed at the Staff Council meeting on March 21. Vice Chancellor for Human Resources Cheryl Johnson said the survey will hone Pitt’s efforts “to really get crystal clear on who we would aspire to be, to be an employer of choice.”
April 10, 2018
Investigations of current and past conduct inside the Department of Communication in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences have found “a consistent pattern in which women were not as valued and respected as their male colleagues,” according to a statement issued March 22 by Kathleen M. Blee, Bettye J. and Ralph E. Bailey Dean.
April 10, 2018
James R. Martin II has been named dean of the Swanson School of Engineering. He will begin his deanship on Aug. 15.
April 10, 2018
Bernard J. Costello, professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery, has been named dean of the School of Dental Medicine. He had been serving as interim dean since February 2018.