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Volume 53 |
Issue 12: February 12, 2021

  • David DeJong in front of bookcase

    Shaping the Workplace initiative still moving ahead, DeJong says

    The pandemic gave a boost to flexible work arrangements, but has slowed compensation project.

Report on fossil fuel investments recommends slow exit strategy

Public has until Feb. 23 to comment; Fossil Free Pitt Coalition vows to fight on.

Half of Pitt’s $30.6 million in stimulus funds will go to student aid

The other half will be used to offset costs related to the pandemic, Gallagher says.
Pennsylvania State Capitol

Gov. Wolf proposes flat funding for Pitt for third year in a row

The funding proposed for Pitt is $151.5 million in general funds and $3.3 million for rural education outreach.

Vacation accrual cap removal extended through end of June

Staff are still encouraged to take time off, even if they can't travel.

Tell us your Pitt pandemic story

We’re looking for short stories on ways you’ve adapted and helped or been helped in the past year.
Rendering of new arena for volleyball

Victory Heights a priority as construction pause lifting

Several projects, including rec center, “back in full blown planning mode,” DeJong says.

Staff heroes: Pandemic forced move from paper to online processes

Machi found efficiencies in dealing with student records for Dietrich School undergrads.
Cathedral of Learning from hill behind Soldiers & Sailors

Pitt extending contract with Box for another year

Computer committee also hears details of program to beam free Wi-Fi from the Cathedral roof.

Union organizers criticize Pitt for payments to law firm

Faculty and staff campaigns are still awaiting decisions from the PLRB.
Patricia J. Mathay

Outgoing registrar says staff more busy now than at start of pandemic

Mathay, who will retire this year, says the office has made more than 7,000 grading changes than normal.

Pitt Day of Giving on Feb. 23 will have $200,000 in challenge funds

Nordenberg will give extra $5,000 if more than 2,000 faculty and staff members donate.
Kathy Humphrey in striped dress at podium

Community Engaged Scholarship Forum thinks big for online event

National speakers and Pitt experts will address some of today’s crucial issues.

Chancellor’s annual awards honor faculty for teaching, research, public service

The 15 recipients will receive $2,000 cash prizes and $3,000 grants to further their work

Faculty Assembly supports resolution on lecturer salaries

Proposed Gift Acceptance and Naming Policy raises some questions, sent back for revisions.
Audrey Murrell at podium

Audrey Murrell steps down as acting Honors College dean

Provost’s office started national search to fill the post permanently in November.
Zoom session with 8 people

Policing forum panelists quizzed on hiring practices

“It’s our responsibility to turn those pages and dig as deeply as possible,” Chief Loftus says.

Designing online courses for equity and inclusion

Teaching Center workshop addresses two key issues at the University.

Also in This Issue:

TEACHING AT PITT: Weekly feedback videos can enhance engagement in remote teaching
Renovations for Titusville’s science center to begin in April
Greensburg campus awarded $500,000 for new Life Sciences building
Falk School director leaving in June for Mich. job
Erroll Garner Tuesdays delve into archive housed at Pitt
Theatre Library Association features Pitt experts on August Wilson
Alumni Association hosts ‘Lessons on Activism from Malcolm X’
New scholarship named for Pitt–Bradford’s first police chief
Tax help available from Pitt accounting students
Registration opens Feb. 15 for Dietrich summer sessions
Publishing clearinghouse: ‘Lesbian Fashion Struggle’; ‘Racism, Pregnancy and Premature Birth’
Lecture spotlight: ‘Battling the Infodemic’; ‘Biggest Battles in Education’
Titusville nursing program ranked seventh in the state
Get ready to participate in Zero Waste Week

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News from around Pitt

 

From Pittwire:

University of Pittsburgh Announces Test-Optional Program Extension Through Fall 2023

The Research Consequences of COVID-19

How Coronavirus Variants Could Outsmart Vaccines

Pitt Physician-Scientist Joins U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Professing a Love for One Another and for Pitt

Scholars at Risk Program Provides a Home for Vietnamese Pop Star-Turned-Activist

From the Swanson School of Engineering:

Mapping PFAS Contamination in Packaged Foods

Helping Translational Research Meet the Needs of Older Adults

The Economic Value of Insect Pollination Services is Much Higher than Previously Thought in the U.S., New Research Finds

From The Pitt News:

‘Transnational Dialogues in Afrolatinidad’ event brings speakers together to discuss issues in gender, identity and health

Students and Oakland businesses reflect on Pitt’s dining changes

 

Accolades

February 17, 2021

Alyson Stover named president of American Occupational Therapy Association

February 17, 2021

Five Pitt-UPMC faculty elected into American Society for Clinical Investigation

February 17, 2021

Michael Goodhart named fellow of the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study

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Nicholas Eror

Eror, former chair in engineering, fought for his faculty

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