Two 50-year employees both stumbled into Pitt jobs at a very young age
School of Medicine’s Henry Alexander, who worked with CPR pioneer Peter Safar, developed his love of science early

Indiana University associate dean named to replace Levine
Researcher and professor Anantha Shekhar will serve as senior vice chancellor and med school dean.

Long University career included earning two degrees
Chris Szalkuski says Pitt gave her everything she needed over her 50 years here.
Employees hitting milestone anniversaries honored at recognition ceremony
Staff Council also hands out two scholarships and mentor award.

Gallagher and senior officers get 2.25 percent raise
Board votes to no longer defer $100,000 annually of chancellor’s salary; giving him base pay of $669,738
Committee fears ‘unintended consequences’ from nondiscrimination policy
Members say it could infringe on First Amendment rights and discourage students from speaking freely.

Next Plan for Pitt will build on the original six goals
Newly hired AVC Schild will lead the process and hopes to get robust University community input.
More than 90 Pitt graduate programs no longer require GRE
Some schools say dropping test led to more diversity in applicants.

Pam Connelly says time at Pitt was challenging, but gratifying
The University’s first vice chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion grew the office and her own perspective.
GSPIA dean search committee gets input from faculty, staff and students
Candidates will be interviewed in January and February and be on campus for public events by April

Doctoral student turns detective to catalog Pitt’s public art
Project also includes University archivist, art gallery director and Frick Fine Arts library leader.
ASK THE UTIMES: Where did sculpture near Benedum Hall originate?
It took some searching to track down its history and there’s more work to do.

SPARTA study looks at how military can get women and men battle ready
Neuromuscular Research Lab focuses on how genders react to different types of training.
Pitt faculty salaries rank higher when cost of living considered
Report shows across the board increases for Oakland and regional campuses.

Two professors helping high schoolers harness big data
Data Forerunners pilot program can assist students in addressing community problems.

Property Watch: Bigelow project expands to WPU lawn
What’s next for the Pittsburgh Athletic Association and Twentieth Century Club buildings?

Work moving ahead to transition from Blackboard to Canvas
Computing committee also warned about possible restrictions in accessing Pitt IT abroad.