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University Club to be revampedByA Pitt committee approved nine construction and renovation projects totaling $66.86 million at a meeting on Dec. 11. The plans approved by the Property and Facilities Committee of Pitt's Board of Trustees include $20.2 million in renovations to the University Club, $2. 0 Comments |
Profs help develop telescopeByPitt researchers joined in the development of the first Large Synoptic Survey Telescope last July. With the help of two recent donations, construction of the telescope, which can photograph expanses far larger than today's telescopes can, will move forward this spring. 0 Comments |
Oakland burglary tally totals 29 for breakByAccording to a final report by city police, Oakland saw a total of 29 burglaries during Pitt's winter break. As of Tuesday, Jan. 1, police had received 21 reports of burglaries. But eight more burglaries were reported in the last week alone. Officer Matt White, spokesman for Zone 4, which encompasses Oakland, Shadyside and Squirrel Hill, said that the additional reports came in as students arrived back to the neighborhood over the weekend. 0 Comments |
Research to track innovationByA National Science Foundation grant of nearly $400,000 will allow two Pitt professors to continue research that hopes to probe into the minds of engineering students to determine the factors that foster innovation. Pitt's associate professor of psychology Christian Schunn and industrial engineering professor Mike Lovell will use the grant, which was awarded to them on Jan. 0 Comments |
briefs(U-WIRE) EVANSTON, Ill. - In December, a bill was introduced in Congress that would mandate institutions spend a set amount of their endowments on aid. In a recent Republican debate, presidential candidates former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former Mass. 0 Comments |
