UNIVERSITY OF FROM THE PUBLISHER

Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg, the 17th chancellor of the , is the first CEO for whom I have worked who was born after I was. When he was selected and elected in 1996 by Pitt’s Board of Trustees to lead the University, his youthful exuberance kicked into high gear.

Without question, the chancellor’s high- octane actions have driven the astounding accomplishments of an aspirational Pitt. Chancellor and Publisher His enthusiasm has asserted itself upon TABLE OF CONTENTS the spectrum of metrics—from record- breaking levels of research support and fundraising success to new highs in the number of student applications and the unprecedented quality of entering student classes—that define 1From the Publisher the modern university. Chancellor Nordenberg’s partnership with trustees, staff, faculty, students, alumni, and donors has fueled, in less than a decade, the momentum that has propelled the 2The Beginnings of Progress— University forward from a place occupied by pretty good institutions to the ranks of the A Limitless Future world class. 4 Aggressively Pursuing Excellence in Undergraduate Education This publication we call Pitt Progress tells this story. From flourishing academic programs spanning an astonishingly diverse array of disciplines to groundbreaking research, community 34 Climbing through the Ranks collaborations, and elevated athletic stature, Pitt’s progress not only is fueling ’s of Excellence and economy, but is also advancing and improving the human condition. Educational Innovation We have compiled this publication primarily from articles that have appeared in Pitt 58 Maintaining Excellence in Research publications, including Pitt Chronicle, Pitt Magazine, Pitt Med, and school and organization publications and Web sites. And some articles were written especially for Pitt Progress. 90 Partnering in Community Development Whatever the source, one thing is certain: for every department, discovery, invention, achievement, and partnership that is presented here, countless others abound within the 108 An Economic Engine: Regional Impact Pitt community. They are all driven by a quest to better the present—and the prospects of the future—for humankind. And just as the physically represents the 114 Ensuring Operational potency and urgency of this ambitious University of Pittsburgh, the now-famous Effectiveness and Efficiency Nordenberg zeal symbolizes its heart, mind, wisdom, and soul.

118 Securing an Adequate Resource Base Robert Hill 126 Timeline—A Sampling Publisher of Recent Pitt Progress Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs April 2004 1 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH THE BEGINNINGS OF PROGRESS —A LIMITLESS FUTURE

The story of the University of And, indeed, hundreds of years later, Ever since, Pitt has actively and aggres- Pittsburgh’s progress began more than that “lite” now burns as a beacon—of sively pursued the realization of each 200 years ago, at a time when pioneers knowledge, of excellence, of community of these important goals—with world- sought pristine lands upon which to and regional strength. class results. build—and to realize their dreams. One such “pioneer,” Hugh Henry That continuous path of progress was Pitt Progress reflects upon just some of Brackenridge, the founder of the substantially enhanced when, in 1996, the rich accomplishments and contributions University of Pitts- Pitt’s Board of Trustees and chancellor that define the University of Pittsburgh. burgh, set out adopted a series of priority statements. from This new chapter in Pitt’s progress in the 1700s, trav- called for: eling across the Brackenridge had twin visions for the Aggressively Pursuing Excellence Allegheny Moun- area that would grow to become in Undergraduate Education tains to Pitts- Pittsburgh. He said that Pittsburgh burgh. It was “must be a place of great manufactory Maintaining Excellence in Research Brackenridge who, … the greatest on the continent or in upon seeing Pittsburgh, realized its the world.” He further asserted that “the Partnering in Community tremendous potential. As Chancellor situation in the town of Pittsburgh is Development Mark A. Nordenberg of the University of greatly to be chosen for a seat of Pittsburgh has observed, “In all that he higher learning.” Ensuring Operational Efficiency did Mr. Brackenridge was a champion of and Effectiveness what we would today call civic improve- Interestingly, it was Brackenridge who ment. When he first viewed the first saw the link between education Securing an Adequate Resource Base settlement at the confluence of the and economic development, wisely Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers, he observing that, “The strength of a state saw not just what was, but what could greatly consists in the superior mental be. And his was an extraordinarily powers of its inhabitants.” To that end, accurate vision of the future.” the University of Pittsburgh was born— a simple log cabin, rather lyrically described by its creator as “a lite in the forested wilderness.”

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The preamble to the Act of 1787, University must be doing something QUICK TURNAROUND Making note of Pitt’s past development University accomplishments and strengths a collaborative academic style within which chartered the Pittsburgh right—because both the demand for of “a range of distinguished graduate include: the University, with “marked coopera- Academy—Hugh Henry Brackenridge’s admission to academic programs What a difference a few years can make. and professional programs,” the report tion among faculty of different aca- academy—declared that “the educa- and the credentials of Pitt’s students goes on to praise the University for “a widespread support and admiration demic units”; In 1996, James L. Fisher, former presi- tion of youth ought to be the primary are rising at dramatic rates. As this new culture of openness,” which, it says, for the University’s senior leadership; dent of the Council for Advancement “well-organized” and “well-delivered” object with every government.” chapter of Pitt Progress illustrates, “clearly emanates from the top—from the chancellor-provost “solid team,” and Support of Education (CASE), student services; Meeting the educational needs of coming to Pitt means accessing a Chancellor Nordenberg and from setting an “enviable” “tone of cooper- issued a report on the University of those currently enrolled as our stu- top-notch education, enjoying a Provost Maher—and has been success- ation” among University leaders; Pittsburgh that revealed more weak- dents remains Pitt’s most funda- dynamic array of on-campus activi- fully instilled, in the view of the various nesses than strengths. The Fisher a “healthy” financial position in the midst mental responsibility. And the ties (including the outstanding constituencies, in the other senior admin- Report was overwhelmingly negative in of the current fundraising performances of istrators, and in the academic leadership. its evaluation of Pitt and minced no campaign and “strong” Pitt’s winning ath- words in attacking significant weak- financial management; letic teams), and “The importance of these improvements nesses within the University. joining a community cannot be overstated, for it is clear that “sound” integrated fiscal many of the difficult, but essential, thoroughly dedicated The results of that early report, commis- and academic planning; to achieving excellence choices and decisions that have been sioned by the University’s Board of a focus on undergraduate edu- in all of its pursuits. made over this period could not have Trustees, stand in stark contrast to the cation that the University com- been accomplished in an academic glowing 2002 evaluation team report of munity believes “enhances the environment without the skill of, and the Middle States Commission on reputation of the institution as a open processes created by, the chan- Higher Education that concluded, “The whole and benefits all units”; cellor and the provost.” leadership, faculty, staff, trustees, and undergraduate programs that alumni of the University are to be warmly According to the 2002 Middle States “are impressive in their variety, applauded for their accomplishments.” report, “It is generally appreciated that strength, and fundamental [the University of] Pittsburgh has made According to the Middle States team soundness”; significant progress in the last five report, “The institution’s efforts over the years,” and then goes on to set out in enhanced academic advising; last several years had resulted in detail literally dozens of positive achieve- an innovative and dedicated extraordinary accomplishments, particu- ments its authors have observed. “teaching ethos” in the larly in the areas of improving the School of Arts and Sciences; undergraduate student body quality, enhancing undergraduate campus life “dramatic evidence of the and support, integrating academic and extraordinary contribu- budgetary planning, and strengthening tion” that can be made by city and commonwealth relationships.” “imaginative faculty lead- ership” in the University Honors College;

5 AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION A HISTORY OF CHANGING THE WORLD Discovering Gaping Holes of Nothingness—and Other Things Far, Far Away Black holes are everywhere in space—and everywhere in the sci-fi pop culture. (It’s hard to imagine Star Trek scripts without the occasional black hole as a plot twist.) Pitt physicist Ezra Newman is credited with discovering a certain type of black hole called Kerr-Newman. He is only one member of Pitt’s glittering galaxy: George Gatewood is studying the possibility of a new solar system; Cyril Hazard has sighted the most distant object, a quasar, ever detected by optical means; and geologists Bruce Hapke and William Cassidy have minor planets named in their honor.

undergraduate admissions a “great RAISING THE BAR: of 2007 was 1213, an increase of more Concurrent with these efforts, the DRAWN TO EXCELLENCE: Upgraded facilities, such as the newly success story” at Pitt “under its current ATTRACTING THE BEST than 100 points since 1995 and 11 University has adopted a plan to contain CLASS OF 2007 REFLECTS completed Petersen Events , leaders,” with a doubling of freshman AND THE BRIGHTEST points higher than the average SAT overall enrollment. This year’s entering PITT’S INCREASING have enhanced students’ recreational applications between 1995 and 2001, score of 2002’s entering class. class was held to below 3,000 to avoid APPEAL and sports environment, further building a rise in student SAT scores from One measure of a great university is the overcrowding in undergraduate pro- upon a milieu in which students of more 1139 to 1192, “the share of students quality of its student body. A genuine thirst In 2003, about 48 percent of students grams. This stimulates greater opportu- The lifeblood of a great university is the and more diverse interests can pursue in the top 10 percent of their class for knowledge, an eagerness to challenge who applied to Pitt were admitted to the nities for academic discourse and a ability to attract the brightest, most their dreams. Continued development of increasing from 21 percent to 37 established ways of thinking, and a will- campus, almost 31 percentage learning environment that accommo- talented, most committed individuals award-winning athletic programs like percent,” and increasing selectivity, ingness to take intellectual risks stimulate points more selective than in 1995, when dates students’ needs for quality time into its sphere of influence. Those the Panthers football and men’s basket- “with the University accepting 79 per- the academic community to higher levels 79 percent of all applicants were accepted. with instructors and fellow students. who achieve excellence are drawn ball teams have provided outstanding cent of applicants in 1995 and 60 of excellence and innovation. to excellence. opportunities for scholar athletes and percent in 2001”; At the same time, the University has developed an “esprit de corps” among Since 1995, Pitt has refined and devel- permitted increasing enrollment at its students and alumni that energizes “a strong commitment to the recruit- oped its appeal—academic and other- regional campuses in Greensburg, every facet of the University. ment, retention, and graduation of Johnstown, Bradford, and Titusville. This wise—throughout the University. historically underrepresented stu- allows greater numbers of quality stu- Pittsburgh’s lively cultural scene Pitt’s presence in the cultural and enter- dents” and “success in increasing dents to access one of the world’s great encompasses the visual arts, dance, tainment center of one of America’s student diversity”; universities while remaining in their opera, theater, jazz, classical music, rock great cities affords students access to the highest retention rates in Pitt’s communities. and rap, and much more. And of course, even more artistic and intellectual stim- recent history; the city is well known for its professional ulation than that already offered Since 1995, Pitt’s endeavors in the area sports teams including the Steelers, the building one of the nation’s “largest through the University. The University’s of student recruitment have ensured its Pirates, and the Penguins. and most active research libraries,” continuing position as one of America’s Oakland campus is renowned for its which has “made important contribu- Between 1995 and 2003, the University The academic credentials of the class top tier universities—and the accom- medical, educational, and cultural insti- tions to the University’s success in of Pittsburgh realized an increase in of 2007 are the strongest in the history plishments of the past eight years have tutions, and it is barely three miles from meeting its strategic goals” and has undergraduate applications of 123 per- of the University of Pittsburgh. poised the University of Pittsburgh for the heart of . provided an “important component of cent. But the sheer quantity of applica- even further greatness. “Central to Pitt’s mission is a commit- undergraduate life” to students; and tions tells only part of the story. The ment to ‘achieve and sustain excellence’ the regional campuses’ provision of quality of Pitt’s students tells the rest. in education,” says Provost James V. “high quality undergraduate programs.” Forty-three percent of all freshmen who Maher. “Our success in meeting that entered Pitt in fall 2003 graduated in commitment is evident in the increasing From 1996 to 2002, such achieve- the top 10 percent of their high school academic strength of University of ments as these are truly extraordinary— classes—4 percent more than in 2002, Pittsburgh students at all levels and and the best is yet to be. and 24 percent more than in 1995. The within all schools of the University.” average SAT score earned by the Class

6 7 AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION A HISTORY OF CHANGING THE WORLD World’s First Academic Skyscraper Nowadays, we take the Cathedral of Learning for granted. We shouldn’t. When Chancellor John Bowman first approached the board in 1924 with his idea of a 52-story building (later scaled back to 42) in the middle of an empty field, there was silence. Finally, one trustee—former Chancellor William Holland—stood up and said, “That whole plan is nonsense.” But Bowman prevailed and the building was dedicated in 1937 despite enormous engineering challenges, a daunting fundraising campaign, and a .

Such elements appeal to students who TWO PITT STUDENTS CELEBRATING THE LIFE In overall honors recruitment, 2003’s are drawn to the vitality and energy of NAMED 2004 TRUMAN OF THE MIND entering class includes a total of 590 hon- an institution that stands ready to fulfill SCHOLARS ors-eligible freshmen representing 20 their need for achievement, service, and In fall 2003, 42 Chancellor’s Scholars percent of the class and an average SAT cultural enrichment. The news that two University of representing seven states extending from score of 1386, which has raised the bar Pittsburgh juniors have been named Connecticut and Florida to Minnesota over previous years for honors eligibility. The University of Pittsburgh’s Class of 2004 Truman Scholarship winners for and Colorado entered the University of 2007 is composed of students from 43 their outstanding academic and leader- Pittsburgh in the Schools of Engineering, For two decades, University of Pittsburgh states; Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; the ship abilities is not only exciting, but Business, and Arts and Sciences. honors students have won more Marshall Virgin Islands; and the countries of Russia, record setting. Here’s why: Pitt is one and Rhodes Scholarships than any other Pitt’s two Truman Scholarship winners are both juniors Greece, Pakistan, Nigeria, Australia, and of only three public in the University Honors College. (From left) UHC Chancellor’s Scholars include students college or university in Pennsylvania, pri- Dean and Truman Faculty Representative Alec Stewart, who are valedictorians of their high Canada. Such a diverse student body is universities to win more than one winners Jocelyn Horner and Clare S. Sierawski, and vate or public. Across the country, only evidence of the University’s widespread Truman Scholarship. Pitt Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg. school classes and who often attain 40 Marshall Scholars are named each appeal and selectivity in its quest for perfect SAT scores. UHC Dean Alec year. A Pitt undergraduate has been in “quality” students. Jocelyn Horner, a double major in urban apply. In the rigorous two-step selection Stewart says the most gratifying quali- that select company in each of the last studies and sociology, and Clare S. process that follows mentoring by out- ties of the Chancellor’s Scholars are the four consecutive years and in five of the What makes a quality student? IQ? SAT Sierawski, a triple major in environmen- standing faculty and staff, the Truman “admirable intangibles of character” that last six years—a record unsurpassed by scores? Certainly these are requisite tal studies, political science, and East Foundation seeks scholars with a real they reflect. any public university in America. predictors of the capacity of an individ- Asian languages and literatures are this shot at leaving the world a better place ual to absorb information. But there are year’s awardees from Pitt. Horner and than they found it. With outstanding Pitt For the 2003 freshman class, 768 Like the Cathedral of Learning—tower- so many more elements that factor into Sierawski, two of 221 finalists from 146 candidates like Clare and Jocelyn, who applicants to the University nationwide ing over the campus to proclaim the the successful pursuit of an education, institutions across the country to be can be surprised that the foundation were invited by reason of superior high presence of a great university—the and, subsequently, the use of that edu- nominated, are Pitt’s seventh and eighth picked both?” school achievement (SAT scores intellectual energy of UHC students cation to build a better life, a better Truman winners. From 1980 to 1989, six exceeding 1400 and top 5 percent high rises to the top and emanates through- world. Enthusiasm. Creativity. Commit- University Honors College (UHC) stu- school class rank) to enter the out the campus and the region. These ment. Industriousness. Qualities that can- dents have received Truman Scholarships. Chancellor’s Scholarship competition. students serve as role models for other not be measured by a score on a page. More than 470 accepted that invitation undergraduates and develop mentoring Noting that this is yet one more aca- with submissions of essays, reference friendships that are immensely valuable Pitt strives to attract students who exem- demic triumph by outstanding Pitt support, and transcripts to the honors to intellectual growth. plify these intangible qualities through undergraduates, UHC Dean and college. Sixty-nine finalists from 19 personal accomplishment and dedication Truman Faculty Representative Alec states were invited to UHC for the one- to their schools and communities prior to Stewart says, “The Truman is a presti- hour competition interviews. Eighteen their arrival at the University. The goal is gious national scholarship for students of the 69 were offered the Chancellor’s to provide students with the opportunity who have already integrated imagina- Scholarship, and 12 accepted. Students to further develop and refine their tive thought with decisive action in the who did not accept went to Harvard, strengths, as they become leaders and public arena. Résumé builders need not Swarthmore, Dartmouth, Stanford, and innovators of the future. the Medical College of New Jersey.

8 9 AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION A HISTORY OF CHANGING THE WORLD Vladimir Zworykin, Father of Television After receiving his PhD at Pitt, Russian-born Zworykin (FAS ’26) went on to pioneer research in photoelectric cells, culminating in three major patents: the television camera tube, the kinescope television receiver, and the first color television system. (And if that weren’t enough, Zworykin also oversaw development of the first electron microscope in 1933). It’s not clear how Zworykin, who died in 1982, would react to the fruits of his creation. After all, if it weren’t for television, we wouldn’t have reruns of Three’s Company.

A ROYAL VISIT: people of Britain for assistance 1998 Meghan Majorowski, who PERSONALIZING Student Information System develop programs responsive to student UNDERSCORING received from the United States after attended Oxford University UNIVERSITY SERVICES needs. The Web-based system will also The new online system, scheduled for UNDERGRADUATE World War II. (Magdalen) and is now working streamline the links between Pitt’s completion by 2005, will carry each stu- EDUCATION as a consultant with McKinsey Nestled in the center of a busy metropo- Oakland campus and the University’s dent’s information in a single file—from Prince Andrew praised Pitt’s record, & Co. in Chicago lis, the University of Pittsburgh is a city four regional campuses. The city of Pittsburgh was delighted to noting that: “In the Marshall competition within a city, with a diverse population, the admissions office, when the student receive a visit from a member of the its candidates have regularly outper- 1993 Laura LaFave, who attended enormous logistical needs, and daunting is admitted, to the alumni office, when The new system won’t automate every British royal family when His Royal formed students from some of the University of Bristol and is organizational challenges. With 32,000 he/she becomes an alumnus. The sys- aspect of a student’s career. Students Highness Prince Andrew, The Duke of America’s most famous universities, working at U4EA Technologies students spread across five campuses tem will give students ease of access to will not be able to register online York, visited Pitt in October 2003. including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and in Bristol, England and an alumni population of approximately their own records, and administrators— because the University believes that the University of Pennsylvania.” 200,000, the University works continually from admissions to academic depart- students should continue to work closely 1990 Eric Maisel, who attended to design and refine approaches to uni- ment heads—will have easy access to with their advisors. But students will be Recipients of the Oxford University (Magdalen) versity life that will allow students to enjoy the information. able to easily access records like their scholarships are: and is now working as a portfolio a small campus atmosphere in a big cam- grade histories through the existing manager with Black River Asset “We conducted a thorough evaluation to pus environment. Web portal http://my.pitt.edu, which find the product that would give us the Management in Minneapolis, pulls in information from the student Minn. capability to enhance our level of service 2003 Cynthia Kinnan, who is system, and to track their progress to students by fully integrating all aspects attending the London School toward graduation through a degree 1984 Eric Klopfer, who attended of a student’s life, from recruitment of Economics and Political audit component. Oxford University (Worcester) through graduation,” says Pitt Vice Provost Science and is now vice president of Robert Pack, director of the project. All student data will feed into a data Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg welcomes His Royal G.E. Mortgage in London. Highness Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, to campus 2002 Carrie Ann Theisen, who is warehouse through which University in October 2003. Individual academic departments will be attending the University of departments will be able to access such Pitt is proud to be named a Marshall Center able to access the information when At a special luncheon in Alumni Hall’s Edinburgh records as financial data and registra- of Excellence and to play a continuing role planning curricula, and admissions will Connolly Ballroom, Prince Andrew des- tion numbers. in the exceptional between be able to compile far more student ignated the University of Pittsburgh a 2001 Andrew Petiprin, who is the United States and Britain. The accom- information to be used collectively to Marshall Center of Excellence in recog- attending Oxford University/ In recent years, two new initiatives are plishments of Pitt’s Marshall Scholars nition of the outstanding performance Church of England helping the University to make great underscore the University’s growing world- of University students in the Marshall strides in achieving these ends: devel- 2000 Rebecca Hubbard, who wide prominence and academic excellence. Scholarship competition. The prince’s opment of a Web-based student infor- attended the University of visit also commemorated the 50th mation system and the creation of Edinburgh and is working anniversary of the prestigious Marshall unique “Living Learning Communities.” toward the PhD in epidemiology Scholarship program, which was creat- at the University of Washington ed by the British Parliament in honor of (Seattle) General George C. Marshall as an enduring gesture of thanks from the

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The new integrated system will feature American students—and the MY.PITT.EDU The portal is a Web-based framework several levels of security to protect the goal is to allow students the opportunity that brings together information from privacy of student records. Social secu- to prepare for life after college by inter- Institutions of higher learning face chal- the Web, enabling students to log in to rity numbers will no longer be used as acting with and learning from Pitt’s lenges in ensuring that their students one place rather than multiple sites to the primary data field to identify student diverse students and faculty. have full, up-to-date access to today’s view the electronic information that is information. Each student will receive technology, especially within the context important to them. Students can create an identification number that is unique In the University Honors Community, of the World Wide Web. Previous gener- a personalized view of the University by to the system. As is already the case, students from different academic disci- ations relied solely on card catalogues combining topics drawn from depart- only selected administrators will be plines live and learn together. It’s an and reference books to access informa- ment intranets and Web sites with ser- granted access to student records. environment in which students can take tion and begin research. But with the vices integrated from other systems. advantage of the intellectual scope of debut of Portal in fall 2003, stu- Students in the College of Business Students Preparing for Academics their peers and learn from one another. dents at the University of Pittsburgh are Living Learning Communities Administration (CBA) community may and Careers in Engineering (SPACE) able to create their own Web pages to take advantage of many activities such provides a wealth of motivating experi- The Web-based student information In another effort to personalize the access the University’s internal computer as team-building exercises, etiquette ences for students. Activities for engi- system and the Living Learning University experience, Pitt’s Living network as well as the Internet. dinners, and résumé workshops. CBA neering students include trips to Communities are examples of two Learning Communities focus on aca- resident assistants (RAs) have already , informal unique efforts to help students “get a demic learning and social discovery. They excelled in the business program, and discussions with faculty members, visits handle” on the vastness of a large, urban provide opportunities to students who students will find many more programs from local professional engineers, university. They will continue to foster a are majoring in business administration, ` ` available to them as they become sports competitions among floors, and safe, comfortable, student-centered nursing, or engineering; honors college acquainted with CBA advisors and faculty. group dinners. RAs who are junior or living environment that is conducive to students; or students interested in inter- senior engineering students share learning and academic success. national living. These individuals may The Undergraduate Nurses in Training their knowledge of the courses with choose to live on the same floor as oth- (UNIT) community is located in the residents, help guide them with their ers sharing the same academic interests. heart of the University of Pittsburgh studies, and give advice when needed. Medical Center (UPMC). Students’ living Tutoring, academic workshops, and experiences offer studying with floor information on internships and co-ops mates and activities such as field trips are also available. within UPMC, seminars, and social events. This atmosphere provides stu- As part of the International Living dents with a well-rounded approach to Community, students have many oppor- their studies and University life. RAs, tunities to come together and develop a along with faculty and staff in the more in-depth understanding of global School of Nursing, work closely with events and issues, cultures, and beliefs, students on a daily basis. while making friends from all walks of life. Here, all academic majors are welcome—both international and

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“What we’re doing is taking all the infor- individual portal page is set up initially Of the communities offered, Student SERVICE-LEARNING Community Outreach Partnership Published by NAFSA: Association of mation that relates to students’ aca- with electronic mail and a link to Services is beneficial to students by OPPORTUNITIES LINK Center provides students with com- International Educators, “Internationalizing demic and personal lives and giving Student Services. Students then can offering links to information including COMMUNITY SERVICE munity-building projects in the the Campus” profiles the international them one location to go and look at customize their pages to include the financial aid, registration, student AND ACADEMIC STUDY Pittsburgh area. educational initiatives of 16 institutions these things,” says Jinx Walton, director Web sites they use most often. affairs, and Student Health Services. and their impact on students, schools, Generations Together provides of Computing Services and Systems Pitt collaborates with local and national and communities nationwide. Through opportunites for intergenerational Development (CSSD). “It’s a way [for The My Pages option allows students In addition to providing a tutorial, the nonprofit agencies to provide a wealth six in-depth campus profiles and 10 service learning. students] to customize and personalize to create and modify their pages to portal offers a help button in the upper of volunteer opportunities for students shorter program spotlights, the report their view of the University.” provide them with the information right corner of each page, which pro- through service-learning. Service learn- Maximizing Adolescent Potentials details model approaches, exemplary they choose. A gadget feature allows vides useful tips to guide the user ing is an innovative educational method (MAPS), in the School of Education, practices, and major trends in interna- students to choose and add links to through various sections of the portal. that integrates community service provides mental health education, tional education in the United States. various Web sites. activities with academic curricula. In programs, and services to public The featured institutions were selected The portal also features a link to the service learning courses, the application and nonpublic school students in by a distinguished advisory committee The portal also offers stylistic freedom University’s Central Directory, a central- of knowledge through experience Allegheny County. of international educators who exam- so students can personalize their greet- ized list of all individuals affiliated with becomes the “hallmark” of learning. It is ined the mission, breadth, commitment, ings and select page colors and layouts. the University. This directory provides Student Volunteer Outreach Global a method and philosophy of education and impact of internationalization Each student is permitted to create as the necessary framework to allow the Service Center and Brazil Service enabling students to expand their efforts at 117 institutions nominated for many as six different personalized portal to be customized for each Learning offers students the chance knowledge of society, develop critical consideration. portal pages. student or group. to volunteer in other countries. thinking skills, and address social prob- lems. Service learning links community The report emphasizes Pitt’s University Communities, similar to personalized For research purposes, the portal is an Service learning is all part of adding The portal provides Pitt students with service and academic study for the Center for International Studies (UCIS). portal pages, are assembled by CSSD ideal tool because it supports a link to “real-world” experience to exceptional immediate value and convenience. benefit of all. Among the programs presented are the with the input of various departments the University libraries and the capability academics. Students do not require software on Title VI Area Studies National Resource for others to use. Whereas each student to do a PITTCat search. their computers to read e-mail; instead University service-learning opportunities Centers, the International Business may have one or two personalized it is accessible with a Web browser. include: Center, the European Union Center, portal pages, he or she may belong to “The new portal is a great way to inte- Students also can choose to have their grate a variety of computer services,” A GLOBAL IMPACT: Semester at Sea, and numerous more than a dozen communities. Puzzle Play, a mathematics-focused personal e-mail forwarded to their says Walton. “There are a lot of things PITT FEATURED IN outreach programs. program in the Pittsburgh city University addresses, eliminating the The Communities option enables that have been available on the Internet. INTERNATIONAL schools, helps children learn to In the report, UCIS Director William need to check multiple e-mail services. University departments and groups to We just haven’t had a way to deliver EDUCATION REPORT reason through playing. Brustein says, “We feel we’re truly offer subportal sites that combine infor- them before my.pitt.edu.” Accessed at the Web address The University of Pittsburgh is included preparing the next generation of mation and software from various sites in the my.pitt.edu using a student’s University in a recent report that takes an in-depth students … and the larger community and deliver them to the people who Department of Africana Studies pro- computer account and password, the look at efforts by U.S. colleges and uni- to be global citizens and be able to have the most need for and interest in vides students experience in commu- portal features four main headings: versities to integrate global approaches maneuver in this new, globally interde- that information. nity repertory theater marketing and My Pages, Communities, Web Mail, administration, archival research, to teaching into campus learning. pendent world. We want to connect this and Student Services. Each student’s graphic design, and backstage work. community to the world.”

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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH INSTITUTES/CENTERS IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

Academic Support Center European Union Center Facial Nerve Center Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Family Enterprise Center Amizade Global Service-Learning Center Ford Institute for Human Security Applied Research Center Frank Mosier Chemical Engineering Learning Center Arthritis Institute Health Policy Institute Asian Studies Center Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence AN INTERNATIONAL LEARNING SOLUTIONS: “The College of General Studies will be Basic Metals Processing Research Institute Institute for Higher Education Management Center for American Music Institute for International Studies in Education LEADER: PITT GARNERS A NEW APPROACH paying increasingly close attention to Center for Assistive Technology Institute for Practice and Research in Education FOUR NATIONAL TO ADULT AND the workforce needs of our city and our Center for Bioethics and Health Institute for Shipboard Education Center for Biologic Imaging Institute of NanoScience and Engineering RESOURCE AWARDS CONTINUING region,” says CGS Dean Susan R. Center for Biomedical Informatics Institute of Politics EDUCATION Kinsey. “We wanted our new brand, Center for Biotechnology and Bioengineering Institute on Aging Center for Chemical Methodologies and Library Development International Business Center The University Center for International Learning Solutions, to communicate to Center for Clinical Pharmacology John A. Mascaro Learning Center Studies (UCIS) has, once again, Traditionally, college students are regional employers and to individuals Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics John A. Swanson Institute for Technical Excellence Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics Learning Research and Development Center received major national recognition thought of as recent high school gradu- seeking to advance themselves that we Center for Education and Drug Abuse Research Learning Skills Center from the U.S. Department of Education, ates who move on to college as the next Center for Environmental and Occupational Health Limbach Entrepreneurial Center mean business.” Center for Executive Education Lupus Diagnostic and Treatment Center which has redesignated four of Pitt’s step in their educational continuum. That Center for Exercise and Health-Fitness Research Manufacturing Assistance Center area studies programs as National profile is changing. And Pitt knows it. The Learning Solutions umbrella also Center for Fiduciary Studies Materials Research Center maintain America’s capacity in foreign Center for Healthy Aging Math Assistance Center Resource Centers. covers CGS certificate programs, in Center for Hearing and Balance Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies languages and expertise in area and Just as the University has made signifi- which students earn credentials in fields Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery McCarl Center for Nontraditional Student Success international studies. Foreign Language Center for Industry Studies McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine cant progress since 1995 in the pursuit ranging from accounting to community Center for Injury Research and Control Molecular Medicine Institute and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships, of excellence in undergraduate educa- Center for Instructional Development and Distance Education Musculoskeletal Research Center health assessment. Learning Solutions also authorized through Title VI, assist Center for International Legal Education Obesity/Nutrition Research Center tion for the “traditional” student, Pitt has will also market a series of postbac- Center for Latin American Studies PantherlabWorks graduate students in foreign language Center for Lifetime Learning Pennsylvania Ethnic Heritage Studies Center given special attention to its adult and calaureate and graduate-level certifi- Center for Minority Health Pennsylvania/MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center and other international or area studies. continuing education programs. To Center for Molecular and Materials Simulations Pennsylvania & Ohio Public Health Training Center cates in cooperation with graduate Center for Neuroscience Pharmacodynamic Research Center reflect this, Pitt’s College of General Following a peer-reviewed competition, schools at the University. Center for Nursing Research Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center Studies (CGS) has a new name and a Center for Organ Health Research in Appalachia Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse the following Pitt centers were redesig- Center for Parallel, Distributed, and Intelligent Systems Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center new graphic for these nontraditional Offering 10 majors aimed at working Center for Pharmacogenetics Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology nated: Asian Studies, Latin American programs: University of Pittsburgh adults and transfer students, University Center for Pharmacoinformatics and Outcomes Research Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Wheeled Mobility Studies, Russian and East European Center for Philosophy of Science Robert Henderson Language Media Center Learning Solutions. of Pittsburgh Learning Solutions is pre- Center for Public Health Practice Safar Center for Resuscitation Research Studies, and West European Studies. Center for Public Health Preparedness Sara Fine Institute for Interpersonal Behavior and Technology National Resource Center (NRC) sta- pared to make the college experience a Center for Research in Chronic Disorders Semester at Sea tus is recognized as a key indicator of Now a one-stop source for all adult and meaningful one for students of all ages. Center for Research on Health and Sexual Orientation Small Business Development Center In addition, three of the centers continuing education programs offered Center for Research on Health Care Student Organization Resource Center excellence for area studies programs. received FLAS Fellowships for graduate Center for Rural Health Practice Surface Science Center by CGS, Learning Solutions includes Center for Russian and East European Studies Swanson Center for Micro and Nano Systems The NRC program is authorized through students. With the recently redesignated the noncredit adult courses offered Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition Swanson Center for Product Innovation Title VI of the Higher Education Act International Business Center, which is Center for the Performing Arts of India Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute through the Center for Lifetime Center for Urban Education Three Rivers University for the Environment and is administered through the jointly sponsored by UCIS and the Joseph Center for West European Studies UCLID Center: University Community Leaders U.S. Department of Education’s Inter- Learning and the Third Age Learning Center on Race and Social Problems and Individuals with Disabilities M. Katz Graduate School of Business, Pitt Community. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Center University Center for International Studies national Education and Graduate is home to five Title VI centers. Combinatorial Chemistry Center University Center for Social and Urban Research Comprehensive Lung Center University Child Development Center Programs Service. Computer Learning Center University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute With five Title VI centers, the University David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Through NRC, the Department of Dominion Center for Environment and Energy Out-of-School Environments of Pittsburgh is widely acknowledged as Edward J. Forrest Continuing Education Center University Prevention Center Education provides grants to colleges one of our nation’s outstanding institu- English Language Institute Visual Information Systems Center Entrepreneurial Fellows Center Willis Center for Academics and universities to strengthen and tions in the area of international studies. Epidemiology Data Center The Writing Center

16 17 AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION A HISTORY OF CHANGING THE WORLD The Father of Social Security It’s hard to remember a time when the elderly weren’t guaranteed some sort of support, yet these are not 70 years old. Abraham Epstein (FAS ’30) came to the United States from Russia in 1904. After graduation, he helped pen Pennsylvania’s first pension bill and is credited with mobilizing public opinion in favor of the 1935 Social Security Act, which forever redefined our government’s relationship with senior citizens.

THE PITT CONNECTION: Greensburg SGPWC is a private community land- ing resources of a major research UPJ is the 11th largest employer in BRINGING A FIRST-RATE use advocacy group launched in 2001. university with the personal appeal of Cambria County. In 2003 the campus Established in 1963 at the urging of six EDUCATION TO OUR It deals with economic growth and its a smaller college. accounted for 639 jobs in Cambria and school districts in central Westmoreland REGIONAL COMMUNITIES effect on people’s lives, relying heavily Somerset Counties and had an economic County, the University of Pittsburgh on educational outreach. In October The school offers more than 40 majors impact of $57.3 million in the region. at Greensburg (UPG) was first located As a major teaching and research insti- 2001, SGPWC sponsored a two-day and programs and has 70 student orga- in downtown Greensburg. Later the tution, the University of Pittsburgh has Smart Growth Planning Conference nizations. Lynch Estate in Hempfield Township Bradford had an enormous impact on the city of with more than 150 participants. The was purchased and became UPG’s In 2003, U.S. News & World Report Pittsburgh and the world. Hundreds of group continues to work with govern- Also founded in 1963, the University of permanent campus. recognized UPJ for the second consec- thousands have received an outstand- ment leaders from the city of Pittsburgh at Bradford (UPB) is an utive year as being among the four best ing education and gone on to serve Greensburg and Westmoreland County. undergraduate liberal arts college offer- Currently, UPG is a 219-acre facility with colleges for bachelor’s degrees in the their communities in the region and Eleven of UPG’s faculty members have ing 25 baccalaureate degrees and 15 25 buildings, 20 four-year degree programs, category of “Top Public Comprehensive elsewhere. Individuals worldwide have won Pitt’s prestigious Chancellor’s “Our involvement with the community is professional programs of study. Situated and nearly 1,800 full-time students. Colleges, Northern Region.” reaped the benefits of the innovative Distinguished Teaching Award. a strong suit for us,” says Cassell. “What on 170 acres next to the pristine research done at the University. As part of its mission, UPG has adopted we set out to do a few years ago was Allegheny National Forest, the college the “Four Points of a UPG Education”: In addition to its commitment to out- explore what role an undergraduate has 1,350 students who can choose But since 1927, when the first of Pitt’s academic excellence, public service, standing academics and student enrich- institution can play in helping the county from 37 minors, two associate degrees, four regional campuses was founded in leadership, and global excellence. Within ment, UPG is committed to serving the and region address important questions.” credential programs in education, or a Johnstown, this local community impact this context, UPG is notable for its larger community. As a member of the number of one-year certificates. has been extended beyond the confines At UPG, that role has no limits. award-winning faculty, impressive aca- board of the Greensburg Development of metropolitan Pittsburgh to the broader demics, first-rate technology, and an Corporation, UPG President Frank A. UPB’s professional programs—such as Western and Central Pennsylvania areas. increasingly well-prepared student body. Cassell has rallied local business, Johnstown nursing, management, sports medicine, government, and community leaders to and communication—have been carefully In 2003, the Pitt campuses at UPG’s signature offering is its “Academic address quality-of-life issues. The University of Pittsburgh at selected and are taught in a liberal Greensburg, Bradford, and Titusville Villages,” a unique system of programs in Johnstown (UPJ) is a spacious, arts context. celebrated their 40th anniversaries as UPJ provides internship opportunities the natural sciences, new technologies, Two prime examples of this work are 650-acre wooded campus recognized part of the University of Pittsburgh for about 400 students throughout the humanities, behavioral sciences, and Westmoreland Heritage and the Smart as one of the most attractive in the UPB also offers a number of programs system. And each of Pitt’s campuses is region annually. The campus serves as a international studies. Academic Villages Growth Partnership of Westmoreland Eastern United States. Shops, enter- as part of its campus outreach mission. unique in its own way. cultural center for the region. Its 1,000- encourage faculty and students to meet County (SGPWC). tainment, and cultural activities are Among them are the Allegheny seat performing arts center has been beyond normal classroom hours, provid- conveniently available, and the city is in Research and Development Center, For Westmoreland Heritage, UPG has the venue for a series of programs, ing students with enhanced education the heart of Pennsylvania ski country. which provides information and data to joined with 60 leaders from local organi- including musicals brought in from through enrichment opportunities that assist local economic development zations and institutions to promote UPJ is a four-year degree-granting, fully Chicago, Toronto, and City. It include lectures, exhibits, demonstrations, efforts, and a small business develop- tourism in Westmoreland County, while accredited undergraduate college of also is the home of the Johnstown field trips, international study, concerts, ment center. The college provides enhancing understanding and apprecia- the University of Pittsburgh. With 2,700 Symphony Orchestra. and performances. people with an array of continuing tion for the county’s rich history. The not- full-time students, UPJ combines the education courses at various sites for-profit group is headquartered at UPG. strong academic reputation and outstand- throughout northwest and north central

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Most recently, UPB has completed UPT provides education and training to UPT’s economic impact on the region is The regional campuses of the University As UPG’s Cassell puts it, “The University construction of Phase I of Blaisdell Hall people who are place-bound, according approximately $10 million a year, of Pittsburgh are major educational and of Pittsburgh is a well-respected name, (the college’s new communications and to Worman. He also notes that UPT according to Worman. Just as valuable, cultural resources in each of their and for a campus to bear it is a real fine arts building) and renovation/ represents a first entry point to Pitt and the school provides enhancements to communities. “No doubt there is a major plus.” expansion of the Frame-Westerberg other institutions of higher learning. The the community including a cultural benefit to being part of a nationally and Commons. Blaisdell Hall houses campus specializes in general curricu- series and student volunteers. internationally recognized research communications, public relations, music, lum, and helping students—most of university and the resources it has,” says art, and theater programs, along with a whom transfer to another campus, Albert L. Etheridge, president of UPJ. computer graphics art studio, additional usually Pitt’s Oakland campus—to get art studios, music rooms, a rehearsal/ off to a good start. “My experience with the University [of Pennsylvania. In addition, UPB is the theater hall, television studio, and pro- UPT offers a limited number of associ- Pittsburgh] is that the needs of the home of the Allegheny Institute of duction studio. The Frame-Westerberg ate degree and certificate programs, and student have always been placed at the Natural History and the Center for Rural Commons houses the college dining hall, it has some collaborative programs with forefront of its decision making. Every Health Practice. Book Center, and a large multipurpose room for college and community events. UPB, including a Bachelor of Science school in the country would like to claim UPB’s faculty is noted for its passionate degree in business administration. that, but whether it’s improving the dedication to undergraduate teaching. In 2003 the college welcomed its third quality of academic programs In 1963, UPT had approximately 50 Their philosophy is to position each stu- president, Livingston Alexander, who or providing more resources, students, all of them residing within a dent to “learn how to learn.” Students and came to UPB from Kean University in Pitt makes addressing residence hall that once was the faculty represent a wide range of geo- New Jersey, where he served as presi- those needs a priority.” Colonel Drake Hotel. Today, enrollment graphic, ethnic, racial, and social origins. dent of academic affairs. averages 500 students a year and often The campus also serves as the cultural fills three residence-life facilities. Titusville and athletic center of the region and During the past 40 years, the campus has opens its library to the general public. The University of Pittsburgh at Titusville grown to occupy 10 acres. The newest of (UPT) is the smallest of the four regional its 10 buildings is the Broadhurst Science UPB’s physical plant is a source of campuses. “We’re here because of the Center, which opened in 1998. The pride. Recent years have seen signifi- community,” says UPT President Michael school dedicated the Helene Barco cant upgrades in buildings and pro- A. Worman. “When it was announced Duratz Plaza in fall 2003. gramming. In 1995, UPB announced that Pitt would be establishing regional plans to use a “residential” approach for campuses in 1963, the people in future growth that allows the campus to Titusville worked strongly to get one. keep the natural beauty of its valley There has always been strong community setting while focusing on further acces- support for having a campus here.” sibility for students to all aspects of living and learning on campus.

20 21 AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION A HISTORY OF CHANGING THE WORLD The First American Novel Pitt’s founder Hugh Henry Brackenridge studied at the College of New Jersey at Princeton in the 1770s. (Schoolmates included James Madison and Aaron Burr.) There he wrote Modern Chivalry. The novel was the first prose fiction published in the New World. Thus began a long line of writers with a Pitt connection, from Hervey Allen (whose 1934 Anthony Adverse was made into a film and was the first American blockbuster) to Michael Chabon, whose 1995 novel Wonder Boys graduated to the screen in 2000 and whose The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize.

A HOMECOMING Having commencement at the Petersen announce each school as it enters. The educated decisions while in college that OUR TOWN: STUDY FOR GRADUATION Center allows the University to coordi- entire ceremony is broadcast on the will have positive effects on their career RANKS PITTSBURGH AS nate its main event with special recog- facility’s giant screen. plans afterward. It consists of a network ONE OF THE BEST The University of Pittsburgh commence- nition celebrations planned by individual of University departments working COLLEGE TOWNS ment ceremony has been held at various schools and colleges. At the Petersen Center’s inaugural together to provide resources and guid- locales throughout the years, moving commencement, former secretary of the ance at each step. The four-step program Real estate agents say there are three from the grassy lawn of the Cathedral of With the return of the ceremony to Pitt’s U.S. Treasury Paul H. O’Neill—who also is designed to assist students in deter- factors to consider when deciding Learning in the 1960s to Pittsburgh’s campus, there is a restoration of some of served as chair and CEO of and mining an appropriate career path for where to relocate: location, location, colossal Mellon Arena for the past the pageantry associated with earlier president of International Paper Co.— their strengths, values, and lifestyle. location. This is never more critical than few decades. commencements. The graduation proces- delivered the commencement address. when a student decides where to go to Also on its list of services are two Nobel Prize winner Paul C. Lauterbur, University alumni and employers can school. A college or university may significant programs—PantherTRACS who earned his PhD in chemistry at Pitt, also take advantage of the new Pitt have a beautiful campus and great (Tools for Recruiting And Career will address the Class of 2004. Alumni Online Community. The Online academics, but the quality of the com- Services) and the Pitt Pathway. Community allows Pitt alumni access to munity in which it resides can make or PantherTRACS, an online registration, directory information on classmates, break a student’s college experience. tools to create personal homepages, a CAREER SERVICES: job search, and recruiting system, is Fortunately for Pitt, the city of Pittsburgh— lifetime electronic mail address, and the LINKS TO FUTURE designed to assist University students in one of “America’s Most Livable Cities”— Online Community Career Center, just ACCOMPLISHMENT managing their own online portfolio doc- provides students with everything they uments, job searches, and career-related to name a few of the services. need and more. The University takes great care and time information. In addition, PantherTRACS Employers can connect to students sional has been restored, after it in creating a solid educational founda- provides access to job postings and But after 34 years, the event returned through the career services office. was eliminated in 1987 following a tion for its students. Just as much time company contact information and is the to Pitt’s campus in 2003, when it was On-campus recruiting is a free service construction project at Mellon Arena. goes into preparing them for life after main link to on-campus recruiting. held for the first time in the Petersen coordinated by the office to employers Since 1988, the bachelor’s and mas- they graduate. The Office of Career Employers are also able to post Events Center—the multipurpose facility interested in recruiting students for ter’s degrees graduates have entered Services addresses many constituents employment opportunities, view résumés, that opened in fall 2002. internships or full-time professional Mellon Arena before the ceremony of the University: current students, and recruit students from the University positions following graduation. began and gone directly to their seats. alumni, and employers. Services range of Pittsburgh. Only doctoral candidates, faculty, and from career counseling and mock inter- members of the chancellor’s party pro- views to job fairs and walk-in advising. For students who haven’t decided upon cessed into the arena. a career path, the Pitt Pathway program Collegia Inc., an organization specializing Other services include a résumé upload offers a structured approach toward this in connecting communities and colleges, Under the new arrangement, all stu- service for graduating students, and important milestone. Consisting of four has named Pittsburgh the second most dents process into the Petersen Center. AlumNet, a networking service designed steps (self discovery, career exploration, attractive “college town” among 15 cities Schools march one at a time, led by to provide students with contact names gaining experience, and implementing a of its size. Massachusetts-based class marshals. In addition, electronic of Pitt alumni who can assist them in plan), the Pitt Pathway program helps Collegia recently conducted a survey signs along the center’s borders exploring career interests. University of Pittsburgh students make including Pittsburgh in a group of

22 23 AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION A HISTORY OF CHANGING THE WORLD First Football Team to Wear Numbers on Their Jerseys (1908) If this doesn’t sound like a big deal, consider what a fan’s life would be like: “Hey, who’s the big guy running trying to catch the other big guy?”

“Tier II” metropolitan areas with popula- ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE: Swimming and Diving won a Big East title on the one-meter the NCAA Northeast Regional earned All-America honors in three tions between 1 million and 2.6 million, TOP-NOTCH ATHLETES board and earned honorable mention Gymnastics Championships, several Big different weight classes. Trees Pool, home of the swimming and with at least one nationally ranked col- COMPETE IN BIG EAST All-America honors with an 11th-place East Volleyball Championship events, diving teams, has been the site of some lege institution. OLYMPIC SPORTS finish at nationals. The Pitt men’s and the Pittsburgh has a proud tradition of of the Panthers’ greatest achievements. 800 freestyle relay and the women’s Championships. nationally ranked women’s gymnastics The swimming and diving teams are the The rankings were compiled after There has never been a better time than 200-medley team won Big East titles. teams. In 2004, nine squad members measuring indices that covered factors now to be a University of Pittsburgh University’s most consistent winning The 2003–04 Pitt wrestling team once qualified for the East Atlantic Gymnastics including unemployment, safety, acces- student-athlete. dynasties. Trees Pool features an eight- Other recent achievements included: again enjoyed a successful season as six League (EAGL) All-Academic teams, sibility, performing arts venues, museums lane, 50-meter course or a 20-lane, The women’s swimming and diving Panthers qualified for the NCAA national and Panther gymnast Alyse Zeffiro was and historic sites, nightlife, spectator Athletes receive exceptional coaching. 25-yard course. The diving area is team captured its first Eastern championship tournament, and two grap- named Senior Gymnast of the Year. sports, nationally ranked institutions per The full measure of success, however, is equipped with two one-meter and two Collegiate Athletic Conference title in plers, senior Josh Birt and sophomore Zeffiro advanced to the NCAA Northeast capita, student concentration, innovation, in the achievements of the Pittsburgh three-meter stands and multiple diving 2002; Eric Limkemann established Ronald Tarquinio, captured Eastern Regional Championships in the vault percent of population 25 and older with student-athlete in the classroom as well towers with a 16-foot water depth. school records in the 500, 1,000, Wrestling League (EWL) titles. Freshman and floor exercises, along with Diandra bachelor’s degrees or higher, student as on the athletic field. and 1,650 meter freestyles, and Matt Kocher was named the EWL O’Connor, who qualified for the regional diversity, and other factors. Mike Grube set school records in the Freshman of the Year after a runner-up all-around competition. In a year that six Pittsburgh teams 50 and 100 freestyles and was part showing at the EWL tournament, while received national ranking, the University of three school-record-holding relay Birt advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals produced a record 86 student-athletes units; swimmer Jon Haggerty concluded and came one victory shy of earning named as Big East Academic All-Stars his career as a six-time Big East cham- All-America honors. for outstanding academic and athletic pion in 1998; and diver Jamie Tomazich performance. According to conference earned All-America honors on the In the 2002–03 season, wrestler Carl criteria, the 2003 honorees had to have one-meter board, while John Soulakis Fronhofer became the first Panther to been letter-winners who had posted a achieved All-America status in both reach the NCAA finals in 14 years. The cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or three-meter and platform diving in 1997. Pittsburgh cocaptain was unseeded, but higher in a minimum of two semesters. The 2004 Pittsburgh men’s swimming won five matches to reach the 174- and diving team won the school’s eighth pound championship. He has remained Whether it is in the water, on the court, or “Pittsburgh ranks high as a safe city consecutive Big East title and 19th Wrestling, Gymnastics, on the staff of head coach Rande In 2003, senior O’Connor tied the at the field, the University’s athletes excel. with a good salary-to-rent ratio, giving championship in the past 22 years. and Volleyball Stottlemyer and will train for the 2004 school vault record with a 9.85. That Eleven of those championships have students more bang for their buck,” The is the home Olympic trials. The Panthers’ nationally effort equaled a score set a year earlier been achieved under the coaching of according to a brochure outlining the for volleyball, gymnastics, wrestling, and ranked wrestling legacy ranges from by Nathalie Sulpher. Also in 2002, Chuck Knoles. study. Collegia states that Pittsburgh is indoor track and field. Built in 1951, single-match success to that of career Debbie Yohman was named NCAA among several regions that deserve endurance. In 2004, freshman 149- Northeast Region Gymnastics Coach of In addition to another team championship, Fitzgerald Field House was named for more consideration from students than pounder Matt Kocher won his 20th the Year and NCAA Northeast Region head diving coach Julian Krug won his Rufus H. Fitzgerald, who served as it now gets. match by upsetting number-eight- Coach of the Year. In 2000, gymnast second Big East Men’s Diving Coach of chancellor from 1944 to 1955. The ranked Matt Storniolo of Penn State. Lisa Fronhofer was named EAGL’s the Year award in the past three seasons. field house has hosted such events as From 1995 to 1997, John Withrow Scholar-Athlete of the Year. That year, Sophomore diver Dennis Nemtsanov

24 25 AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION A HISTORY OF CHANGING THE WORLD Desegregating the Before headed to Atlanta to play the Panthers at the 1956 Sugar Bowl, the governor of Georgia let it be known that Pitt’s standout defensive back, Bobby Grier, who was Black, might consider staying home rather than break the bowl’s traditional color line. Acting Chancellor Charles Nutting sent a four-word reply: “No Grier, no game.” Grier did play, and Pitt lost 7-0, thanks to a controversial penalty against—you guessed it—Bobby Grier.

the women’s gymnastics team regis- regulation football field or nine The 2000 men’s soccer team finished Regional Championships. The women’s bowl appearances. Pittsburgh has the scrapped the script Pitt in favor of a tered a school record for points in a courts. The Cost Center was recently with its highest single-season winning team placed 10th overall, while the nation’s best training facility and one of Panther logo. competition, scoring a 195.925. resurfaced with Astroturf and has percentage (.722) in school history. The men’s team finished 17th. the most attractive stadiums, which served as an indoor practice facility for Panthers’ record was 13–5. observers say has no bad seats. On the field, respect came almost In volleyball, the Pittsburgh women’s the Panthers football, , and Student-athletes find the nation’s best instantly. Harris’ innovations brought team netted a 26–6 record in 2003 and teams. The facility was named In 1998, Fran Davis became the in terms of facilities and University com- This run of success evokes memories sophistication to Pittsburgh’s offense advanced to the NCAA tournament’s after former running back Charles L. school’s all-time women’s tennis wins mitment at the University of Pittsburgh. of the Panthers’ glory years that fea- and raised the profiles of the team’s second round. Coach Chris Beerman “Corky” Cost, who donated more than leader with 124 victories. tured the 1976 national championship quarterbacks and receivers. In Harris’ was named the American Volleyball $1 million for its construction. and nationally ranked powerhouses first year, Pittsburgh defeated Miami, Coaches Association (AVCA) Northeast through the early 1980s. 21–17, before a Thursday night ESPN Track and Field and PANTHER PRIDE Region Coach of the Year. In addition, The baseball team audience, and scored a heart-pounding Cross Country RETURNS TO FOOTBALL senior Wendy Hatlestad earned AVCA has achieved success under head coach The turnaround can be directly linked to 41–38 triple-overtime win at West the hiring of head coach Walt Harris by third-team All-America honors, junior Joe Jordano. The Panthers have won 36 In 2002, Alonzo Webb was named head A nationally ranked program. Virginia that sealed the Panthers’ berth Megan Miller was selected honorable games in each of the past two seasons— track and field coach in an effort to University Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg. in the . mention All-America, and sophomore the highest two-year total in school return the Panthers to the lofty status World-class training facilities. When Harris arrived in 1997, the Panthers Megan McGrane was chosen All- history. A testament to the program’s achieved by Olympic great Roger Recruiting players is crucial to any A fan-friendly home venue. were experiencing one of the lowest Northeast Region. progress occurred on June 4, 2003, Kingdom in the 1980s. college program’s effort to remain com- points in their history, having won just 15 when Panthers pitcher Nick Evangelista petitive. Among the many attractions Chante Earle earned All-American Quality athletes and attitudes. games in five seasons. A year earlier, Pitt was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in that Pittsburgh offers is its state-of-the- Baseball, Softball, Soccer, status in 2000 by winning the NCAA had been handed lopsided defeats by the Draft. These are the attributes that allow the art training facility, the University of and Tennis Championship 800 meters with a time of Notre Dame and Ohio State, the school at University of Pittsburgh’s football program Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Sports 2:02.19 and by winning the 800 meters which Harris had been an assistant. The Panthers play their home games at In 1996, Pittsburgh added women’s to stand out as one of the nation’s best. Performance Complex on the city’s softball and soccer as varsity sports. at the NCAA Indoor Championships. . Built in 2000, it is rated as . Prior to the 1999 season, Changes were made from top to Softball pitcher Nikki Gasti’s 10 victories Trecia-Kaye Smith won two NCAA titles The Panthers are winning again, having the best in the country and is a great the park underwent a renovation worth bottom. The Panthers donned uniforms established a school single-season at NCAA Indoor Championships in 1998 racked up 31 victories in the past four draw for potential recruits. more than $500,000, including the of darker blue and deeper gold and installation of a new major-league- record in 2000. A year earlier, Jackie in the long jump and triple jump. She also seasons and making four consecutive The Duratz Athletic Complex, part of the caliber Astroturf infield and lights. Two all- Haar hit a single-season record 15 won the triple jump that same year at the UPMC Sports Performance Complex, purpose Astroturf fields adjoining Trees home runs. NCAA Outdoor Championships. A year features expansive training rooms, meet- Field serve as additional practice areas. earlier, she was named the NCAA’s In 1998, the women’s soccer team earned National Track Athlete of the Year. The ing and film-viewing rooms, weight rooms, Trees Field, with its striking view of the a berth in the Big East playoffs in only its women’s track team finished third at the and dining facilities. It houses coaching downtown skyline, is located behind the second season of conference play. In a NCAA Indoor Championships in 1998, and administrative offices as well as the Charles L. Cost Center, which is one of game against Wagner, Cande Ruiz record- their highest finish ever. Panthers’ academic support personnel. the newest additions to the Panthers ed 10 points (three goals, four assists), a The Panthers football team has direct athletic complex. The indoor athletic school record for points in one game. Both Pittsburgh’s men’s and women’s access to three practice fields at the facility is spacious enough to house a cross country teams earned the distinc- tion of placing at the 2003 NCAA complex, including two outdoor grass

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fields with lighting and an indoor facility Pittsburgh played its final season at Pitt , 38–7 at home, on its way nine-play, 80-yard drive that was He is certain to join the likes of his that features FieldTurf, a playing surface Stadium in 1999, exiting in style by to a season that climaxed with a 34–19 capped by Lousaka Polite’s touchdown predecessor, wide receiver Antonio that provides all the safety and playing defeating Notre Dame 37–27 on victory over North Carolina State in the run with 47 seconds remaining. Bryant (a former Biletnikoff Award characteristics of natural grass. November 13. The hallowed ground Tangerine Bowl. winner), as well as and where the likes of , Tony Rutherford’s 37 touchdown passes tied Reuben Brown, who are among the Dorsett, , , and In 2002, Pittsburgh asserted its national Marino’s single-season record, and his many high-profile NFL stars who Hugh Green once tread was retired ranking with a nine-win season. The 3,679 yards passing set a school played college football at the University after 75 years. It is the current site of 28–21 defeat of previously unbeaten single-season record. Many of those of Pittsburgh. The Panthers football rebirth of the past the new , which and third-ranked Virginia Tech was led passes were completions by the several years has been attained with houses a shrine to all great University of by quarterback Rod Rutherford, who dependable Fitzgerald. Upon scoring on each of his 22 touch- hard work, and while much remains to Pittsburgh athletes. threw three touchdown passes, and down receptions during the 2003 be achieved, the Panthers program has Brandon Miree, who scored the game- season, Fitzgerald always sought out come a long way in just a few years. In 2000, during a year in which home winning touchdown on a 53-yard run in the referee to hand over the ball. There games were played at Three Rivers the fourth quarter. The season was was no celebrating or taunting. Rather, Stadium, Pittsburgh defeated in-state rival capped with an Insight Bowl rout of he displayed respect for the game The complex offers the finest sports Penn State, 12–0, in the final game of that Oregon State, 38–13. and his teammates as well as confi- medicine care in the world with a clinical, series. The regular season was capped dence that signified only one part of teaching, and research facility, and a with a victory over West Virginia that During the 2003 season, the Panthers’ his work in the game was done and 100,000-square-foot indoor center for clinched a berth in the Insight.com Bowl. average attendance was more than much remained. patient rehabilitation. Physicians and orthopaedic surgeons are on site. Additionally, the patient facility has a Fitzgerald finished second in the therapeutic pool, complete radiology Heisman Trophy balloting and won the and laboratory services, and a high-tech Walter Camp Award, annually given to motion analysis lab to assess the extent the nation’s best college football player, of injury and recovery. and the Biletnikoff Award, honoring the nation’s top receiver. He was named to With the most modern training facilities, numerous All-America teams, including home field accommodations, and coach- The Sporting News, ing philosophies, Pittsburgh moved Coaches Association, and Football into the new century with a renewed The Panthers christened the city of 59,000 per home game. The highlight Writers Association of America. The commitment to football excellence. Pittsburgh’s new Field on was a 31–28 come-from-behind thriller sophomore caught 87 passes and set September 1, 2001, by defeating East against Virginia Tech in front of 66,207 NCAA records for consecutive games Tennessee State, 31–0, in the first offi- at the stadium and a national television with a touchdown catch (18), touch- cial game played at the stadium. Later audience. The passing combination of down catches as a freshman and that season, Pittsburgh won easily over Rutherford to keyed a sophomore (34), and receiving yards in a season by a sophomore (1,672).

28 29 AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION A HISTORY OF CHANGING THE WORLD World’s Fastest (and Highest and Farthest and Strongest) The world will long remember ’ gold medals in Nazi Germany’s 1936 Olympics. But another American stood out, too—Pitt’s John Woodruff, winner of the gold medal in the 800-meter dash. Other Pitt Olympians include Herb Douglas (bronze medal, long jump, 1948 London), Dick Rydze (silver medal, 10-meter diving, 1972 Munich), Rodger Kingdom (gold medal, 110-meter hurdles, 1984 Los Angeles and 1988 Seoul), and Marisa Pedulla (seventh in women’s judo, 1996 Atlanta). Other notables include Lee McRae, holder of the world record for 55-meter sprint; and the 13-time All-America track star Trecia Smith, NCAA record-holder in the triple jump.

MEN’S Pitt has clearly established itself as a Pitt’s success this past year was that “The whole challenge is to blend the Jaron Brown and Chevon Troutman The Panthers men’s basketball team SUCCESS SOARS TO national powerhouse as well, rising as much more impressive considering the players together and get the most out grabbing an offensive rebound or has risen from descriptions of “promis- NEW HEIGHTS high as No. 3 in the national rankings. fact that the team had to replace three of everyone,” said Dixon in an article turning the game around with a key ing” to that of “seasoned” to their The Panthers have posted two impres- starters—as well as head coach Ben that appeared in the January 12, 2004, steal. Brown received the Big East’s current status as “the nation’s most When considering the region’s top sive victories in the NCAA tournament, Howland, who departed for his home- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “Coaching Sportsmanship Award for the classy exciting team.” sports success stories of the early 21st qualifying for the Sweet 16 for the third town of Los Angeles to become the didn’t start for me the day I got this job. manner in which he played the game. century, it is hard to beat the University straight year. head coach at UCLA. The University’s It started the day I started playing. I was Pittsburgh’s basketball team is more Big East Freshman of the Year, 6-foot-10 of Pittsburgh Panthers men’s basketball search for a new head coach led to the never just a guy who played. I was than a collection of talented, unselfish Chris Taft, providing crucial shot-blocking program. In fact, it is nearly impossible The showcase for Pittsburgh’s Top 10 Pittsburgh bench and assistant Dixon. always watching. As a coach, I was players. Pittsburgh’s basketball team is expertise and electrifying dunks! to top the string of success the basketball program is the Petersen never just there. I was always trying to more than a top-10 team showcased at Panthers have enjoyed. Events Center. The 12,508-seat arena All Dixon did was become the first coach learn as much as I could.” 6-foot-11 junior Mark McCarroll, who the nation’s finest events facility. was built in 2002 and has been sold out in history to win scored a career-high 26 points in a Pittsburgh’s basketball team is one of for every Panthers home game. Pitt won the league’s regular-season champi- In Dixon’s rookie season, “finding a way game. It is a notable achievement by the University’s, the city’s, and the its first 34 games at “the Pete” and had onship in his first year. He was selected to win” was more than an off-hand itself, but even more so when one con- region’s top sports success stories. the nation’s longest home court winning the Big East Conference Coach of the quote. It is a complex formula that siders that McCarroll scored only 28 streak before finally dropping an over- Year by his peers and is a candidate for draws upon Dixon’s style and the team’s total points during the previous season. time decision in February to defending national Coach of the Year honors as many unique attributes. To find evidence And a combination of as many as 12 national champion Syracuse. well. Dixon’s 31 victories as a first-year of its effectiveness, Dixon needed only players contributing in a style befit- head coach are second all-time only to to look around him at: ting its head coach’s attitude. The Panthers’ success is a combination Indiana State’s Bill Hodges, who direct- of superb support from its fans—including ed a team featuring Larry Bird to 33 —the Panthers’ floor leader Pittsburgh added another chapter to its the lively student section nicknamed the wins and the national title game in 1979. and a second-team All-Big East selec- remarkable success story in 2003–04, Oakland Zoo—and a talented, team- tion—driving the length of the court to setting a new school record for victories oriented squad that will, according to Known as one of the nation’s finest score a game-tying basket at Miami (a by posting a 31–5 overall record under guard Carl Krauser, “always find a way recruiters, Dixon has the ability to get his game Pittsburgh won in double over- first-year head coach . to win.” team to play a physical, unselfish, time). Krauser received the Big East’s After winning the Big East tournament defense-first style of basketball that limit- Most Improved Player Award. After posting records of 27–5 in each championship last spring, the Panthers ed several opponents to season-low point of the past two seasons—coupled with The reliable , whose lost three key seniors and were picked totals and gave the Panthers an opportu- this year’s 31–5 mark—Pittsburgh has tremendous defensive play on the to finish fourth in the conference this nity to win every game. Pitt’s first four won more games during the past three opponent’s top perimeter scoring year. However, Pitt opened the year with losses before the NCAA tournament years than any other men’s college threat led to many victories and his an 18-game winning streak and won were by a combined 10 points, and two of basketball program, and Pitt’s senior selection as an Honorable Mention the Big East Conference regular season the defeats came in overtime and double- class finished their careers with an All-Conference player. title, then advanced to the league’s overtime. The Panthers’ aggressive style incredible 114–21 overall mark! championship game for an amazing of defense, intensity on the boards, and fourth consecutive season. deliberate offense wear down oppo- nents—a proven formula for success.

30 31 AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION A HISTORY OF CHANGING THE WORLD First (And, We Hope, Only) Academic Hall Built over an Active Coal Mine Fire Until the Cathedral of Learning was finished in 1937, the facility then known as Alumni Hall was the campus’ main academic building. Alumni Hall was the first building that deviated from architect Henry Hornbostel’s plan to build a neoclassic academic acropolis for the campus. The chosen site, however, had a major flaw. An active underground fire from an abandoned coal stream meant that workers spent as much time filling in smoking pits as they did laying bricks and mortar. In any case, rechristened as , the building has survived for more than 80 years without incident.

LET’S GO OUT! PITT ARTS sends out a weekly list of educational and cultural experience of “You can improve any ear,” Goldsmith the triumph of the group’s director. The the choir allocated proceeds from its PITT ARTS CONNECTS upcoming events that may include extra the entire University family. says. “It just depends on how you go choir’s most recent tour featured six a concerts as well as profits from such STUDENTS WITH CITY’S incentives for the students before or about it. I teach notes by rote. Most of cappella concerts over 18 days in activities as singing telegrams per- CULTURAL SCENE after performances, such as discus- the (choir) members could follow their Croatia and Italy, with stops in such formed by quartets of choir members. sions with musicians, dancers, or artists. parts from written music but couldn’t cities as Dubrovnik, Florence, Venice, TAKING IT UP AN The city of Pittsburgh offers a wealth of It directly interfaces with approximately sing them by sight. We abandon the Pisa, and Rome. Forty-four of the choir’s The trips have been instrumental in OCTAVE: HEINZ CHAPEL cultural opportunities to students look- 23,000 Pitt students a year, encourag- printed music pretty fast. 48 student members participated. the personal development of choir CHOIR IS GOING PLACES ing for enrichment beyond the confines ing student attendance and active members. Julie Eyer, the group’s busi- of the campus community. To ensure Goldsmith conceived the tours as a ness manager and also a singer, made involvement in arts programming of The secret of a well-rounded education that students and others who are part of recruiting tool for good singers and as the 1998 trip to France and Spain as all genres. is to provide individuals with skills and the Pitt community have access to, and something “to keep me interested in the a freshman. enrichment that develop every aspect of knowledge about, everything available, Most participants are freshmen and job. My philosophy is that when I take their personalities. Thus, an engineering “I came into college very closed-minded,” the University has created PITT ARTS. sophomores who need the support and them to Europe, I want to take them to student studies music appreciation. A direction that the PITT ARTS program a country they wouldn’t go to otherwise. she says. “I can remember the first time music major learns the fine “art” of com- Developed in 1997 to connect Pitt stu- provides. “We demystify and take the Then I want to sweeten the pot a little flying into Spain, just how different puter programming. A future physician dents with the cultural life of Pittsburgh, religiosity out of the experiences so “I train them how to listen to half steps bit, add the enticement of some place everything looked. Once you get there, stars in a play by George Bernard Shaw. PITT ARTS sponsors 120 free student they can have an arts experience with- and whole steps and sing them in the they’ve been dying to see.” you see how everything is so different. outings a year. Students enjoy trips to I’ve tried to carry that over throughout out fear and intimidation,” says PITT Performing in the is same distances, so tuning is pretty the symphony, films, the opera, ballet, In addition, Goldsmith mapped out an college. I’ve become more accepting ARTS interim coordinator Annabelle one of the unique ways Pitt students automatic for this group. Even though theater, and museums. eclectic program with broad appeal to and understanding of people’s differ- Clippinger. “They learn the ropes and can broaden their horizons beyond the they can’t read music, their ears are international audiences. The singers ences. The trip definitely opened my then go out on their own.” confines of their academic majors. calibrated. They’re all listening to the During the academic year students may same distances, so they can sing with- performed in Latin, English, Finnish, and eyes to what’s out there.” use their student IDs to visit the Carnegie Cultural organizers indicate that the In 1989, John Goldsmith, director of the out a problem.” Spanish. Goldsmith included sacred and Museums of Art and Natural History, While students stayed in convents and PITT ARTS program is drawing younger choir and senior lecturer and director secular material, love songs, and folk Phipps Conservatory and Botanical tourist-class hotels on their most recent audiences to their programs. This helps of undergraduate studies in Pitt’s Through its drills in half steps and whole songs. “I like a lot of variety,” he says. Gardens, the , and The trip, in previous years they’ve been achieve one of the program’s major Department of Music, was appointed to steps, the choir has taken giant steps. In “It helps with the singers, too. It Andy Warhol Museum at no cost. welcomed into the homes of local resi- goals, which is to encourage young move the Heinz Chapel Choir to new the early ’90s, the choir’s output was keeps them interested, and it keeps dents. Senior Dave Turner, the choir’s people to become regular theatergoers levels of excellence. He took three only one holiday concert per year. Today, audiences interested.” The Cheap Seats program provides stu- president, had a memorable stay with a and art patrons. Another goal of the years to rebuild the choir, which today is the group stages between 12 and 15 dents with inexpensive tickets to the The European tours also provide choir Bordeaux family in 1998. He grew, he program is to retain young people in the composed of 48 members, only three of concerts annually, including fall and City Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theater, members with a learning experience in reflects, in a number of ways. Pittsburgh region after graduation. Their whom are music majors. holiday performances on campus as the Civic Light Opera, and other venues. affinity for Pittsburgh’s cultural scene well as off-campus appearances at the art of fundraising. The budget for Prices are generally about half the “It was an experience in learning how to will surely be an inducement to such Working with musically inclined individ- local schools. the most recent trip was $140,000. usual cost. The “500 Cultural Bus” pro- travel and learning how to deal with a possibility. uals who could not read music was a Students paid $1,800 each, while the vides a direct link between stops on people over an extended time. I learned formidable challenge for Goldsmith. His The triennial European tour is the high- Vira I. Heinz Endowment, a regular campus and major cultural attractions a worldly perspective, as well as some PITT ARTS is one more example of plan was to apply his expertise in ear light of the Heinz Chapel Choir experi- supporter of the choir, provided a grant throughout the city. traits about myself.” Pitt’s efforts to enrich and enhance the training and sight singing to the choir. ence for students and also represents of $20,000. To make up the balance,

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One way to measure the University the 27th slot among public institutions northern region among public schools in Among the accredited undergraduate of Pittsburgh’s progress is to under- were Brigham Young University, the the subcategory of regional compre- engineering programs for universities stand all the areas in which Pitt has University of California at Santa Cruz, hensive colleges/bachelor’s—that is, that granted PhDs, Pitt’s program tied for achieved national and international and the University of Delaware. those public institutions that focus on 51st with seven other institutions. It tied recognition in a variety of competi- undergraduate education and offer a for 28th (up from 31st) with five other tive rankings. Those rankings are U.S. News breaks down the nation’s range of degree programs, with liberal schools among public universities. U.S. a more public display of the diverse— 1,362 national institutions into several arts accounting for fewer than half of News ranked the top 115 programs. and often quiet—academic excel- categories: national universities/doctoral the bachelor’s degrees awarded. lence that so clearly sets the (Pitt’s category); national liberal arts col- Undergraduate engineering programs University apart. leges/bachelor’s; regional universities/ There are 324 public and private com- are ranked solely on the judgments of master’s; and regional comprehensive prehensive colleges/bachelor’s, ranked surveyed deans and senior faculty who colleges/bachelor’s. by four regions of the country. In the rated each program with which they are northern region, there are 68 schools familiar. The magazine also asked for MOVING UP: U.S. NEWS National universities/doctoral are defined (14 public, 54 private) in this category. nominations of the best programs in & WORLD REPORT GIVES as those that offer a “full range of certain engineering specialty areas. One PITT HIGH MARKS undergraduate majors, as well as U.S. News & World Report also gave such specialty area, Pitt’s biomedical master’s and doctoral degrees; many national rankings to undergraduate engineering undergraduate pro- Since 1995, the University has made strongly emphasize research.” business and engineering programs on gram, tied for 18th nation- great strides in accomplishing the man- the Pittsburgh campus. ally with programs at dates of the Board of Trustees. Pitt has The categories were developed by the the University of Utah an impressive story to tell in facilities Carnegie Foundation for the Advance- Among accredited undergraduate business and the University improvement, new academic program ment of Teaching and were adopted programs nationally, Pitt’s undergraduate of Wisconsin at development, enhancement of existing two years ago by U.S. News. The business program finished tied for 32nd Madison. programs, and attraction of an increas- magazine has ranked colleges annually (tied for 20th among public universities) out ingly talented student population. But since 1983. of the 157 programs ranked. the true measure of success comes when a university’s peers assess these The rankings for national schools are To arrive at the rankings, U.S. News factors against their own accomplish- derived and weighted from a comparison surveyed deans and senior faculty at ments. Pitt’s story becomes even more of seven indicators: academic reputation undergraduate business programs impressive against such a measure. based on peer assessment; graduation accredited by the Association to and retention rates; faculty resources; Advance Collegiate Schools of In 2003, the University of Pittsburgh student selectivity; financial resources; Business. Participants were asked to was ranked 27th among the nation’s alumni giving rate; and graduation rate the quality of all programs they are PhD-granting public universities in U.S. rate performance. familiar with on a scale of 1 (marginal) News & World Report ’s 20th annual to 5 (distinguished). These rankings are America’s Best Colleges rankings, up Pitt’s Johnstown campus was ranked based on that survey. four spots from 2002. Tied with Pitt in third (up from fourth in 2002) in the

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Pitt also compared favorably with other In the category “Top Institutions in The rankings report- health sciences and dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Pitt’s School of Education rose from similar institutions in the remaining Federal Research-and-Development ed in the Almanac University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; and director, Cancer 41st in 2003 to 34th in 2004. categories of acceptance rates, student- Expenditures,” Pitt is ranked 15th were gathered by the Medicine, believes that this high per- Epidemiology Program, University of In the Health Disciplines category, to-faculty ratios, graduation rates, cam- nationally, up from 18th last year, Chronicle of Higher centage appears to be unprecedented. Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Pitt maintained its 2000 ranking of pus diversity, and alumni giving. moving ahead of Yale University, the Education from infor- Joel S. Schuman, Eye and Ear third in the nation in Physical University of Minnesota, and Cornell mation published by “The American Society for Clinical Foundation professor and chairman, Therapy; advanced from its ranking In short, when measured against its University. various institutions Investigation is this country’s leading Department of Ophthalmology, Uni- of 23rd in 2000 to 13th in 2004 in peers, Pitt takes its rightful place nationally, including body of accomplished and pioneering In the category “Largest Endowments versity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Audiology; rose from its 2000 rank- among America’s most prestigious the National Science medical thinkers. Membership is earned per Student,” Pitt is ranked 15th ing of 18th to 10th in 2004 in public universities. Foundation, the National Association and awarded by peers who are members. Flordeliza S. Villanueva, associate among public institutions, up from Speech-Language Pathology; and of College and University Business It is truly a tribute to the talent, expertise, professor, Division of Cardiology, 16th last year. went from 17th in 2001 to 14th in Officers, and the National Opinion and career achievements of these physi- University of Pittsburgh School of 2004 in Occupational Therapy. In the category “Top Institutions in Research Center. cians that they have been selected to Medicine Total Research-and-Development join this influential group,” says Levine. In Nursing, which was not ranked in Expenditures,” Pitt is ranked 28th, up 2004, Pitt’s School of Nursing was University of Pittsburgh faculty who from 30th last year, moving ahead of PITT INCLUDED IN ranked 10th in 2003. Among Nursing THE UNIVERSITY have been elected this year are: Yale, USC, and the Georgia Institute U.S. NEWS & WORLD Specialties, also ranked in 2003, Pitt OF PITTSBURGH’S of Technology. REPORT’S BEST placed sixth in Nursing-Anesthesia, ‘YOUNG TURKS’ Yuan Chang, professor, Department GRADUATE SCHOOLS ninth in Psychiatric/Mental Health, In the category “Universities Awarding of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh and 10th in Adult/Nurse Practitioner. the Most Earned Doctorates,” Pitt is No less than six faculty members of the School of Medicine U.S. News & World Report’s America’s ranked 30th, up from 36th last year, University of Pittsburgh schools of the Best Graduate Schools 2005 Raphael Hirsch, professor, Depart- brings outranking Yale, , health sciences have been named in ment of Pediatrics, University of good news for selected University of NONTRADITIONAL HIGH SCORES: PITT MAKES Northwestern, and the University of 2004 to the prestigious American Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Pittsburgh graduate programs: STUDENT PROGRAMMING GAINS IN CHRONICLE OF Virginia. Society for Clinical Investigation (ACSI), division chief, rheumatology, Children’s AT PITT A WINNER HIGHER EDUCATION otherwise known as the “Young Turks.” Pitt’s School of Law made it into the In the category “College and Hospital of Pittsburgh ALMANAC ISSUE These researchers join 30 additional U.S. News list of top 50 law schools Pitt’s College of General Studies (CGS) University Endowments,” Pitt is Pitt faculty members who have been Jay K. Kolls, professor, Department for the first time, ranking 47th in the won a national award for its weeklong The University of Pittsburgh made ranked 31st, up from 37th last year, elected to ACSI, an organization that of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh nation in 2004; in 2003 it was 2003 celebration marking National impressive gains in a number of key moving ahead of the University of elects no more than 80 new members School of Medicine, and division ranked 51st. Nontraditional Student Week. Rochester and Purdue, among others. institutional quality indicators reported chief, pulmonary diseases, Children’s from around the world in a given year. In the Top Medical Schools-Research in the Chronicle of Higher Education’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Officials with the American College category, Pitt’s School of Medicine is recently published Almanac Issue Worldwide in 2004, 64 new “Turks” Personnel Association (ACPA), head- Roberta Ness, professor and chair, ranked 15th in 2004, up from 18th in 2003–4, which includes rankings of were chosen—and 10 percent of the quartered in Washington, D.C., honored Department of Epidemiology, University 2003. In Medical Specialties: Women’s leading American colleges and universi- total were from one institution: the CGS’s National Nontraditional Student of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Health, Pitt ranked sixth in 2004, up ties in a number of different categories. University of Pittsburgh. Arthur S. Week at Pitt, which kicked off with the Public Health; professor of medicine, from seventh in 2003. Levine, senior vice chancellor for the CGS State of the College Address by

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Dean Susan Kinsey and continued with affable working environment as key to As with the São Paulo and Prague “This provides a great opportunity for making their debut in The Wall Street Pitt outranked Harvard’s business brownbag workshops on student success, job satisfaction. programs, the program will the students to meet the larger commu- Journal ranking.” Alsop noted that “Pitt school in the field of economics; Yale in lectures, career counseling, a coffee be taught by faculty members from nity of the International Executive MBA is popular with some recruiters because information systems; the University of sponsored by CGS student government, Pittsburgh. Students participate in nine program,” Nachtmann says. “It also of its fast-track one-year MBA degree.” Michigan in economics and information films, networking opportunities, an Adult in-residence modules, which range from benefits Pittsburgh by bringing dozens The article also quoted Lawrence Lane, systems; the University of Pennsylvania GLOBAL OUTREACH: Student Information Day, and informal dis- eight to 24 days. Classes meet every of corporate leaders to this city from a finance supervisor at Ford Motor in information systems and organiza- KATZ SCHOOL ADDS cussion groups. The annual award is pro- second month in Manchester and around the world, which creates bridges Company, as saying, “Pitt’s one-year tional behavior; and Penn State in NEW WORLD MBA SITE vided through the ACPA Commission for abroad at the other outreach campuses. for economic development in this program is more indicative of the fast economics, information systems, and Commuter Students and Adult Learners. “The Katz School has traditionally been region, as well as links between the rate of learning required in the work- organizational behavior. Between modules of the 16-month an innovator in Executive MBA programs. school and potential employers for Katz place, where you don’t have two years “It was our goal to provide activities program, students maintain electronic, The rankings are the result of an AAS study We believe that there’s a difference graduates in the future.” to get up to speed. Pitt is also a good fit designed specifically for the ever- telephone, and video conferencing of nearly 1.5 million citations in selected between providing an international with the Ford culture of teamwork.” changing and diverse population of communication with their faculty and business disciplines to measure the education and educating internationally. Pitt’s CGS students,” says Sherry Miller classmates, receiving materials and research productivity of the 4,918 full-time This faculty is passionate about Brown, director of Pitt’s McCarl Center assignments and getting help and feed- GOOD BUSINESS: faculty members with doctoral degrees in impacting business globally, and they for Nontraditional Student Success. back on their course work. KATZ MBA PROGRAM KATZ MANAGEMENT 51 leading business schools. This research choose to do that by educating And that goal has obviously been met RANKS 11TH SCIENCE PROGRAM encompassed lifetime citation counts for managers internationally.” and exceeded. The program’s curriculum, entrance NATION’S BEST each faculty member. The citation analysis The Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Robert Nachtmann requirements, quality standards, and IN RESEARCH that AAS used counts the number of times Business MBA program ranked 11th Executive Associate Dean format are the same as those for the PRODUCTIVITY an article has been used in later academic Professor of Business Administration worldwide among public institutions Executive MBA programs currently work by other researchers. Joseph M. Katz Graduate School ARE YOU A being offered by Katz in Pittsburgh. rated in a survey of corporate recruiters The discipline of management science of Business POSTDOCTORAL published in The Wall Street Journal/ in the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School AAS is run by Larry M. Robinson, distin- RESEARCHER? The International Executive MBA Harris Interactive “Top Business Schools” of Business is the nation’s best in terms The University of Pittsburgh’s Joseph guished visiting associate professor of IF SO, PITT IS IT! program has proven popular among Report. In the report, the Katz School of research productivity, according to a M. Katz Graduate School of Business management in the Jones Graduate students who recognize that today’s also ranked first among public business new citation study by Academic School of Management at Rice University, According to the biweekly magazine has added to its increasingly prestigious global economy requires them to look schools in the Commonwealth of Assessment Services (AAS), which and Roy Adler, professor of marketing The Scientist, the University of worldwide reputation with the opening beyond the borders of their home coun- Pennsylvania. released results of its study in at Pepperdine University. AAS assists Pittsburgh is one of the nation’s top of a new outreach location in tries and learn about different markets September 2003. business schools in recruiting faculty workplaces for postdoctoral researchers. Manchester, England. This adds to the Overall, in the report’s worldwide ranking and business strategies. members and provides information used According to the Pittsburgh Post- already established MBA programs in of MBA programs at public and private The same study also ranked five other to make promotion and tenure decisions. Gazette, Pitt ranked 15th in a survey of Pittsburgh; São Paulo, Brazil; and In addition to attending their classes in institutions, the Katz School ranked 33rd. disciplines within the Katz School as Scientist readers describing them- Prague, Czech Republic. Classes are the foreign cities, all of the International being among the nation’s top 30 in selves as “nontenured life scientists at expected to start in Manchester in Executive MBA students also come to In the report’s cover story, “A New research productivity: information systems, collegiate research institutions.” Survey fall 2004. Pittsburgh once a year for a three-week Winner,” Journal News Editor Ronald seventh; economics, ninth; organizational respondents cited multidisciplinary session of intensive classes and profes- Alsop wrote that the Katz School behavior, 20th; accounting, 25th; and research, economic stability, and an sional activities. “placed highest among the schools strategy, 29th.

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PITT RESEARCH RANKED In contrast to such well-known evalua- In Nordenberg’s opening welcome, he As a recipient of the Heinz Humanitarian Annan’s appearance was the latest pre- The Heinz Fellowship program is housed 38TH IN THE U.S. tions of universities as the rankings highlighted Annan’s “deep conviction Award, Annan was recognized for the sentation in the H.J. Heinz Company in the University Center for International published annually by U.S. News & that open discourse and patient negoti- U.N.’s efforts to identify and eradicate Foundation Distinguished Lecture Studies, Pitt’s central coordinating and Word of Pitt’s research excellence has World Report, the Shanghai study purely ation form the cornerstones of global hunger and micronutrient deficiencies series held in conjunction with the support mechanism for international reached Shanghai. The Shanghai Jiao emphasizes research and does not mea- diplomacy and lasting social progress.” in developing nations. This is a goal Heinz Fellowship program at the scholarship, teaching, and linkages. Tong University Institute of Higher sure teaching or professional schools. shared by the Heinz Company, whose University of Pittsburgh. The H.J. Heinz Established in 1982 by an endowment Education, that is. Annan delivered an address the day foundation is supporting field research Company Foundation funds the fellow- from the H.J. Heinz Company Foundation, after the United States sought a U.N. on “Supplifer Sprinkles,” an innovative ship through an endowment. Fellows the fellowship provides for one year of In a recent evaluation of universities resolution calling for more U.N. help in method for providing iron supplements are selected from developing nations practical, professional, and nondegree worldwide based on research and publica- HOW HEINZ FELLOWS rebuilding Iraq. In his speech, Annan to such dietary staples as rice, in light of for their leadership potential in busi- educational experiences through the tions, the institute ranked Pitt 38th among AND THE UNITED criticized the U.S. draft resolution the fact that as many as two billion ness, government, and public or private University of Pittsburgh. universities in the United States, 40th NATIONS MET IN because it did not call for a quick people are iron-deficient or anemic. service. They spend a year of study and among universities in the Western OAKLAND transfer of power to an interim Iraqi practical experience at the University of Hemisphere, and 53rd worldwide. The government in the same manner that Annan is the seventh secretary-general of October 21, 2003, was a special day for Pittsburgh. The two Heinz Fellows for institute developed its method of power was turned over in Afghanistan. the United Nations. His priorities as the University of Pittsburgh. Against the the current academic year are from ranking universities by evaluating their secretary-general have been to revitalize backdrop of Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Mongolia and Pakistan. research performances based on five indi- “The United States is the sole remaining the United Nations through a comprehen- Hall, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg cators, with each assigned equal weight: superpower, but with that power comes sive program of reform; to strengthen the welcomed His Excellency Kofi Annan, great responsibilities,” Annan said. “I sense organization’s traditional work in the areas The number of Nobel laureates asso- secretary-general of the United Nations. widespread international acceptance of of development and the maintenance of ciated with the university since the American leadership. But leadership is It was a whirlwind day for Annan, who international peace and security; to inception of the prizes, with a loading most effective when it is pursued by means visited the campus as an H.J. Heinz encourage and advocate human rights, in favor of recently awarded prizes; of persuasion. This means the patient Company Foundation Distinguished the rule of law, and the universal values of building of alliances through diplomacy. The number of highly cited researchers Lecturer, to be conferred the honorary equality, tolerance, and human dignity For it is diplomacy, rather than the exercise from 1981 to 1999; Doctor of Public and International found in the U.N. Charter; and to restore of unchallenged military power, which is the Articles published by faculty in Affairs, and to receive the Heinz public confidence in the organization by true fulcrum that moves the world.” Nature and Science during 2000–02; Humanitarian Award. reaching out to new partners and, in his words, by “bringing the United Nations Articles by faculty cited in the closer to the people.” Science Citation Index Expanded and the Social Sciences Citation Index; and

Research performance per academic staff member, using the above indicators.

40 41 CLIMBING THROUGH THE RANKS OF EXCELLENCE AND EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION PITT: A HISTORY OF CHANGING THE WORLD The Genetic Revolution, c/o Herbert Boyer Jr. These days, you can’t help but follow the giddy developments in genetic engineering. One of the prime movers behind this revolution has been Herbert Boyer Jr. (FAS ’60, ’63), a pioneer in the field of recombinant DNA. In 1973, Boyer and a colleague took the DNA from a toad and added it to a bacterium—voila! Gene splicing. And if that weren’t enough, Boyer cofounded Genentech, which has become one of the largest, most profitable, and most prolific biotechnology firms in the world.

NO NEED FOR the mannequin can be positioned like a methods, Pitt’s School of Dental Medicine IN GOOD COMPANY: Matthews is professor of psychiatry, CELEBRATING 30 YEARS NOVOCAIN: BRINGING patient reclining in a dental chair, dental boasts the most up-to-date model. TWO MORE FACULTY epidemiology, and psychology, and OF WOMEN’S STUDIES DENTAL EDUCATION students can learn to approach their MEMBERS ELECTED TO director of the cardiovascular behavioral INTO THE FUTURE patients from above and behind. “We have definitely brought dental edu- INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE medicine research training program of From a handful of academic courses cation into the future,” says R. Donald the Pittsburgh Mind-Body Center at offered in 1972 to a robust curriculum First-year students in the University of “The Simulation Clinic gives our stu- Hoffman, associate dean for clinical The prestigious Institute of Medicine Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. that now includes approximately 100 Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine dents a patient care experience without education in the dental school. “Not just (IOM), a leading body of medical pro- courses taught by 60 faculty members were recently introduced to a new the patients,” says Daniel P. Ratkus, clin- through technology, but by vertically fessionals, includes 15 members of the Current active members elect new from diverse disciplines, Pitt’s Women’s patient. But unlike some of the dental ical instructor in the Department of integrating the teaching program, our faculty of the University of Pittsburgh members from among candidates chosen Studies Program has made significant patients they will encounter in their Restorative Dental Sciences and direc- students now take what they have schools of the health sciences—two of for their major contributions to health strides in its history, celebrating its 30th future practices, this one has no fear— tor of the Simulation Clinic. “From their learned during their first two years in whom were among 65 recently selected and medicine or to related fields such anniversary in 2002. it was a mannequin. first year, our students will get clinical the Simulation Clinic and seamlessly new members. as social and behavioral sciences, law, experience, acting as if their simulator is transfer it to patient care activities in the administration, and economics. Election Mannequins—also known as patient really a human patient. The students Comprehensive Care Program in the According to Arthur Levine, Pitt’s senior to IOM is a sign of respect and an obli- simulators—as well as two rooms full of must follow standard infection control third and fourth years.” vice chancellor for health sciences, IOM gation to work on behalf of the organi- state-of-the-art computer and audiovi- and charting procedures, just like they membership is earned and awarded by zation’s governance and studies. sual technology are part of the school’s do in the clinic.” “The Simulation Clinic is a significant peers who are IOM members. new $2.8 million Simulation Clinic. component of our comprehensive uni- “It is truly a tribute to the talents and Faculty teach the students from an form teaching philosophy, which will expertise of Dr. Roberts and Dr. elevated platform at the front of the permit students to more efficiently Matthews that they have been selected room. Students are able to see the integrate clinical skills with scientific to join this influential group,” says Levine. professor on flat-screen monitors knowledge,” says Thomas W. Braun, There currently are 1,358 active IOM mem- placed at each station. In addition, a mov- dean of Pitt’s School of Dental Medicine. Irene Frieze, Pitt professor of psychology, bers, who serve without compensation. able camera can offer students a close- was one of three women who founded The Simulation Clinic also will be used up view of the instructor performing a the Women’s Studies Program. “When by the dental school departments of procedure on his/her own simulator. we created the program, we had to set restorative dentistry, orthodontics, and our priorities,” Frieze says. “Should we The professor also can broadcast slides, dental hygiene, and, in the future, for focus on outreach to the community radiographs, video, and/or transparen- continuing dental education of alumni. The organization’s two new Pitt and political issues or on academics? cies on the monitors, as well as tape The clinic comprises two simulation labs members are James M. Roberts and We decided on the latter.” with 80 workstations. In addition to the classroom activities using top-of-the- Karen A. Matthews. Roberts is profes- standard dental equipment, each station line equipment. sor and vice chair for research in the Pitt Professor of English Mary Briscoe is equipped with a patient simulator that Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Pitt Associate Professor of History One of only a handful of dental schools has a removable jaw with lifelike move- and Reproductive Sciences, professor Maurine Greenwald also were cofounders. nationwide to use this cutting-edge tech- ments and can be approached from of epidemiology, and director of the nology and its associated teaching either the right or left side. And because Magee-Womens Research Institute.

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In addition to crafting strong academic agencies that serve women dealing with “The Internet has made a huge impact Among them is the Ford and Harriet The collection has a heavy concentra- There is also a wealth of material on the courses, the founders established substance abuse, family violence, or on libraries and the services they Curtis Theatre Collection. The collection tion of materials on Western Pennsyl- Golden Age of Broadway musicals and awards for scholarly research on other problems.” provide,” says Jonathan Miller, head of first took shape in the 1950s, when vania productions and theater history. thousands of items predating the women’s issues and created a lecture public services at . Ford Curtis, a member of Pitt’s Charles Aston, head of ULS special col- 1950s. These include such things as series to bring leading feminist scholars Stabile said that many employers view “Users can now access the library’s Department of English, began saving lections, says the University is especially programs from Pittsburgh’s demolished to campus. As a result of those efforts, the women’s studies certificate as a resources from anywhere.” Instead of programs from the 50-plus Pittsburgh interested in the archives of individuals Nixon Theater, scrapbooks with ads and Frieze says, Pitt’s Women’s Studies “professional plus,” noting that the being a destination, libraries have and New York plays he and his wife with a Pittsburgh connection, including playbills from local performances in the Program enjoys a “solid academic program “adds a unique intellectual evolved into a service that universities attended each year. Eventually, theatri- beloved Pittsburgh entertainer Don 1920s, and records from the Pittsburgh reputation” today. dimension” to a student’s course of study. provide. In fact, library Web pages are cal groups and Curtis’ friends began Brockett, actor Shirley Jones, actor and Playhouse dating back to the 1930s. often the most frequently visited areas donating their materials. Before long, he dancer , actor and director The Women’s Studies Program awards of a university’s Web site. had a small archive. Ellis Rabb, and playwrights August certificates at the undergraduate, master’s, UNIVERSITY’S LIBRARIES Wilson and George S. Kaufmann. and doctoral levels. Current undergrad- But even though the Internet literally Today, the collection includes nearly MORE THAN A uate enrollment is 125, while 37 students does put the world at one’s fingertips, 500,000 items, including 1,300 books DESTINATION are pursuing an MA certificate, and 14 sometimes even the most Web savvy on theater, thousands of photographs of a PhD certificate. The heart of a great university is its library. students must venture from their rooms performers, performing contracts, pub- and go to the library to physically licity clips, personal correspondence, The graduate student certificate pro- And at the heart of the University of access materials and information. promotional literature, and much more. gram, established in 1996, allows stu- Pittsburgh are the 18 libraries that make dents who are pursuing or who already up the University Library System (ULS), One of the oldest items in the collection have a master’s degree to earn a mas- each serving a distinct purpose. The is a yellowed paper promoting a ter’s certificate in women’s studies. largest is Hillman Library, home to more Liverpool, England, production of Doctoral students, or those who have a than 1.5 million volumes and 200 com- Shakespeare’s King Henry VIII. The doctorate, can earn the PhD certificate. puters. Other libraries, located in facilities theatrical broadside dates back to spread throughout campus, concentrate 1806. Admission was two shillings. The program also awards two teaching on specific academic areas such as engi- fellowships each academic year. neering, physics, chemistry, and fine arts. “The graduate certificate is a valuable The library is a dynamic entity, safe- For example, Hillman Library, which credential for those seeking teaching guarding materials from the past, while at focuses primarily on the humanities and and research positions in higher educa- the same time keeping the University social sciences, has numerous special tion and those seeking careers working community up to date with current devel- collections in topics ranging from social with women or girls in which gender opments. And while it remains the heart work to East Asian studies. These col- issues are important,” says Carole of the University, the library is no longer lections are invaluable aids to students Stabile, director of the Women’s Studies just a “place” to go for information. and faculty in their academic pursuits. Program. “This could include public policy, media, community organizing, or

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READ (AND LEARN) ALL ABOUT IT!

“The Curtis Theatre Collection is very The archive, launched with 78 papers, And that service—as well as the system’s Pittsburgh. All 600,000 items located in The University of Pittsburgh is home to a Information Sciences Library significant because of its diversity and is accessible and downloadable, with impressive holdings—keeps students the older ULS storage facility were world-class library system. With vast - Elizabeth Nesbitt Room depth,” says Pitt Professor of Theatre no restrictions. coming back. moved to this high-tech, climate- resources and one-of-a-kind-in-the- Langley Library Arts Bruce McConachie. It is a treasure controlled facility, which has 60-foot tall world special collections, the University Library Resource Facility trove of theatrical information that is Materials submitted to AEI must deal stacks and room to ultimately house as Library System adds to its storehouse of Mathematics Library Music Library used by individuals both at the with one of two main themes—the move- many as 3 million volumes. knowledge every day—not only for the MORE THAN “BY THE Physics Library University and in locations far and wide ment by Eastern and Western Europe Pitt community, but for the larger BOOK”: STATE-OF-THE-ART Semester at Sea Library to learn more about the nation’s and the toward the resumption of the common Designed to provide Pitt’s library system community as well. It has continued to LIBRARY RESEARCH The Health Sciences Library System region’s rich theatrical history. political and cultural ties they enjoyed with the latest in archival, storage, and acquire and develop not only outstanding FACILITIES - Falk Library of the Health Sciences prior to the imposition of communist restoration facilities, the LCSU inte- collections, but also technologies to - Library of the Western Psychiatric Institute rule, or the West European integration grates storage space, cutting-edge The quality of a research institution is preserve them for generations to come. and Clinic movement that resulted in the formation technology, preservation facilities, tech- directly proportional to its research UPARC Off-Site Storage Facility of the European Union, which is now on nical services, and archival services. facilities. Storing large collections, pre- Hanley Library at the University of Pittsburgh the threshold of admitting as many as This centralized library facility has the serving historical artifacts, and providing at Bradford 10 countries from Eastern Europe. capacity to develop and provide effec- Business Library access to resources are fundamental to Millstein Library at the University of Pittsburgh tive access to special collections and to Center for American Music scholarly research. Improving on any of at Greensburg This is the second discipline-based address issues of preservation as well Chemistry Library these functions benefits not just the Owen Library at the University of Pittsburgh e-print archive at ULS. The PhilSci Darlington Memorial Library as digitize thousands of materials. It is at Johnstown Archive, which contains more than researcher but also the University. Dick Thornburgh Archives yet another step the University is taking Haskell Memorial Library at the University of 1,100 papers related to the philosophy Bevier Engineering Library In October 2002, the University Library to advance its reputation as a leading Pittsburgh at Titusville of science, was launched in 2001. Frick Fine Arts Library A more “space age” collection that was System (ULS) opened a state-of-the-art research institution. GSPIA/Economics Library recently established is the Archive of AEI is hosted by the library system and Library Collections Storage Unit (LCSU) Hillman Library European Integration (AEI), an e-print The facility includes the following cosponsored by the European Union in the Point Breeze neighborhood of - African American Collection repository for literature related to departments: Studies Association and Pitt’s Center - Buhl Social Work Collection integration in Europe in the 20th and for West European Studies and - East Asian Library 21st centuries. European Union Center. It is also in Library Collections Storage Unit - GIS (Geographic Information Service) - Government Publications Collection An e-print is the digital text of an partnership with the European This 16,600-square-foot unit is a high- - Interlibrary Loan Integration online Papers (EloP) in density, environmentally controlled, unpublished research document that is - K. Leroy Irvis Reading Room Vienna, Austria. Metadata from the EloP retrievable storage area for books and placed in an archive as an electronic - Japan Information Center papers are being harvested and added file. AEI makes available to the public journals that are sorted by size and - Eduardo Lozano Latin American Collection to Pitt’s AEI. for the first time working, policy, and stored in acid-free cardboard trays. - Map Collection conference papers, as well as other - Media Resources With its many collections—both electronic noncommercial, nongovernmental pub- - Microforms Collection and more traditional—the University lications pertaining to some aspects of - Periodicals Collection Library System continues to provide European integration. - Special Collections invaluable service to the Pitt community. - Stark Listening Center

46 47 CLIMBING THROUGH THE RANKS OF EXCELLENCE AND EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION A HISTORY OF CHANGING THE WORLD The Polio Vaccine Lest we forget, here’s what the world was like before April 1955: Iron lungs. Empty public swimming pools. An explosion of drive-in theaters, so that kids could watch movies in the summer without being exposed to other kids. One vaccine later, and the universe changed. What’s lesser known however, is the role that other researchers played in the discovery, including Jonas Salk’s chief scientific colleague Julius Youngner. Graduate School of Public Health epidemiologist William Hammon’s work on the gamma globulin protein also helped to pave the way for Salk’s discovery.

Twenty ranges of racks 30 feet high, library management system and Preservation Department Digital Research Library Technical Services According to Assistant University with approximately 7,000 shelves, can PITTCat, the online catalog containing Librarian of Archives and Special The Preservation Department has The Digital Research Library (DRL) Technical Services is responsible for store an estimated 2.7 million volumes. more than 3 million records. The Collections Michael Dabrishus, “This is a undergone many changes over the serves as a resource to ULS for digital acquiring, cataloging, and processing A hydraulic lift retrieves volumes and production server environment houses collection that’s tremendously impor- years, but has remained constant in library initiatives as it creates and library collections materials in both hard replaces them on the highest shelves. more than 40 servers, which provide tant, not just to the supporting the ULS mission by preserving supports Web-accessible research col- copy and in electronic formats. The staff Items in storage appear in PITTCat with access to hundreds of databases and and the surrounding region, but also to library and archival materials and keeping lections that can be used by a broad works with materials in all formats and Library Collections Storage Unit as electronic resources, ULS’s extensive the nation as a whole.” them accessible for the public. The community of users. DRL incorporates in all languages except East Asian the location. University of Pittsburgh Web serving environment, and e-ULS’s recent opening of a new state-of-the-art digital technology to provide an alterna- vernaculars and processes all invoices students, faculty, staff, and special numerous digital publishing initiatives. In July 2003, the first case study from Conservation Laboratory in the Preser- tive means of access to valuable library for materials in ULS collections. borrowers can obtain stored material by the Dick Thornburgh Archives was vation Department promises to build a resources that otherwise could not submitting a request through PITTCat. published through a partnership with Archives Service Center more cohesive program to better serve readily be viewed at one time or in one It is no surprise, then, that Pitt’s library Books and other materials requested the Institute of Politics and ULS. Written the library and University communities. place as a single coherent collection. resources are much sought after—not only from storage can be delivered to any The Archives Service Center (ASC) by Professor Louise Comfort (with The architectural firm Celli Flynn Digitization of these resources also locally and regionally, but also nationally. University of Pittsburgh library. manages more than 30,000 linear feet Associates, in consultation with the provides enhanced search features and Deliveries are made daily, except on of archives, manuscripts, photographs, preservation staff, designed and con- display that enable faster and more weekends or holidays. Journal articles books, and newspapers that focus on structed a 3,494-square-foot lab. The efficient means of finding information. are made available in PDF format. the history of Pittsburgh and south- new lab supports a variety of services Current DRL projects include: the . ASC actively and conservation treatments for library Historic Pittsburgh Collection, which solicits materials of historical value. and archival materials, including in-house documents the history of Pittsburgh Once received, the materials are book repair, brittle books replacement and the Western Pennsylvania region processed, preserved, and opened to and reformatting, disaster planning and through visual and textual material; the research. A separate reading room is preparedness, and staff education. 19th Century Schoolbooks Project, available for students, faculty, visiting which offers electronic access to a scholars, community members, and In November 2003, for example, the Carrie Miller), Graduate School of Public variety of textbooks printed in the others from the general public. Major University was chosen as the repository and International Affairs, the Case Study: 1800s; and the Parallax Project, collections include: Archives of Industrial for the Frick Archives—the business- The Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident: which provides access to Allegheny Society, the University Archives, the related material and significant items Continued Policy, Issues, Dilemmas, Observatory star data. Located in the United Electrical Workers and other documenting ’s time in and Strategies was used in teaching a Information Systems Library Resource Facility at Thomas labor collections, the Dick Thornburgh Western Pennsylvania. Pitt is sharing the graduate policy analysis course. Four Boulevard, DRL enjoys close proximity Information Systems provides technology Archives, and the Helen Clay Frick collection with the Frick Art Reference more case studies on Three Mile Island to many of the departments with which support to University of Pittsburgh Foundation Collection. Library in New York. In November, ULS will be released in July 2004. The Dick it works most closely, namely the campus libraries, including: PC support received more than 200 boxes of Thornburgh Archives, comprising 1,140 Archives Service Center, Preservation for an installed base of more than 600 materials, with more on the way. Contents cubic feet of his personal papers, were Department, Technical Services, and devices for faculty, students, and staff of the collection will be digitized and donated to the University of Pittsburgh in Information Systems. and support for the Endeavor Voyager made available online to researchers February 1998. and the public.

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These projects are just the tip of the Professors Prashant Krishnamurthy, to be addressed in a fundamental way. Such endeavors are prime examples of Partner departments involved in the important, but we chose those depart- iceberg. ULS is growing in stature and David Tipper, and Joseph Kabara. They Such networks will only be as good as the University of Pittsburgh’s efforts to five-year study will analyze all aspects ments that have a critical eye toward has been receiving a wealth of external are collaborating on a project on the integrity of the information that remain on the cutting edge of the ever- of their doctoral programs and link the future, that are willing to take risks grant support—about $1 million a year. wireless information assurance funded flows through them. evolving landscape of modern technology. specific activities to desired outcomes. and move the discipline forward.” These included a commonwealth grant by the National Institute of Standards To begin this analysis, departments will of $500,000 for the Dick Thornburgh and Technology. “Wireless networks have aspects that clarify their goals for doctoral education Funding for the project is provided by Archives, $224,000 from the Institute of make security and survivability different in their respective disciplines. The the Atlantic Philanthropies and the A PRESTIGIOUS Museum and Library Services to add According to Krishnamurthy, wireless [from] wired networks, and also particu- departments will then create “design Carnegie Foundation for the Advance- PARTNER: ENGLISH images to the Historic Pittsburgh pro- wide-area networks—such as digital larly challenging,” says Krishnamurthy. experiments” in doctoral education to ment of Teaching. DEPARTMENT SELECTED ject, and a $240,000 grant from the cellular phone networks—and wireless “The broadcast nature of wireless better meet their identified goals. FOR CARNEGIE National Endowment for the Humanities local-area networks (WLANs)—such as communication links makes them the mushrooming wireless Internet unique in their vulnerability to security INITIATIVE Chris M. Golde, Carnegie senior scholar, for digitizing rare Chinese books in the BROADENING services in coffee shops—are becoming attacks. Mobile stations also are limited explains that the project goals are to East Asian Library. The University of Pittsburgh Depart- THE HORIZON: crucial components of the national in computational and battery power, support and study experiments in doc- ment of English has been selected by AFRICANA STUDIES “The increasing amount of external communications infrastructure. which constrains information security toral education with leading graduate the Carnegie Foundation for the support for the University Library measures. Additionally, mobile stations programs; document and analyze the Advancement of Teaching to participate Africana studies: the study, research, System (ULS) is proof that the ULS is continually leave the network and character of those initiatives; and, work- in the Carnegie Initiative on the interpretation, and dissemination of quickly becoming a significant national change locations, which also affects ing with these innovative departments, Doctorate, a multiyear research and knowledge concerning African American, and international library system,” says security and reliability. help the disciplinary community create action project aimed at improving doc- African, and Caribbean affairs and Hillman University Librarian and ULS models and evidence of success to toral education at American universities. culture. Director Rush Miller. “These unique features of hybrid inform others in the field. wireless networks negate the standard “This is a great honor,” says Eric Clark, In the Department of Africana Studies survivability and security techniques “We’re working with departments that associate professor and director of at the University of Pittsburgh, the term developed for wired networks. Our project are committed to being stewards of the “Africana” incorporates the three-tiered VIRTUAL SECURITY: graduate studies in Pitt’s English seeks to develop a comprehensive treat- discipline,” Golde emphasizes. “We don’t interdisciplinary thrust of the depart- PRESERVING THE department. “The departments selected “More and more WLANs are appearing ment of information assurance in hybrid just mean a preservation of the heart ment—African, African American, and INTEGRITY OF are in the top 10 of English doctoral in coffee shops, malls, and in homes,” wireless networks,” says Krishnamurthy. and essence of the field, although that’s Caribbean social sciences and humani- WIRELESS NETWORK programs in the United States.” says Krishnamurthy. “People are access- ties. Students in the department examine INFORMATION If successful, Krishnamurthy and his ing the Internet from everywhere and the structure, organization, problems, colleagues will develop methods to guar- are involved in commercial transactions, and perspectives of Blacks in Africa and The University of Pittsburgh’s telecom- antee protection against security attacks such as placing orders, making purchases, the African Diaspora. And classes in munications program, begun in 1986, is or accidental breakdowns and provide online banking, and getting stock quotes Africana studies stress the importance regarded as one of the best in the confidentiality, data integrity, authentica- and trading. of analytical interpretations and policy country. As such, it has attracted some tion, and access control as required. prescriptions for social change—in of the nation’s most talented telecom- “The usage is currently sparse, but as it African American communities and in munications faculty to the School of increases, security and survivability various African and Caribbean nations Information Sciences (SIS)—people like become a big concern, and [this] needs as well. 50 51 CLIMBING THROUGH THE RANKS OF EXCELLENCE AND EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION A HISTORY OF CHANGING THE WORLD World’s Busiest Transplant Center You don’t have to be one of the more than 10,000 organ recipients to be grateful for the Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute. Thanks to transplant pioneer Starzl and many others, UPMC has done more transplants—and more types of transplants—than any other hospital in the world. On average, UPMC performs one transplant every 12 hours. Pitt doctors performed the city’s first kidney transplant (1964) and the state’s first heart transplant (1968). Other milestones include the city’s first liver transplant (1981) and the world’s first intestinal transplant (1990). The program has also pioneered anti-rejection drugs cyclosporine and FK506; spin-off research now delves into artificial hearts and other organs.

ONLINE WITH THE LAW BRINGING THE EAST Under this grant, ASC will continue to overall framework is historical, there is a to come to Pitt in July to learn how to The University of Pittsburgh’s School of TO THE WEST organize and supervise 30-hour teacher heavy emphasis on literature. The semi- teach American history using music. Law is renowned for a number of seminars throughout four states: nar’s approach is both interdisciplinary and The center will expand upon the ideas things: its excellent and strong interna- Thanks to the work of Pitt’s Asian Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and designed to provide a forum for demon- the center used to develop “Voices tional law focus; its outstanding and Studies Center (ASC) at the University West Virginia. In addition, the grant will strating East Asian curriculum materials.” Across Time,” a unique teacher resource award-winning faculty; its law clinics to Center for International Studies, high support an East Asian study tour each After completing the seminar, teachers guide used in a successful pilot project benefit the community; its expertise in school and secondary students can summer to China and Japan. The tour meet for a follow-up session during the in 1999. The guide consists of nine health law, environmental law, and intel- become better acquainted with Asian will be modeled on a recently completed next fall semester to share experiences units, each dedicated to a different lectual property and technology law. languages, literature, film, theater, trip to Japan that included 18 secondary and plans for integrating Asian materi- historical era. The music and popular And there’s one more thing: JURIST. and culture. and college teachers. als into their courses. songs of those particular times in history JURIST is the Internet’s legal education And thanks to the continued support of will help broaden and enhance the stu- Undergraduates have opportunities to: portal—the only university-based gateway the Freeman Foundation, ASC can further dents’ understanding of the people who to authoritative legal instruction, infor- understand the “whys” and “hows” of its role as a vital link between Eastern lived the events, as well as their ethnic, mation, and scholarship online. Directed the exclusion of African Americans Asia and the United States. political, and socioeconomic diversity. by its founder, Pitt law Professor from mainstream America by gaining , JURIST is supported both an Afrocentric perspective of “The sound of history is missing from by a highly dedicated group of cyber- the problem and knowledge of the our classrooms,” says Pitt Professor of savvy Pitt law students, as well as vol- African American experience; and Musicology Deane Root, director of the unteer faculty from law schools around center, chair of Pitt’s music department, explore African and Caribbean cul- the world: www..law.pitt.edu. and Fletcher Hodges Jr. Curator of tures, traditions, and values to grasp Designed for teachers of world cultures, Pitt’s Foster Hall Collection—the largest the vital importance of Africa as a world history, geography, economics, and and most comprehensive collection of world power. LISTENING TO VOICES literature, the seminar is taught by Diana materials relating to the life and music ACROSS TIME Marston Wood, ASC assistant director of Stephen Foster. “Over the years, Pitt students who embark upon this and NCTA coordinator, along with faculty songs have allowed everyday people to journey of discovery and rediscovery Pitt’s Center for American Music, part of In 2003, ASC received a three-year voice their attitudes, opinions, or beliefs. from Pittsburgh-area colleges and high the University Library System, was emerge with a heightened awareness $1.125 million grant from the Freeman schools within the region. awarded a federal grant to host an insti- and appreciation of the African Foundation, which has renewed its choice Diaspora—and of its role in the world tute for teachers in summer 2004 of Pitt as the Pittsburgh coordinating site “This seminar provides teachers with community. called “Voices Across Time: American of the National Consortium for Teaching both the content and resources needed History through Song.” about Asia (NCTA). This commitment to implement the study of East Asia into follows two previous consecutive one-year their curriculum, in accordance with the The $146,705 grant, from the National grants for the program. Pennsylvania academic standards as Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), well as the geography and world history will allow 25 secondary school teachers standards,” said Wood. “While the

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AN INVALUABLE ON THE EDGE What is “New Music”? Simply put, New ARENA: PITT’S KUNTU Music is contemporary music written by REPERTORY THEATRE Unique. Innovative. Eclectic. composers who meld world music, tech- nology, popular music, performing arts, This is what the critics are saying about Founded in 1974, Pitt’s Kuntu Repertory artworks, and other disciplines with clas- the University of Pittsburgh Music on Theatre (KRT) has earned a national repu- sical music. In short, these composers the Edge series. Founded in 1998, tation for consistently exploring the Black create unique pieces that mirror the times by Department of Music Professor experience from a Black perspective—and in which we live, providing an unexplored and composer Eric Moe and Associate today it continues to bring the power of landscape of listening experience. those insights to Pitt students. Professor and composer Mathew Music provides a very real soundtrack to in grades 7 through 12, although it is an account of the courtship of the Rosenblum, this groundbreaking events throughout history.” adaptable for other grade levels. Originally established to present the African American founders of the town concert series provides a venue for works of the legendary Rob Penny (then of Mound Bayou, Miss. The play reflects nationally renowned and upcoming For example, students will listen to the Participants in the summer institute will playwright-in-residence) and other the season’s theme of the role of New Music composers and artists. spiritual “Go Down, Moses” to better analyze popular songs to gain fresh African American writers, KRT expanded African Americans in the development understand slavery. They will hear material for historical inquiry. Field trips, its original mission to include a number of the American West. Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your authentic performances, historians, of components involving Black writers Land” as a representation of the musicologists, and education specialists Currently, KRT provides a fertile arena and performers. Today, the company is American populist movement of the will help teachers develop innovative for the Black writer to develop his/her stronger than ever. As a part of the mid-20th century. And John Lennon’s strategies to integrate music into their talents. KRT provides opportunities for its University’s Department of Africana “Imagine” will help them explore the teaching of American history. The summer members, as well as published and Studies, it usually stages three major idealism of the 1960s. institute is one of 29 projects designed unpublished Black writers, to develop productions a year, in addition to a number by the NEH as “We the People” projects skills in the dramatic arts as both aesthetic of off-campus shows and collages. According to Root, arguably the nation’s to explore significant issues in U.S. and social statements. The group provides leading authority on Stephen Foster, history and culture for teachers and the The group’s 2003–04 season opened the Black creative artist with a supportive, studies have shown that music helps a general public. with the Pittsburgh premiere of Valetta intellectually stimulating environment student pay attention, retain informa- Anderson’s She’ll Find Her Way Home, while producing entertainment that is tion, and perform better on standardized Voices Across Time is funded through socially relevant, intellectually stimulating, tests. In the pilot project, teachers who the Vira I. Heinz Endowment and the historically accurate, emotionally satisfying, used Voices Across Time to integrate Grable Foundation. and technically excellent. music into their social studies or American history curriculum reported that students who had been struggling beforehand were making significant progress in class. Voices Across Time is specifically designed to aid teachers

54 55 CLIMBING THROUGH THE RANKS OF EXCELLENCE AND EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION A HISTORY OF CHANGING THE WORLD First Heavier-Than-Air Flying Craft In 1896, Pitt Professor Samuel Langley launched his aerodrome from a houseboat moored in the Potomac River—the first heavier-than-air craft to achieve free flight. Langley’s fist manned aircraft hit a snag on the launch catapult and crashed. The aborted flight happened in 1903, just nine days before the Wright brothers made history. Save for a broken catapult, Langley would have been the first to achieve manned flight.

The Music on the Edge concert series is Rosenblum’s music is a synthesis of and political forces far from its home By fostering beneficial partnerships Proceeds from the alumni association’s one of the few outlets for contemporary diverse elements derived from classical, ground. As certain forms of music enjoy within the alumni community, PAA is total efforts have funded such programs classical music in the city. It presents the jazz, rock, and world music traditions. worldwide popularity, other forms of able to further support the University as as the Alumni Scholarship Endowment best in new music performed by the His works have been performed music mutate, sink into obscurity, and an institution of higher learning. Fund, which awards 82 scholarships country’s most talented solo and ensemble throughout the United States and even cease to exist.” Cultivating and inspiring financial gen- annually, and Discovery Weekend, musicians and has featured such profes- Europe including at the 1990 ISCM erosity are an integral part of the which was aided by $100,000 in PAA sional musicians and ensembles as the World Music Days in Oslo, De Ijsbreker responsibilities the association assumes, underwriting. The association also Pro Arte Quartet, the Lion’s Gate Trio, in Amsterdam, the Tonhalle in Düsseldorf, while the rewards of these efforts are cosponsors or plays key roles in such STAYING CONNECTED violinist Rolf Schulte, and the California the Bing Theater in Los Angeles, the evident throughout the campus. memorable Pitt functions as Lantern WHILE CHANGING EAR Unit. Festival of New American Music in Night, Night of the Panther, the annual Bell Yung, director of the Asian Studies Center THE WORLD Sacramento, and at the Sonic Boom and professor of music Through the Alumni Legislative Network, bonfire, and job fairs. As distinguished and renowned New which works in conjunction with the Festival, the Kitchen, Merkin Hall, and After the years of study and preparation Music composers, cofounders Moe and University’s Office of Community and New members can take advantage of Miller Theater in by are complete, Pitt’s graduates are notori- Rosenblum have received numerous conference titled Cultural Rights and Governmental Relations, volunteers valuable benefits and services, including ensembles including the California EAR ous for their “let’s change the world” atti- awards, commissions, and residencies Academic Responsibility: Politics and serve as valuable advocates to ensure complimentary subscriptions to publica- Unit, Newband, the Rascher Saxophone tudes. And, thankfully, many of them do. for their original compositions. Quartet, the New York New Music Economics in the Globalization of Music. that higher education is among the top tions, savings on graduate test courses, Ensemble, the Chicago Contemporary The University of Pittsburgh is the alma budgetary and policy priorities in the access to the online community, Moe, a pianist and keyboard player and a Scheduled for sometime in the 2004–05 Players, the Pittsburgh New Music mater of more than 225,000 alumni Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. They discounts on car rentals and hotels founding member of the San Francisco- academic year, the conference will explore Ensemble, Sequitur, Speculum Musicae, worldwide. When students leave the con- work to inform elected officials about the across the country, and discounts at the based EARPLAY ensemble, is a com- the historical, political, and economic and others. fines of academic life, the Pitt Alumni accomplishments and needs of the Pitt Shop and Book Center. poser of what The New York Times calls forces driving the globalization of musical Association (PAA) helps them maintain University of Pittsburgh and higher “music of winning exuberance.” Moe has The Music on the Edge series has culture, as well as the responsibility of education across the state. lifelong friendships with those who were www.alumni.pitt.edu received numerous grants and awards academics studying the phenomenon. brought first-class performers from all close to them during their formative years. for his work, including the Rhonda and over the world—and exciting new musical The alumni association’s student organi- Yung, who will codirect this project with Walter Lakond Award of the American ideas—to every audience lucky enough PAA members stay informed and in zation, the Blue and Gold Society, is made Pitt Assistant Professor of Music Academy of Arts and Letters (2002) and to experience its truly innovative mission. contact with each other through such up of 30 undergraduate student leaders Andrew Weintraub, says music provides the Guggenheim Fellowship. publications as the Pitt Advocate and chosen to act as liaisons between the an excellent case study for analyzing Alumni Connections, as well as the Pitt student community and PAA. Members He has been commissioned by the the processes of globalization. Alumni Online Community, which allows seek to connect all Pitt students with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Fromm MUSIC MAKES THE more than 10,000 alumni to contact both the association and the 225,000+ Foundation, Meet-the-Composer USA, WORLD GO ’ROUND “Music—the most personal yet also the other alumni all over the world. The Pitt alumni worldwide in ways that would and Koussevitzky and received residen- most public of emotional, artistic, and AlumNet program helps students make not otherwise be possible. cies at the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, In 2003, Bell Yung, director of Pitt’s social expressions—is, in this global contacts with alumni who can help Bellagio, Virginia Center for the Creative Asian Studies Center, was awarded an arena, distributed and consumed further their postgraduate careers. Arts, Millay Colony, Ragdale Foundation, $80,000 grant by the Ford Foundation’s throughout the world,” says Yung. “It is Montana Artists Refuge, and American Knowledge, Creativity and Freedom often transformed according to techno- Dance Festival. Program to organize an international logical advancement, market demands,

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The University of Pittsburgh is among But as far-reaching as Pitt’s medical Multidisciplinary research is not a new The project, EXPORT Health, led to the the nation’s top public research research is, the University’s research concept, but such initiatives are increas- development of a center of excellence universities, a front-runner in the race expertise spans a vast array of disci- ing in number in the United States. designed to support community partner- to secure research monies. plines. This chapter presents just Hoping to take advantage of this cli- ships, outreach, and the research and some of the varied research endeavors mate, major research institutions like training needed to eradicate these dis- In less than a decade, Pitt grew that make Pitt a hub of multidisci- Pitt are examining the best ways to parities. The grant awarded by NIH’s research dollars by 123 percent— plinary research. From international position themselves for the future in National Center on Minority Health and from $230 million in fiscal year 1995 studies to women’s studies, and from order to maximize their key strengths. Health Disparities provides five years of to $513 million in 2003. This dra- engineering to epidemiology, the core resources to support a multidisci- matic increase translates into grow- University’s long tradition of ground- This approach, using “constellations of plinary team of faculty scholars working in ing prestige, which can be seen in breaking discovery and intellectual research,” promotes collaboration among partnership with civic organizations, the the National Institutes of Health’s achievement at the highest levels researchers in all disciplines. By pro- faith community, and the corporate sector. (NIH) grant-level rankings. According continues to characterize its progress. moting and supporting researchers to to NIH, Pitt’s School of Medicine push the boundaries of knowledge The five-year grant focuses on seven ranked 10th nationally, ahead of through creative academic partnerships, critical objectives: Michigan, Stanford, and Columbia; Pitt is demonstrating a commitment to medical school grants combined with MULTIDISCIPLINARY its mission of extending the range of Enhancing support for and participat- grants awarded to Pitt faculty, run RESEARCH: CREATIVE human knowledge. ing in research by the African through affiliated hospitals, ranked PARTNERSHIPS PUSH American community; THE BOUNDARIES OF ninth, ahead of Yale, Duke, Michigan, Developing a participatory research Stanford, and Columbia. And, overall, KNOWLEDGE PROJECT EXPORT program where the community identi- in University rankings (not including No university becomes a leader in a dis- HEALTH: NIH GRANT fies and participates in research that is affiliated hospitals) Pitt ranked eighth tinctive research cluster solely through TARGETS RACIAL AND needed to address community needs; nationally, just ahead of Yale, Duke, any individual faculty member’s individual ETHNIC HEALTH Translating research into usable guide- Harvard, and Columbia. prominence. It takes a large number of DISPARITIES lines for culturally competent and sci- researchers—sometimes working in close entifically sound interventions, clinical In late 2002, the Center for Minority cooperation, sometimes separately, but practice, and prevention activities; aware of each other’s work—to define a Health established itself as one of the leadership position. preeminent centers in eradicating racial and ethnic health disparities with a $6 “A defining characteristic of scholarship million grant from the National Institutes at the University of Pittsburgh is the of Health (NIH) to fund a project aimed opportunity for teams of eminent at targeting these disparities. researchers to work together on major problems and to combine to integrate and synthesize their scholarship,” says Provost James V. Maher. 58 59 MAINTAINING EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH A HISTORY OF CHANGING THE WORLD Best Collectors of Extraterrestrials

Scientists recently have contemplated the possibility that water may have once existed on Mars, thus offering the prospect of life on the Red Planet. Whatever we learn about Mars is due in no small part to Pitt geologist William Cassidy. Cassidy’s team—including former grad student Ralph Harvey (FAS ’90), now at Case Western Reserve University—made many trips to Antarctica to ferret out meteorites—shads and stones from the moon and the planets—and eventually built one of the world’s largest collections of specimens. Because the pieces are preserved virtually unscathed in year-around freeze, the meteorites provide fertile ground for research into the early universe.

Expanding health education and The breakthrough by Sanford A. Asher, number of detectable gradations could One of the challenges in weighing scintillating plastic. This plastic converts information available to community professor of chemistry in the School of be as high as the number of levels the neutrinos, however, is that they have no particle collisions into digital data signals. members and healthcare providers; Arts and Sciences, and David Finegold, finger stick meters provide. mass. So how can you weigh these professor of pediatrics in the School of particles, which, despite their abun- July 2003 marked the end of a four- Training the State Health Improvement Medicine, was described in the Asher’s sensor answers the increasing dance—there are 10 million per cubic year mining and construction project Partnerships (SHIPs) to develop and American Chemical Society’s Analytical demand for continuous, noninvasive glu- foot—rarely interact with matter, and to that finished one of the first two detec- sustain health promotion and disease Chemistry in May 2003. cose monitoring due to the increasing further complicate matters (no pun tors of the MINOS particle physics pro- prevention activities; number of people diagnosed with dia- intended), appear to switch back and ject. In 2005, the anticipated date of Implementing educational programs betes mellitus and the recognition that forth among three different identities? completion of the neutrino beam line, to increase understanding of deter- the long-term outcome of these patients’ the next phase of the project begins. minants of health disparities and health can be dramatically improved by Although many of the particles’ proper- More than a trillion man-made neutrinos enhance cultural competence to careful glucose monitoring and control. ties remain unknown, one thing physi- per year will pass through the Soudan Established in 2001 by a grant from the strengthen research practice; and cists have discovered is the neutrinos’ detector, with only about 1,500 ever Centers for Disease Control and role in the dynamics of the early universe. colliding with an atomic nucleus. The Increasing the number of African Prevention, the center is the only one of rest will circle the detector on a track. American and Latino students enter- A WEIGHTY its kind in the nation. Based in Oakland and McKeesport, the center helps ing graduate programs in the health EXPERIMENT: PITT “The MINOS experiment will make a senior citizens to stop smoking, eat sciences schools at the University of RESEARCHER ENGAGES more precise determination of the Pittsburgh. IN WORLDWIDE healthier, exercise, and check their Photonic Crystal Tear Glucose Sensing, neutrinos’ mass,” says Naples, one of COLLABORATION IN blood sugar levels. its official name, would revolutionize 32 principal investigators in the project PARTICLE PHYSICS involving scientists from Brazil, France, RELIEF IS IN SIGHT FOR current glucose testing that is both Through research, radio programs, Greece, Russia, the United Kingdom, MILLIONS WITH uncomfortable and dependent on In the ancient times of Greek mythology, training, and collaboration with commu- and the United States. DIABETES patient skill and compliance for regular Minos was regarded as one of the nities here and abroad, the center com- testing. judges of the underworld. In modern plements existing patient care. Relief is in sight—literally—for millions of times, MINOS has a similar role. Additionally, the center is part of the Embedded into contact lenses, the Enter MINOS, the only large-scale neu- those afflicted with diabetes mellitus. AGING HEALTHILY Global Health Network, an Internet- sensing material would allow patients to The Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation trino experiment underground that can based project that makes information A noninvasive glucose sensor, devel- determine glucose levels by looking into Search (MINOS), located a half mile separate neutrino and antineutrino From China to Kenya to Brazil, across available to public health professionals oped by two Pitt researchers, could a mirror. The mirror, similar to a compact underground in an old iron ore mine in interactions. Deep in a historic iron mine the nation and throughout the region, around the world. bring an end to the standard practice of mirror, has a color chart equating the Soudan, Minn., will explore the phe- in northern Minnesota, the 100-foot- the Center for Healthy Aging—part of finger pricking to test blood sugar levels color of the sensing material with the nomenon of neutrino mass. University long detector consists of 486 massive Pitt’s Graduate School of Public throughout the day. The thin plastic sen- glucose concentration level. For example, of Pittsburgh physicist Donna Naples octagonal planes that are lined up like Health’s Department of Epidemiology— sor, worn like a contact lens, would when the sensor is red, there is a dan- was one of more than 200 scientists slices of bread in a loaf. Each plane aims to prevent diseases and disabili- change color based on the glucose gerously low glucose concentration level, collaborating in this worldwide project consists of a sheet of steel about ties among elderly populations. concentration in bodily fluids. while violet indicates a dangerously high at the U.S. Department of Energy’s 25 feet high and one inch thick and is level. Green indicates a normal level. The Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. covered on one side with a sheet of

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A FRESH APPROACH TO That question is laying the groundwork Computer Science, School of Nursing, Beyond the social and behavioral Numerous studies, where superior DEPARTMENT OF AGING RESEARCH for a group of Pitt researchers to make and the Robot Learning Lab at Carnegie aspects of research ongoing at Pitt, research expertise is infused with EPIDEMIOLOGY MAKES their mark in the field of geriatrics. Mellon University, the Nursebot project Schulz and Resnick point to a third area creativity and curiosity, continue to rein- HEADLINES AROUND Aging is not something most of us look is an example of what Schulz refers to of research in which novel therapies are force the University’s excellence in aging THE WORLD forward to. It’s not so much the increase Resnick, along with Richard Schulz, as the “wonderful working relationships being developed in a variety of areas of research. But work is not devoted solely in years that bothers us, rather it’s what director of Pitt’s University Center for across schools and departments [that] aging. One such study, funded by a $15 to disease treatment. Nearly one-third of April 2003: EPIDEMIOLOGIST comes with those years. Aside from Social and Urban Research, heads the really facilitate the ability to put compli- million grant from the National Center the funding in the ongoing aging KATHERINE DETRE IS NAMED wisdom, we would all probably pass up Institute on Aging, where a concerted cated projects together.” for Complementary and Alternative research at Pitt is related to the Graduate DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR AT the rest of what comes with aging—in effort is made to link together the people Medicine and the National Institute on School of Public Health (GSPH). THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH one word, sickness. working on problems associated with In the same way that Resnick has shat- Aging, is a six-year exploration into the According to GSPH Dean Bernard October 2003: USE OF CHOLESTEROL- aging. Ensuring interactions among tered the age-old notion about old efficacy and safety of gingko biloba in Goldstein, the nearly $70 million in school Despite its relative youth as a nation, LOWERING DRUGS MAY PREVENT clinicians, educators, and researchers age—that old people are sick because treating patients with Alzheimer’s dis- research contributes to aging research America is aging at a breakneck pace. BREAST CANCER, SAYS UNIVERSITY will break new ground in this research. they are old—Schulz is dismantling long- ease. Led by Steven DeKosky, chair of primarily because the school’s mission is About 80 million people today—some OF PITTSBURGH held beliefs on the impact of illness and the Department of Neurology in Pitt’s to focus on disease prevention. 27 percent of the population—are age School of Medicine, director of the 50 or older. In 20 years, thanks to a November 2003: SIMPLE TESTS Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Health studies generated from GSPH massive group of 76 million baby COULD SIGNAL AND PREVENT and director of the Pittsburgh Institute researchers range from the relationship boomers who begin turning 65 in 2011, HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN, SAYS for Neurodegenerative Diseases, the between loss of bone mass and fractures that total chunk of the nation’s popula- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH study shows promise in determining the in the elderly to the Pitt arm of the long- tion will boom to 35 percent. RESEARCHER effects and safety of the herbal remedy. running Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS). CHS has spun off numerous “For millennia, old people were consigned December 2003: UNIVERSITY OF other studies that may have been over- to suffer from the misconception that PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL looked had the collaborative approach to ‘sick-old’ was a single term. One of the OF PUBLIC HEALTH RECEIVES $6 aging research not been employed. major breakthroughs was the realization MILLION GRANT TO COORDINATE One such example of this interdisci- disability in late life on both older people that it was in fact two terms that were OBESITY SURGERY STUDY plinary collaboration is the “Nursebot” and their families. He leads a group of Pitt’s interdisciplinary approach is leading generally unrelated. That permitted one to project. Nursebot is a personal-assis- gerontology researchers, regarded as to some of the most fundamental findings February 2004: BLOOD PROTEIN ask, ‘Then what is the underlying cause of tant robot for the elderly and could one of the best in the nation, who gen- about and treatments for the health chal- MAY BE IMPORTANT PREDICTOR OF this older person’s symptom?’ That’s become, according to School of Nursing erate millions of dollars in NIH funding; lenges of our aging population. Together, FUTURE CARDIOVASCULAR ATTACK— where geriatrics has really made its mark,” Dean Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, an publish in the most prestigious medical, the University’s clinicians, educators, and SERUM AMYLOID ALPHA LINK says Neil Resnick, chief of the Division of “advance communication device for the psychological, and gerontological jour- researchers are well on the way to dis- TO HEART DISEASE PERHAPS Geriatric Medicine in the Department of elderly.” Working with a “network of nals in the nation; and serve on National pelling fears of growing old. STRONGER THAN THAT OF C- Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh aging investigators” from Pitt’s School Academy of Science research policy REACTIVE PROTEIN, MULTICENTER School of Medicine. of Medicine, Department of Occupational committees on aging. STUDY FINDS Therapy in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of

62 63 MAINTAINING EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH A HISTORY OF CHANGING THE WORLD Writing the First Czech

The former Czechoslovakia has had an active political past, but the country’s roots owe a debt to Pittsburgh. The “Pittsburgh Pact,” signed in Pittsburgh in 1918, formed the basis for a unified and independent Czech and Slovak state. A replica of the pact is on display in the Czechoslovak Nationality Room. (Speaking of post-war Europe: the Cathedral of Learning’s English Nationality Room was constructed mainly of wood discarded from the bombed British House of Commons in World War II. The English Room now contains more of the original wood than the rebuilt House of Commons.)

March 2004: DR. NESS ELECTED TO critical influence on the occurrence of obesity-related research, osteoporosis The third center, the Epidemiology Data Pitt, along with the University of According to Nnaji, “The center will rev- MEMBERSHIP IN THE AMERICAN disease within populations. research, technology-based grants, Center, coordinates a large number of Massachusetts (UMass), has joined in olutionize the ways products are con- SOCIETY OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION training grants and fellowships, and multicenter clinical trials and registries, partnership with NSF on a venture that ceived, designed, realized, and serviced The department has a central theme, women's health research. and is a focus of expertise in data promises to revolutionize product design. in the world and spread this new knowl- This is just a sampling of the press Teaching and Prevention through management and analysis. In February edge through programs and training of a releases rolling out of the Department Quality Research, and is heavily involved In addition to research, the Department 2004, the school added a $1 million new breed of product design engineers.” of Epidemiology in the Graduate School in both research and prevention activi- of Epidemiology is host to three major 3,600-square-foot addition to the of Public Health (GSPH). With a cadre ties that are incorporated into the centers. The University of Pittsburgh center. This new space houses worksta- The Center for e-Design serves as a of distinguished world-renowned teaching experience to provide a practi- Prevention Center is a central focus for tions and offices where faculty and staff national center of excellence in informa- researchers, including former depart- cal and clinically relevant educational prevention activities throughout the members will research and evaluate tion technology (IT)-enabled design and ment chair Lewis H. Kuller and experience. institution and is developing a series of evidence-based medical treatments. realization of discrete manufactured Distinguished Professor Katherine demonstration prevention programs. Most of the center's research is funded products. It operates based on the In 2003, under Department of Detre, the department is a national and Projects focus on the prevention of by the National Institutes of Health. notion that information is the lifeblood of international leader in its field. Epidemiology Chair Roberta Ness, a head and car-related injuries and on an enterprise and that collaboration is distinguished researcher in women’s rehabilitation. The department also houses the Global what seamlessly integrates the design, health, the department received approx- Health Network and its innovative The center merges the strengths of the development, testing, manufacturing, imately $35 million in research funds. The Center for Healthy Aging, funded Supercourse. This resource makes two universities with a dozen industry part- and servicing of products around the That $35 million in funding assisted the by the Centers for Disease Control and available more than 1,000 public health ners. NSF, member companies, govern- world. The center serves as a ground- school in achieving the National Prevention, is also active in the commu- lectures from more than 75 countries ment agencies, and the universities are breaking integration environment with Institutes of Health (NIH) ranking of nity, evaluating methods to improve the via the Internet and CD-ROM, and is a providing $3 million in funding over the the goal to research, develop, and test third among the nation's 45 schools of health of the elderly population. leading example of international collab- first five years of the project, in addition to technologies that enable the evolution public health in total NIH research grant oration and education. contributing in-kind support in the form of of a collaborative and interoperable funding, making it the leading state- personnel, space, software, and hardware. service-oriented design paradigm. related public health school for the sec- More universities and companies are Katherine Detre, Distinguished Professor ond straight year. Harvard and Johns expected to join the center as it grows. of Epidemiology Hopkins Universities ranked first and REVOLUTIONIZING second, respectively. PRODUCT DESIGN Pitt provides the center’s director, the Epidemiology, the application of the School of Engineering’s William Kepler The University of Pittsburgh has taken a scientific method to the study of dis- Currently, the department is engaged in Whiteford Professor of Industrial lead role in the formation of the Center for ease in populations for the purpose of more than 50 research projects study- Engineering Bartholomew Nnaji, while e-Design and Realization of Engineered prevention or control, is a key basic ing: cardiovascular disease research, UMass-Amherst and any other future Products and Systems, a National Science science of public health and preventive cancer research, dementia-related academic partners will provide codirec- Foundation (NSF) Industry/University medicine. Epidemiologists play a funda- research, diabetes research, epidemiol- tors. Currently, other participants ogy data center research, exercise/ Cooperative Research Center. mental role in public health and preventive include Carnegie Mellon University, the Bartholomew Nnaji, William Kepler Whiteford medicine by identifying the variabilities activity-related research, health promo- University of Central Florida, and Virginia Professor of Engineering and director of the Center tion, infectious disease epidemiology for e-Design and Revitalization of Engineered in human situations that may have a Polytechnic Institute and State University. Products and Systems research, men's health research,

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Among the most significant problems affect bacteria. To that end, Pitt’s Meanwhile, Kenneth Jordan, professor Another promising area of materials the e-Design center hopes to address Graham Hatfull and Roger Hendrix, and chair of the Department of being studied at Pitt in relation to are development times prolonged by codirectors of the Pittsburgh Bacterio- Chemistry and director of the Center for nanoscience is carbon nanotubes—quite redesign and rework, unacceptably long phage Institute, aim to create applica- Molecular and Materials Simulations, literally hollow cylinders of carbon— break-even periods in new design prof- tions that adapt the structure of a bac- uses computer simulations to under- materials with so many potential uses, itability, the recurrence of earlier design teriophage’s protein shell to protect stand the behavior of isolated they could be considered the “duct tape” problems in later designs, and lost chemicals or drugs in the human body. molecules, aggregates of molecules, in the nanotechnologist’s toolbox. expertise owing to highly mobile careers. They also hope to use the organisms as and molecules on solid surfaces. Jordan Additionally, researchers are developing “molecular railroads”—as Hatfull refers also has shown how chemical linkers, or ways to use carbon nanotubes as The center has also developed an to them—or transport mechanisms for bridges, between two chemical groups molecular wires to transport electrons in EXPLORING THE that can be embedded into a contact educational program, including several drug delivery. can assist electron transfer between such devices as quantum computers. MINIATURE WORLD OF lens to measure the glucose levels in the courses on e-design and realization of the active groups. A potential gold mine, NANOTECHNOLOGY tear fluid of diabetics: If the patient’s engineered products. Students from his work is of great interest to electron- glucose is too high or low, the lens Creative Touch multiple universities and different ics and semiconductor manufacturers. The University is thinking small to create changes color. For millions of diabetics, disciplines can engage in the design of Placing certain particles into organic big things. Through the Institute of this noninvasive procedure could elimi- a complex mechanically engineered and inorganic materials causes the par- NanoScience and Engineering, estab- nate the need to prick their fingers to product using the Web network. ticles to arrange themselves into pat- lished in 2003 and housed in the test their blood sugar several times a Engineering students of varied back- terns that Pitt researchers believe they School of Engineering, Pitt aims to day. grounds from all the participating uni- can use in building blocks, super strong coordinate efforts with faculty members versities may be involved in the project. coatings, and miniature circuits. across disciplines to promote nanotech- William Wagner, associate professor of surgery and chemical and petroleum Just as the Internet revolutionized nology research and products. Anna Balazs, Robert Von der Luft engineering and bioengineering, is advertising and marketing, the Center Following is a sampling of University Professor in the Department of taking advantage of the human body’s for e-Design at the University of research in this revolutionary field. Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, ability to heal itself. Wagner is develop- Pittsburgh is revolutionizing product has developed a computer model that design and ensuring participants’ long- ing biodegradable scaffolding for soft Human Factor predicts the patterns into which tissue engineering. His challenge is to term competitive advantage in the fast- nanoparticles and nanorods self-assemble A sensor that detects glucose levels, create a substance that could be placed placed global marketplace. in organic and inorganic composite regenerative tissue, and bacteria that in a patient’s body to support and materials. Her work could benefit such can deliver drugs are just a few of the enhance tissue growth in a diseased or super strong products as bulletproof examples of research that are poised to injured body part, such as a myocardial vests. It also could be used in nanoelec- advance health care. Sanford A. Asher, patch to help heal the heart of a victim tronic circuits to create faster computers professor of chemistry in the School of of cardiac arrest. and in magnetic storage to give comput- Arts and Sciences, is creating sensors to ers greater storage capacity. detect chemicals inside and outside the Nanoscience also can take advantage body. Asher has developed a material of the most abundant form of life on earth—bacteriophages, the viruses that

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The observatory, located in Pittsburgh’s Riverview Park, was developed in part by Pitt Professor Samuel Langley and then Acting Chancellor . Through the years, the observatory has been responsible for many astronomical discoveries—the first accurate pictures of sunspots, for instance, and the discovery that Saturn’s rings weren’t solid. Brashear and his wife are buried in the observatory basement; their epitaph reads: We have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.

Nanotech Toolbox bench, which could be among the David Snoke, codirector of Pitt’s largest centers in the world for research Currently researchers are uncovering development of these plaques; it world’s most powerful instruments for Institute of NanoScience and Engineering, into psychiatric and neurological disor- the basic neurobiological processes could be used, too, as a research tool Scientists and engineers must be able nanoscale investigations and could discovered a way to create and move ders. The Department of Psychiatry, that underlie psychiatric disorders by: to look at the course of the disease. to see what they are doing at the provide an unmatched tool for manipu- excitons over relatively long distances, based at WPIC, received more than $70 This development was so important nanoscale. But “seeing” nanoscale lating single molecules and nanotubes. a development that could lead to the million from NIH in fiscal year 2003 Looking at the biochemical process- that Discover magazine named it num- materials and devices presents a partic- creation of semiconductors in which alone, placing it solidly in the top spot in es, such as alterations in the ber 40 among the top 100 scientific ular set of problems, since nanoparti- Quantum Leaps excitons are shuttled and controlled to the nation. Research conducted there dopamine system, that cause deficits achievements of 2002. cles are too small for conventional in mood present in most psychiatric Imagine computers more than a thou- form “excitonic circuits.” runs the gamut from depression to microscopes to magnify. Pitt researchers disorders and in neurological disor- sand times faster and more powerful yet schizophrenia to Parkinson’s and Other areas include work on brain are currently addressing this issue: The computational power of quantum ders like Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s, smaller than today’s fastest computer. Alzheimer’s diseases. tumor management, stereotactic radio- computing, once realized, could open up and Parkinson’s diseases. Gilbert Walker, associate professor of surgery, movement disorders, and vas- opportunities not yet imaginable, across chemistry, and his team of researchers At the Center for Oxide-Semiconductor Studying the underlying roots of dev- cular malformations. countless fields of science. Beyond Freud are developing a new high-resolution Materials for Quantum Computation, astating cognitive disorders such as imaging method to determine the Jeremy Levy, center director, and his As recently as the early 1970s, the best schizophrenia by examining the chemical characteristics of nanoscale team are developing the materials care most people could expect to importance of stress in altering the materials under ambient, or natural, and the processes needed to make NEUROSCIENCE: receive, whether at WPIC or anywhere development of neural circuitry and conditions; quantum computers a reality. Levy, an JOURNEY TO THE else, was based on Sigmund Freud’s the brain structures involved in com- associate professor of physics and CENTER OF THE MIND psychoanalytic approach. But Pitt plex cognitive processes like working Hrvoje Petek, professor of physics astronomy, and his colleagues made a changed that when it was converted memory; as well as looking at what and astronomy, manipulates lasers in major breakthrough when they were The breadth of neuroscience research from a center for “couch-based” therapy happens during the human matura- his important breakthrough in imag- able to control the spin of an electron at the University of Pittsburgh runs from to a world leader in biological psychiatry. tion process that could lead to ing nanotechnology. Petek and his using electrical, rather than magnetic, basic cellular science to developing schizophrenia. colleagues were the first researchers force. The breakthrough is important medications to building prostheses to Freud never had the luxury of knowing Exploring the efficacy of treatment Illuminations ever to observe photo-energized because it demonstrates that spin- replace damaged limbs. It includes work what Pitt scientists know today. Much for Alzheimer’s disease through reactions on metal surfaces in real based technologies, or spintronics, are conducted at the Department of behavior can be related to a series of Two decades ago, the inner workings of the development of “Pittsburgh time using time-resolved photoemis- compatible with technologies used in Psychiatry and Western Psychiatric chemical reactions, and when that thought and behavior were hidden from Compound B,” a radiopharmaceutical sion spectroscopy. This could be the today’s electronics. Levy’s advance Institute and Clinic (WPIC), one of the chemistry is thrown off, whether the eyes of scientists. The best they that, when injected into a patient seed for technology in which single demonstrates the possibility of using the through unlucky gene expression or could do was speculate on the origins undergoing a positron emission atoms are used as electronic switch- spin orientation of electrons to store environmental factors, an individual may and structures involved in higher cogni- tomography (PET) scan, will adhere es, or for processes in which lasers information, much in the same way that develop any of hundreds of mood or tive processes through research on to amyloid plaques—the telltale sign are used in the synthesis and actua- the open and closed states of electrical behavior disorders. Doctors treat these primates or on people with brain of Alzheimer’s in the brain. tion of nanoelectronic devices; and switches store information in computers. disorders with medications and talk injuries. That was then. therapy; with time, most people recover Compound B could prove to be a John T. Yates, R.K. Mellon Professor Another potential breakthrough in or at least live relatively functional lives. valuable tool in helping doctors Today, there has been a quantum leap and director of Pitt’s Surface Science quantum computing involves small bits determine the effectiveness of treat- in knowledge due to the development Center, is in the final stages of devel- of optical energy called “excitons.” ments being developed to target the of tools like functional magnetic oping a device called the nanowork-

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resonance imaging (MRI), position And because the environment has a Mind-Body Connection Under this umbrella, a groundbreaking disciplines. Yet its footprints mark the Bioengineering is not a new concept at emission tomography (PET), and com- hand in just about everything we do, Pitt study was conducted using the hepati- history of humankind: from wine to Pitt. Engineers, basic scientists, and Behavior and physical health are inter- puted tomography. Pitt researchers researchers are exploring how memory tis B vaccination to explore the role of wooden teeth, from angioplasty to artifi- clinicians have long been joining forces connected at nearly every level. During were among the first to embrace these and learning help us survive in a neuroticism, or negative affect, in cial hearts and lungs. to move ideas out of the lab and into the past 30 years, Pitt has established its technologies in the past 20 years, and variable environment. immune response. The results showed daily life. In 1987, the University created reputation as the premier research cen- they have quickly gained a reputation that people with this trait—moody, nervous, According to the National Institutes of the Center for Biotechnology and ter for mind-body connections through for illuminating how neuronal interac- and easily stressed—had a lower Health’s Bioengineering Consortium, Bioengineering to strengthen the bond The Talk of the Brain the Pittsburgh Mind-Body Center, a joint tions are involved in behavior. immune system response to the vaccine, “Bioengineering integrates physical, between science and health care. Pitt-Carnegie Mellon program. Pitt researchers are examining the providing a vital link between a person- chemical, or mathematical sciences and Researchers use the MRI to see into biological process that allows for neu- ality trait and an objective health measure. engineering principles for the study of the brains of living human subjects and rons to grow, communicate, and adapt— This raises the possibility that people with biology, medicine, behavior, or health. It analyze brain activity associated with the mechanisms that regulate how cen- certain personalities may have less advances fundamental concepts, creates cognition and emotion. This work provides tral nervous system cells are born, how protective immune responses. knowledge from the molecular to the science not only with insights into the they come to specialize in their tasks, organ systems levels, and develops neural mechanisms at work in thought and how they get to their final place in innovative biologics, materials, process- but also with information that can help the brain. es, implants, devices, and informatics develop more effective therapies for BIOENGINEERING: AT THE approaches for the prevention, diagno- various mental disorders. One study One project looks at how environmental CROSSROADS OF SCIENCE sis, and treatment of disease, for patient showed the brain is capable of antici- factors influence neural development. AND HEALTH CARE rehabilitation, and for improving health.” pating situations in which errors are Another project is involved in studying How individuals react to stress can From repairing torn knee ligaments in likely to be made so that it may guard what happens inside a nerve terminal impact their longevity—for instance, their Olympic athletes to addressing the against them before they happen. that leads to synaptic transmission—one successful recovery from a heart attack. problem of congenital heart failure in nerve talking to another. It also focuses The effects of mild, everyday stresses newborns, teams of researchers have For example, a situation like this might on how neuronal circuits are estab- (dieting, exercise, missing meals) on established a world-class bioengineer- occur when an American drives a car in lished and modified during brain devel- long-term health including identifying ing department at the University of England. In America, the highways and opment. Neuronal activity—hearing a the neural systems involved in stress Pittsburgh—a department U.S. News & driving patterns are familiar, so the brain sound or learning language—during the response and understanding how World Report’s America’s Best doesn’t have to put much thought into early stages of life is necessary for the changes in those systems affect the Colleges ranked in the top 10 among the process. Put the same driver in brain to form neural networks. These physiological systems—such as behavior, public universities and in the top 20 England, where traffic moves on oppo- networks allow us to have normal vision, neuroendocrine function, cardiovascular among all universities in the category of site sides of the road, and his anterior hearing, and movement. cingulate cortex kicks into high gear, function, and glucose tolerance—are just Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: alerting his brain that things are differ- some of the issues researchers are Biomedical/Biomedical Engineering. ent—so the brain, in turn, pays more studying. These experiments are closing The roots of bioengineering are, for the attention to keeping the car in the in on identifying the physiological traits most part, untraceable, as it encapsu- correct driving lane. that leave some people more vulnerable lates many intersecting and interwoven to affective disorders than others.

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In 2001, Pitt and UPMC created the These “real problems,” says Borovetz, and rehabilitation science and tech- researchers are now looking at the ACADEMIC OTM sees its role as bringing the fruits McGowan Institute for Regenerative are what fuels research at Pitt. And nology; and director of the Musculo- mechanics involved in how cells align ENTREPRENEURS: of their creativity and entrepreneurial Medicine (MIRM) to position the recent achievements depict this down- skeletal Research Center. Like many themselves to further improve the GROWING GREAT IDEAS spirit to the marketplace and transforming University and the city as leaders in the to-earth approach: of his colleagues, Woo says, “We’re healing process. them into viable, well-funded business burgeoning industry of regenerative interested in helping everybody.” At almost every university the typical ventures that will employ people, generate medicine. MIRM, on Pittsburgh’s South Along with a “team of dozens”— roster would include the following cate- revenue, and contribute greatly to Pitt. Team Science Side, is an offspring of the McGowan including UPMC leading heart sur- Funded by a $2.1 million NIH grant, gories of individuals: students, staff, and Vice Provost for Research George Center for Artificial Organ Develop- geons Robert Kormos, professor of Woo and his colleagues are testing “A lot of challenges that face scientists faculty. A new program at Pitt is adding Klinzing believes the intellectual property— ment, which was established in 1992 surgery, and Sanjiv Gandhi, assistant the regenerative powers of natural these days need what NIH calls ‘team sci- a fourth category to that list: academic the ideas of the Pitt faculty and staff— with an initial research focus in cardiopul- professor of surgery, and pediatric scaffolding built from submucosa, a ence,’ ” says Alan Russell, MIRM director entrepreneur. begins with an “investment in research monary organ replacement. cardiologists Bradley Keller, profes- layer of tissue harvested from a pig’s and Pitt professor of surgery and chemical and often is transformed into products sor of pediatrics, and Steven Webber, small intestines. and petroleum engineering. “In the past with commercial value.” The University ranks first in the nation in associate professor of pediatrics, all scientists weren’t driven to play on teams; NIH bioengineering research grants, in Pitt’s School of Medicine—Borovetz The scaffolding, which looks like a they were driven and rewarded to play as The University’s investment is significant with 13 awards since 2001—far more and his colleagues tackled the prob- white piece of mesh cloth, was devel- individuals, like a tennis match. And this and appears to be paying off. In 2002, than any other school. Overall, Pitt is lem of congenital heart failure in oped by then-Purdue University [movement to team science] may be like a Pitt invested $436 million in research. eighth in the country in NIH-funded newborns. According to a 2003 senior scientist Stephen Badylak. transition from playing tennis to playing That investment translated into 91 research dollars. report by the American Heart (Badylak has since joined the volleyball. You have to work together as a invention disclosures (the first step in Association, eight of every 1,000 University of Pittsburgh as research team in order to win, in order to answer protecting and licensing intellectual infants (or 40,000 annually) were property) and 33 licenses and options Real Patients, Real Problems professor in the Department of those complex scientific questions that born with heart defects. Surgery and is director of the Center still remain. … For bioengineering to be for intellectual property, which included “We’re not interested in designing pie- The Office of Technology Management licenses for five start-up companies. Borovetz and his colleagues devel- for Pre-Clinical Tissue Engineering successful, it needs to interface with clini- in-the-sky products that have no rele- (OTM) is applying conservative busi- oped a prototype of a neonatal blood at the McGowan Institute for cians and with basic scientists.” vance,” says Harvey Borovetz, Robert L. ness sense, hands-on education, and With OTM handling the business viability pump that they hope to begin testing Regenerative Medicine.) Hardesty Professor of Surgery, profes- The groundbreaking bioengineering research University support to transform ideas of the product, another program was in animals soon. The pump, about the sor of chemical and petroleum engi- During initial tests, the researchers ongoing at Pitt reinforces this approach. and the innovators behind them into launched in 2002 to work in parallel size of a quarter, would be surgically neering, and chair of Pitt’s Department grafted the scaffolding in rabbits with Researchers seem to relish the opportunity to commercial successes. These innova- with the office to help innovators navi- attached to the infant’s left ventricle to of Bioengineering. “We’re talking about injured medial collateral ligaments— partner with colleagues from other disciplines, tors are academic entrepreneurs of the gate the arduous path to commercial- temporarily keep the body fed with real patients with real problems and the arterior cruciate ligament’s perhaps because they share a vision of University—Pitt faculty and staff who ization. The Technology Commercialization blood until transplantation or cardiac physicians who want to help … from lesser-known but more-often-injured improving the quality of human life. are entrepreneurial by nature, thriving Alliance (TCA) is a university-wide initia- recovery is possible. The prototype is cellular therapy to medical imaging to counterpart. on creating new ideas that have com- tive aimed at providing entrepreneurial based on research begun at MIRM in artificial hearts to orthopaedic surgery. “The bottom line is, if [research] doesn’t mercial potential, but who have no education, support, and outreach for the 1990s. Every one of these is a critical area The tissue in rabbits that received the leave the University, it may never help peo- desire to give up their academic lives. faculty, staff, and student innovators where bioengineers can make a real scaffolding was able to withstand ple,” says Borovetz. “The goal has to be to who want to bring their ideas to market. The work of Savio L-Y. Woo, the W.K. contribution, and I think we do.” more stress than the tissue in the develop technologies and procedures that Whiteford Professor of Bioengineering; “nonscaffolded” rabbits. The Pitt get to the patients who need them.” a professor of mechanical engineering

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The TCA resource partners—including John C. (Jack) Mascaro (ENGR ’66, prominence in such research even higher A Center for Biosecurity Public Health. Among them is the Regional Biocontainment the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of ’80G), the School of Engineering created than before. and a Center of Excellence world-renowned D.A. Henderson, who is Laboratory Business, PantherlabWorks, Limbach the Mascaro Sustainability Initiative known for his work to eradicate . The world’s leading biodefense NIAID has awarded the University of Entrepreneurial Center, School of (MSI). MSI will support research on The new initiatives bring with them He is a resident scholar at the new cen- research and analysis center, the Johns Pittsburgh a $17.5 million grant to con- Engineering, and the Swanson Institute environmental sustainability as part of extensive federal funding for new labs, ter. Tara O’Toole, a former assistant sec- Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense struct a Regional Biocontainment for Technical Excellence—provide the school’s educational program in research, and expertise; world-renowned retary in the U.S. Department of Energy, Strategies, became part of the Laboratory (RBL) in the University’s resources to faculty in entrepreneurial green construction. leadership; and opportunities to collab- serves as chief executive officer of the University of Pittsburgh/University of Biomedical Science Tower 3, which is education. orate on some of the nation’s leading center, and Thomas Inglesby, who has Pittsburgh Medical Center team in the under construction. When completed, MSI, which will award seed grants in the research in bioterrorism and national served as deputy director of the Johns fall of 2003, creating the Center for RBL will be considered a Biosafety Level With the passage of the Bayh-Dole Act research areas of green construction preparedness. Hopkins center, is chief operations officer Biosecurity. The center will remain 3 facility, which means the laboratory will of 1980, the groundwork was laid to and sustainable water use, will also nur- of the new center. The National Institute According to Arthur S. Levine, senior headquartered in , along with include double self-closing doors; sealed foster collaboration between academia ture collaborative projects based on of Allergy and Infectious Diseases vice chancellor for the health sciences its senior faculty and staff, but it also windows, floors, ceilings, and walls; and and the private sector and to standardize strong, innovative research. MSI hopes (NIAID) recently awarded five-year and dean of the School of Medicine, will open offices in Pittsburgh and its own ventilation system. the legal and financial provisions of to gain ground in developing solutions grants totaling $350 million to establish transferring technology from a university to challenges related to sustainability. “These initiatives will position the Washington, D.C. This RBL, one of nine in the country to the private sector. In support of this University to make major contributions being built with NIAID funding, will legislation, OTM focuses entirely on the MSI will conduct educational and out- to global health by enhancing our support the development of vaccines business of managing Pitt’s intellectual reach programs and sponsor a biannual defense against both naturally occur- and treatments for a variety of exotic property and is guided by its mission: scientific conference, bringing together ring and man-made infectious agents, academic and research professionals and by offering data-based strategic viruses and bacteria, including anthrax, “To seek the fair market value of the from various disciplines to share their advice, planning, and scholarly analysis dengue, hemorrhagic fever viruses, and University’s intellectual property using expertise. The first conference is sched- with respect to biodefense, cybersecuri- encephalitis viruses. According to best business practices for the benefit uled for spring 2005. ty, and public health infrastructure.” Levine, the University’s RBL will facili- of the University, its faculty and staff, tate biodefense research efforts of the and the community.” Middle Atlantic RCE for Biodefense and Announcing the new Pitt/UPMC Center for Biosecurity at a news conference were the center’s Chief Executive Officer Emerging Infectious Diseases Research, LEADING THE WAY IN Tara O’Toole, Resident Scholar D.A. Henderson (center), and Chief Operations Officer Thomas Inglesby, flanked by as well as the new and continuing UPMC President Jeffrey Romoff (left) and Pitt Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg. BIOTERRORISM biodefense and vaccine research SOWING SEEDS FOR THE PREPAREDNESS The center’s mission, according to eight Regional Centers of Excellence programs of Pitt investigators. FUTURE: ENGINEERING University officials, is to establish the (RCE) for Biodefense and Emerging As the University of Pittsburgh works to INITIATIVE SUPPORTS University and UPMC as international Infectious Diseases Research. Pitt will bring together its many already-existing, ENVIRONMENTAL leaders in bioterrorism preparedness, receive a portion of this funding and serve diverse research efforts in the areas of SUSTAINABILITY research, and response. The staff as the primate research core facility for bioterrorism and national preparedness, includes eight faculty members from the institutions comprising the Mid- With funding from the , several new initiatives have taken the the Johns Hopkins center who have Atlantic RCE consortium, which is head- the George (ENGR ’13) and Eva Bevier University by storm, and they promise to received appointments to Pitt’s School quartered at the University of Maryland in Estate, and Pitt engineering alumnus elevate Pitt’s national and international of Medicine and Graduate School of Baltimore.

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Keystone Alliance science research colleges, and one of covering 50 percent of the population of DRUG DISCOVERY such centers in the country, it will Allegheny Foundation Professor and the top public health schools in the the southwestern Pennsylvania region, enable researchers to “check out” some chair of Pitt’s Department of Phar- On April 28, 2003, the University joined country. 100 percent of the Harrisburg region, It happens every day. We get sick. We 50,000 compounds from a chemical macology, both describe their work as Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsyl- and 80 percent of northwestern Utah. go to the doctor and the doctor gives us library to screen against drug targets. that of working “in the trenches.” vania State University, and the Univer- a prescription to feel better. We feel This screening is critical in developing sity of Pennsylvania in kicking off the RODS RODS was used as a surveillance tool better and we forget about the pre- pharmaceuticals to combat what ails us. The researchers in the drug discovery Keystone Homeland Security University Real-time Outbreak Disease Surveill- at the 2002 Winter in scription. The few weeks that this occu- program all have roles in determining Research Alliance. The alliance draws ance (RODS), an open source software Salt Lake City, Utah. It was demonstrated pies in our lives don’t even scratch the The program, headed by Peter Wipf, how the drug reacts in living systems on diverse but related research at the program that detects a sudden increase in February 2002 for President George surface of the years—sometimes professor of chemistry and 2002 over an extended period of time, including four universities. Together, they will be of symptoms indicative of a possible W. Bush, Homeland Security Director decades—of research that went into the American Association for the Advance- how the drug is absorbed, distributed, among only a few sites nationally that bioterrorist attack, is a project of the Tom Ridge, and Health and Human pill we popped to feel better. ment of Science fellow, will provide metabolized, excreted, and localized are leading the work in national pre- BioMedical Security Institute (BMSI), a Services Secretary Tommy Thompson; researchers access to the latest high- in tissues. paredness research and development. joint collaboration of the University of in December 2002, U.S. Senators Arlen tech equipment, allowing them to build Specter (R-Pa.) and Rick Santorum and purify large numbers of chemical All these roles converge, eventually, and Pitt will contribute, primarily, its exper- Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon (R-Pa.) announced that RODS was to compounds that can be used to discover all the researchers admit they have one tise in medicine, public health, interna- University. BMSI was established in 2000 be free and available for public use. new drugs. Wipf also heads the goal: create drugs that will find their tional affairs, and computer science. with a mission to advance the nation’s Department of Chemistry’s Combinatorial ways into clinical trials so that people The four schools together present a capability to detect, analyze, prevent, and Funding for the RODS system was Chemistry Center (CCC), whose repu- can benefit from their healing power. depth of research in nanotechnology, respond to natural events and acts of provided by the Centers for Disease tation played a significant role in NIH’s agricultural science, computer engi- terrorism involving biological agents. Drug discovery includes drug delivery, Control and Prevention, with additional selection. Interestingly, in the same year neering, and food research. which means getting the drug to the RODS software can assist public health funding from the Agency for Healthcare the CCC was created to strengthen the affected part of the body so it can heal. officials in identifying the location of an Research and Quality. Subsequently, the drug discovery program—1998—the The alliance’s goal is to advance the Pitt researchers have many successes in outbreak. A spike in hospital admissions Defense Advanced Research Projects A group of researchers at Pitt works for University created the University of educational needs of the U.S. advancing drug delivery systems. One from a neighborhood, or a message that Agency and the Pennsylvania Depart- years just so this can continue to happen Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI). And Department of Homeland Security and such system—gene therapy—is showing something is strange by RODS stan- ment of Health recently provided every day. In 2002, the National just four years later, one month prior to its work in protecting the nation against great promise. Led by Leaf Huang, dards, could merely indicate the pres- support to build an early warning public Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National winning the NIH grant, UPCI was one bioterrorist attacks and medical emer- professor of molecular genetics and ence of a flu bug. Or it could mean that health surveillance system throughout Institute of General Medical Sciences of 15 centers in the country selected to gencies, defending the food and water biochemistry, pharmacology, and bioengi- a chemical or biological weapon has the state of Pennsylvania. recognized those long-term efforts and receive a five-year $2.7 million grant supply, and providing better computer neering and director of Pitt’s Center been released. Based on these analyses, awarded the University a $9.6 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) network security. for Pharmacogenetics, a team of RODS generates alerts about public grant to create the Center of to develop anticancer agents for testing researchers has pioneered a new drug The alliance comprises three of the health conditions and sends them by Excellence in Chemical Methodologies in Phase I clinical trials. delivery method using nonviral vectors. nation’s leading National Institutes of pager to designated personnel. and Library Development. While less attention has been paid to this Health-funded medical research schools, UPCI’s Molecular Medicine and Drug With this grant, Pitt established itself as method, Huang and his team find that the two of the country’s top U.S. Currently in operation in Pennsylvania Discovery Program, codirected by one of the elite drug discovery universi- lower toxicity of these methods might Department of Defense-funded univer- and in Utah, RODS receives real-time Merrill Egorin, professor of medicine ties in the country. One of the first two open up new frontiers in drug delivery. sities, one of the largest agricultural data from emergency departments and pharmacology, and John Lazo,

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Drug discovery has taken on an entirely the development of applications of More than 50 years earlier, Philip RESEARCHING RACE: Service: The center serves local and new role in the advancement of healthy medical importance, along with Sir Showalter Hench received the Nobel PITT ESTABLISHES national communities by providing data lives. Pitt researchers, however diverse Peter Mansfield of the University of Prize in Physiology or Medicine for CENTER ON RACE AND and technical assistance. Leading in their fields of research, are united in Nottingham in England. discoveries concerning hormones of the SOCIAL PROBLEMS scholars in race relations will be invited their goal: to create drugs that will adrenal cortex, their structure, and to present papers and engage in dia- someday help somebody. Lauterbur, who earned the PhD degree biological effects. He shared the 1950 People of color make up approximately logues with pertinent members of the in chemistry from Pitt in 1962, created prize with American physician Edward 30 percent of the nation’s population—a Pittsburgh community. With superior resources and research two-dimensional structural images in C. Kendall and Tadeus Reichstein of percentage that is expected to climb to Education: CRSP trains, educates, excellence, the University of Pittsburgh 1973 by introducing gradients into a Switzerland. In 1948 they successfully nearly 50 percent by the year 2050. and mentors graduate students and is well positioned to meet this goal. magnetic field, then recording the With full awareness of our nation’s applied an adrenal hormone (later Provost James V. Maher (right foreground) congratulates emerging scholars from all disciplines emitted radio waves. Magnetic reso- known as cortisone) in the treatment of changing demographics, the University Dean Larry Davis at the news conference announcing throughout the University. the creation of the Center on Race and Social Problems, nance imaging (MRI) relies on the rheumatoid arthritis. recognizes the need for scholarly while Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg greets alumnus changing properties of water when K. Leroy Irvis (right rear). PITT AND THE research into the issue of race. exposed to a magnetic field, and water Hench received his doctorate in NOBEL PRIZE Incorporating faculty from across the constitutes about 66 percent of the medicine from the University of As one more demonstration of Pitt’s ever-growing research expertise in University, the center focuses on three Many Pitt alumni have made amazing dis- human body. Pittsburgh in 1920 and went to the many disciplines, it established in 2002 activities: coveries and developments in the world Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., in Mansfield improved the differentiation of the Center on Race and Social of medicine. Two of them share a great 1923. During the years 1928 and Research: Four pilot projects have the images created, adding to their Problems (CRSP) to shape and distinction: they are both recipients of the 1929, he studied at the University of been developed and funded, among sharpness, which became crucial in clin- enhance understanding of race in Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Freiburg and at Friedrich von Müller's them studies on African American ical practice. His work with Lauterbur on America on the national, state, and local (1858–1941) clinic in Munich. He was adolescents and mental health, and MRI in the 1970s led to its modern use levels. Housed in the School of Social appointed instructor in the Mayo on chronic stress in African American as a noninvasive and painless medical Work, the center conducts social science Foundation in 1928, assistant professor and White women. diagnostic tool. More than 60 million in 1932, associate professor in 1935, research on race and its influence on MRI examinations are performed world- and, in 1947, professor of medicine. the quality of life for Americans in the wide each year. MRI is used to examine Working at the Mayo Clinic, Hench 21st century. almost all organs of the body and is noticed that during pregnancy and in Directed by Donald M. Henderson especially valuable for detailed imaging the presence of jaundice the severe Professor Larry Davis, dean of the of the brain and spinal cord. pain of arthritis might decrease and School of Social Work, the center even disappear. Hench was the author Lauterbur is now a professor of chem- focuses on problems in society that Pitt alumnus Paul C. Lauterbur receives the 2003 of several papers in the field of rheuma- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. istry, biophysics, and computational biol- deal with race and how it influences five tology and was one of the leaders in ogy at the University of Illinois at key areas: interracial group relations; Most recently, University of Pittsburgh American rheumatology. Urbana-Champaign. Mansfield, who economic and educational disparities; alumnus Paul C. Lauterbur received the was knighted in 1993, is a professor in mental health practices; youth, families, 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology or the Department of Physics at the and the elderly; and criminal justice. Medicine for crucial achievements in University of Nottingham.

78 79 MAINTAINING EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH A HISTORY OF CHANGING THE WORLD Can You Say “Child Development?”

Time was when Pitt’s child development program, especially its real-world lab at Arsenal School, was a mecca for developmental studies. Benjamin Spock was here. So were Erik Erikson and Margaret McFarland. Though each had pet theories, they all shared a revolutionary principle: Children were not mere studies of influences à la Freud, nor were they B.F. Skinner’s obedient stimulus-response machines. Instead, children were—are—endlessly fascinating, unique individuals. Among the crowd at Arsenal was a certain seminary student who studied child development there—a skinny guy named . Apparently he learned his lessons well. (By the way, the timeless archives of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood are ensconced in Pitt’s School of Information Sciences.)

EVERY CHILD CAN Race and Social Problems, and the teacher preparation and professional Center (LRDC) has comanaged a $35 With the combined resources of LRDC, DIPLOMATIC PARTNERS: SUCCEED: PITT CENTER Center for Minority Health. development centered on the needs of million National Science Foundation Pitt, and the University of Wisconsin, the PITT AND FORD MOTOR FOCUSES ON URBAN urban schools. Undergraduate students (NSF)-funded project to reform math and schools have formed a partnership of COMPANY TEAM TO EDUCATION Currently, the center is focusing on two contemplating education careers partic- science education in elementary and high four urban school districts serving COMBAT THREATS TO ventures: a pilot program in the ipate in tutoring and other parateaching schools nationwide. The program, approximately 900,000 students—Los HUMAN SECURITY Education continues to be a national pri- Wilkinsburg School District and a roles, with mentoring and oversight from Systemwide Change for All Learners and Angeles Unified School District; Denver ority. There has been much concern sur- professional development program at Phillips and Pitt faculty. Pitt students Educators (SCALE), is part of the federal Public Schools; Providence, R.I., Public In many respects, we live in a brave, rounding the need for quality public edu- Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Phillips also serve as interns at the school. government’s No Child Left Behind plan Schools; and the Madison, Wisc., new, globalized, and sometimes scary cation—particularly in our country’s urban Elementary School. to strengthen and reform K–12 educa- Metropolitan School District. world. And the University of Pittsburgh areas. It’s not an issue that is simple to In addition to the Wilkinsburg and tion and is a component of the NSF’s is partnering with Ford Motor Company The Wilkinsburg program involves a address. But it is one that the University Phillips programs, the center is holding Math and Science Partnership program. Recently, Denver Public Schools insti- to develop new approaches and solu- core leadership team composed of of Pittsburgh is tackling head-on. workshops for Pitt education students tuted a literacy program based on the tions to the threats and challenges that representatives from the school board, that target two major issues—how to SCALE aims to improve student findings of Resnick and Pitt's IFL. The we face in it. administration, teachers union, and the deal with bullying and how to connect achievement in science, technology, $13.5 million plan has helped the University who work to resolve prob- with parents and other caregivers of engineering, and mathematics (STEM), Denver district reduce the city's number In April 2003, the Ford Institute for lems impeding academic progress. The urban students. especially for those from minority and of "unsatisfactory" schools from 21 in Human Security was established within partnership also aims to improve the low-income families, including nonna- 2001 to an expected one in 2003. the Matthew B. Ridgway Center for district’s business, financial, and data “Pitt’s Center for Urban Education tive English speakers. Lacking equal International Security Studies, a joint systems to give decision makers and addresses the need to assure that every opportunities to learn basic math and LRDC is home to several U.S. center of the Graduate School of Public teachers the information needed to child is well educated to become a full science, such students are dropping out Department of Education centers and is and International Affairs (GSPIA) and implement reform efforts. participant in the information economy of STEM courses in discouraging num- the base for the IFL, which maintains a the University Center for International and to have full access to the American bers, according to LRDC Director well-established partnership between a Studies (UCIS). Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg (left) and School of According to School of Education Dean Education Dean Alan Lesgold announce the creation dream of success in proportion to one’s Lauren Resnick. LRDC and its Institute university and urban school districts. of the Pitt Center for Urban Education. Alan Lesgold, “This partnership of a school The institute will conduct research that personal efforts,” says Lesgold. for Learning (IFL) will receive $2.85 Established six years ago in response to district, a teachers union, and private foun- focuses on transnational threats to the In 2003, Pitt established the Center for million per year for its role in the project, district requests for help in organizing to dations is a very positive landmark in human rights of civilian populations. It Urban Education, which aims to improve which will involve Pitt’s major science raise student achievement across the regional educational reform efforts.” board, the IFL has expanded into a net- will generate independent research, dis- urban education in our region and to LRDC COMANAGES and engineering departments and the disseminate methods for improving work of 10 urban school districts in seminate policy papers, and advocate The Wilkinsburg School District, the $35 MILLION NATIONAL School of Education. urban education nationally. Well posi- cities in nine states, including Los nonpartisan policy proposals available Wilkinsburg Education Association, and SCIENCE FOUNDATION tioned to harness the University’s ever- The program’s multipronged approach Angeles, Denver, and Providence. to both domestic and international the Pittsburgh and Grable Foundations are PROJECT growing research expertise in many provides students with challenging and policymakers. supporting the program at Wilkinsburg. disciplines and to use that knowledge Pitt is doing its part to make sure that engaging math and science curricula, A series of emergent problems has to improve educational outcomes, the The venture at Phillips School includes no child is left behind. improves the training of existing and been identified, which are characterized center makes possible powerful collab- professional staff development activities. new science and math teachers, and as a shift from traditional threats orations: the Learning Research and The Phillips School site is both an urban Since 2002, the University of Pittsburgh’s entices more math and science college focused on territorial integrity of nations Development Center, the Center on education resource and a locus for Learning Research and Development students into teaching careers. to global threats centered on the rights

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of individuals. The institute sees geno- strengths in science, engineering, SURVIVING SUDDEN NCED is an independent nonprofit GLOBETROTTING UCIS/GSPIA cide, corporate social responsibility and medicine, and computer science and CARDIAC ARREST: PITT resource and advocacy center dedicated It’s not at all a stretch to say that Pitt’s human development, and intrastate the collaborations among academic and ESTABLISHES NATIONAL to improving survival from sudden cardiac The University of Pittsburgh has made a reputation in international research conflict and human rights as just a few industrial scientists who are sparking CENTER FOR EARLY arrest. The center provides manufacturer- strategic and steady effort in recent reaches around the globe. This is, natural- of the many issues that have arisen. regional economic development. DEFIBRILLATION neutral information about different decades to emerge as one of the most ly, by design. Former Chancellor Wesley devices; the latest reports and legislative respected and effective institutions in W. Posvar, once a brigadier general in the The Ford Institute will maximize expo- “Science” events are designed to attract More than 700 people die each day in news; and guidance for such entities as the area of international research and U.S. Air Force, recognized early on in his sure for its work by distributing its policy faculty and students from local colleges the United States from sudden cardiac schools, industry, or municipalities wanting education. findings widely. It will disseminate them and universities, as well as industry death, lives that might have been saved to learn how to establish an AED program. not only to the general public, but also representatives, venture capitalists, and had there been an automated external to those policymakers in a position to science teachers. Free and open to the defibrillator (AED) nearby. This type of implement life-affirming measures— public, the annual Science offerings defibrillator is a small, portable device NEW INSTITUTE TO high ranking members of governments include symposium sessions on hot that analyzes heart rhythms and advises STUDY DOCTOR-PATIENT throughout the world, of international research topics; keynote lectures by the operator, through computerized COMMUNICATION organizations, of corporations, and of some of America's premier scientists; a voice instructions, when to push a button nongovernmental organizations. showcase of new technology available to deliver a potentially lifesaving shock The relationship between doctor and for licensing; speakers from local to the victim. AEDs are safe, effective, As United Nations Secretary-General patient is the soul of the medical pro- biotech and engineering firms; a trade and easy to use. Most are no bigger than Kofi Annan said when he traveled to the fession, according to Arthur Levine, show of laboratory and scientific prod- a laptop computer, weighing less than Just about every school and depart- leadership at Pitt that the world was a University of Pittsburgh in 2003 to take senior vice chancellor for the health ucts and services; and networking 10 pounds. ment at Pitt has an international fluid place demanding the introspection sciences and dean of the School of part in the Heinz Foundation Distin- opportunities, social activities, and more. research component, from law and busi- of academicians. In response he founded, Medicine. To ensure that doctors are guished Lecture Series, “For it is diplo- The University of Pittsburgh has been ness to philosophy and anthropology, in 1968, the University Center for trained in building and maintaining good macy, rather than the exercise of For instance, Science2003: Improving doing its part in ensuring that everyone from engineering and communications International Studies (UCIS). Today, UCIS rapport with patients, the University unchallenged military power, which is the Human Condition featured computer who suffers from sudden cardiac to English and economics. Pitt shares a building named after Posvar with established the Institute for Doctor- the true fulcrum that moves the world.” models of proteins in cardiovascular arrest—whether in a congested urban researchers combat the spread of the another key element of Pitt’s internation- Patient Communication in 2003. development and tumor formation; center or remote rural roadway—has deadly SARS virus. They connect al expertise, the Graduate School of Through the institute, the medical school imaging, microscopy, and sensor tech- immediate access to AEDs. In 2000, American business entrepreneurs with Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), coordinates its teaching and research nologies; environmental sustainability; Pitt’s Department of Emergency leaders in Brazil—South America’s along with other University schools CELEBRATION OF efforts in doctor-patient communica- infectious agents and vaccine develop- Medicine and its affiliated Center for biggest economy. And they work with and programs. SCIENCE tion—which has everyone, doctors and ment; developmental biology; the future Emergency Medicine of Western European colleagues to understand their patients, feeling much better. For more than three decades, UCIS has At Pitt, fall brings colorful leaves and an of computing; genetic modifiers of dis- Pennsylvania established the National transnational crime syndicates. been a leader in advancing global annual celebration of science. Since ease susceptibility; memory in health and Center for Early Defibrillation (NCED)— dimensions in the arts, sciences, and 2001, the University’s schools of the disease; and the frontiers of chemistry. the only national clearinghouse dedicat- professions. A University-wide organi- health sciences have joined forces with ed to providing comprehensive informa- And, each year, with a region so full of zation, UCIS encompasses centers for the scientific community to showcase tion on AEDs. such diverse and far-reaching scientific area studies and focuses on topical the Pittsburgh region’s unique academic resources, there is much to celebrate, to specializations in international studies. learn, and to enjoy. 82 83 MAINTAINING EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH

Rather than offer degrees to students, students into faculty-led research While GSPIA maintains its strength in The center’s most recent research efforts Global Health library. So popular, Supercourse is the UCIS centers and programs award cer- programs overseas. security studies, the school increasingly start from the central thesis that the ter- largest global network in prevention “In spite of enormous advances in tificates of attainment to candidates for focuses on the complex issues of glob- rorist attacks on the World Trade Center education on the Internet. medicine and technology during the academic degrees from the University’s GSPIA was founded in 1957 with a alization in the program on global politi- and the Pentagon catalyzed the rapid past century, there is still massive pover- other schools. Through UCIS, students broad mission that included conducting cal economy, with work ranging from emergence of a global security environ- PITT RESEARCHERS ty, inequity, suffering, starvation, and dis- can pursue degree-track studies while research on the most pressing policy international monetary policy to the role ment characterized by new threats, new DETECT DARK FORCE ease throughout the globe,” says taking advantage of diverse educational issues and providing education and of such new international players as the security doctrines, new intelligence IN UNIVERSE Bernard Goldstein, dean of the opportunities through, say, the technical support to both U.S. policy- World Trade Organization. GSPIA faculty modalities, military assertiveness, and the Graduate School of Public Health For University of Pittsburgh astrophysics European Union Studies Association, makers and leaders of developing work closely with the Center for West widespread diffusion of new technologies (GSPH). “Schools of public health have researchers, the answer to the question of the Latin American Studies Association, countries. The school linked national European Studies, building strong ties with military applications. a unique and vital role to play in address- the expanding universe lurks in the shad- Study Abroad, or Semester at Sea, a and international policy and manage- to the European Union (EU) and studying ing these critical issues in global health.” ows. Literally. global studies program that involves ment, a model that continues to shape the EU’s policymaking and regulatory Additionally, the Ridgway research pro- the school today. gram is designed to analyze the complex approximately 600 students from processes. GSPIA Professor Martin After his arrival in June 2001, Goldstein By combining and analyzing two huge dynamics of the 21st-century global across the United States and abroad. Staniland took the lead in organizing a soon moved to formalize a program in astronomical databases, an international The school’s focus and expertise were security environment, concentrating on policy conference to bring together top global health sciences at GSPH to team of astrophysicists detected the shad- Additionally, UCIS jointly sponsors the just as poignant more than four rapidly evolving and emerging threats to U.S. and EU policymakers with repre- study issues that transcend national ow of dark energy. Dark energy, Albert Center for International Legal Education decades later, when, in 2001, the international security, both abroad and at sentatives of the major airlines in a boundaries. Today, the school has Einstein theorized but later repudiated, is with the School of Law and the Institute United States faced the devastating home. To this end, the center comprises high-level meeting on U.S.-EU regula- research and training programs over- the force that causes objects to repel each for International Studies in Education blow of September 11 and the uncer- specific research projects, substantive tion of the aviation industry. seas that investigate a number of health other. Recent evidence suggested that he with the School of Education. In tainty that came with it. GSPIA faculty programs, and institutes. Each integrates issues, including AIDS in India and was indeed correct about this energy. September 2001, UCIS and GSPIA was involved instantly, advising policy- the expertise of the scholarly policy and makers and educating the public on Matthew B. Ridgway Center Brazil and in Kenya. introduced the Global Studies Program, analysis communities to help understand Combining the databases allowed issues ranging from transnational ter- offering both undergraduate and gradu- A collaboration of GSPIA and UCIS, the the new security environment. Another of GSPH’s international researchers to compare the energy of rorism to disaster relief. Pitt Professor ate certificate programs that address Matthew B. Ridgway Center for strengths, the Epidemiology Data microwaves that flew through regions of Donald Goldstein, GSPIA’s military histo- The Ford Institute for Human Security is global issues that transcend cultures International Security Studies is particu- Center (EDC) designs, coordinates, and space where lots of galaxies exist with rian, was called upon to share observa- the most recent example of Ridgway’s and continents. That same year, UCIS larly designed to have a finger on the analyzes multicenter clinical trials those that encountered mostly open space. tions reaching back to the last time the efforts. Endowed through a $2.25 million launched the Global Academic pulse of the post-September 11, 2001, throughout the world. Some 20 projects United States was attacked on its own gift from the Ford Motor Company, Partnerships program, as part of the world. Established in 1988, the center, are under way at the EDC, including the territory—Pearl Harbor. Two years later, the institute addresses a broad set of Global Studies Program, to strengthen named for the American general many Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization policymakers and media alike still seek challenges to human freedoms and interdisciplinary research on and cur- historians credit with saving the U.S.- Investigation 2D, or BARI 2D, a major GSPIA faculty expertise on U.S. military international security. riculum development in global themes at backed effort during the Korean War, international study about diabetes and policy and on U.S. relations with our Pitt, while enhancing the University’s addresses emerging security challenges heart disease. Additionally, the allies (particularly with France) in an international scholarly ties. And UCIS facing the United States and the interna- Supercourse provides about 1,000 public increasingly security-conscious and and the University Honors College col- tional community. health-related lectures on issues ranging dangerous world. laborated in developing the Research from cancer to monkeypox—without Abroad Program to bring undergraduate charge—through an Internet lecture

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The research findings from preeminent HILLMAN CANCER “In its relatively short history, UPCI has “The Hillman Cancer Center can be astrophysicists, including Andrew CENTER FOLLOWS RICH become one of the country’s important seen as a major step forward, launching Connolly, assistant professor in Pitt’s TRADITION OF PITT contributors to basic, translational, and Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania physics and astronomy department, and MEDICAL RESEARCH clinical cancer research,” von Eschenbach into the ranks of the world’s finest postdoctoral fellow Ryan Scranton, sup- says. centers for the generation of knowl- port the presence of this dark energy With the October 2002 opening of the edge in cancer research,” says UPMC and could point to explanations of how Hillman Cancer Center, UPMC made The Hillman Cancer Center is regarded President Jeffrey A. Romoff. particles in the universe react to gravity another significant contribution in fur- as a model institution and one of and could open the door to understand- thering knowledge and alleviating the America’s major cancer centers. UPMC ing the nature of the expanding universe. human suffering caused by cancer. and UPCI’s partnership with local to be replaced. It would literally commit FATHER OF CPR’S Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg (right) presents an community hospitals and office-based honorary degree to Peter Safar at the University’s suicide on command and the tracking 2003 Honors Convocation. At left is Provost The Hillman Cancer Center, a 350,000- medical oncology practices have creat- LEGACY CONTINUES would cease. James V. Maher. square-foot state-of-the-art compre- ed more than 35 UPMC Cancer AT UPMC’S SAFAR PLAYING RADIO TAG: hensive cancer center, serves as the CENTER When manufactured in large quantities, Centers across the region, resulting in associates initiated research into cere- ELECTRICAL new home to the University of the largest integrated community net- bral resuscitation from cardiac arrest and the PENI Tags should be cost effective, It is not often that a single professional ENGINEERING Pittsburgh Cancer Institute’s (UPCI) work of cancer specialists in the country. also initiated “disaster reanimatology” as especially because inventory, invoicing, accomplishment changes the course of PROFESSOR ADDRESSES academic and research programs and a field of research, one which continues and checking out will require less man- human history. But Peter Safar’s contri- PRIVACY CONCERNS as the central hub of UPMC Cancer At the grand opening, Chancellor Mark to develop today. power. The tags will cost substantially bution to the medical field made lifesaving Centers’ clinical services. A. Nordenberg called UPMC “one of less than other RFID tags because they Marlin Mickle may have solved billions the finest academic health systems in into a daily event—and revolutionized the In 1979, the Safar Center became the need no assembly. of problems. the world” and recognized the lead con- practice of emergency medicine. International Resuscitation Research tribution of Elsie and Henry Hillman by Center, headed by Safar. In 1994, Mickle, an electrical engineer and pro- Mickle estimates that RFID technology In the late 1950s, Safar pioneered the praising their leadership and “commit- Patrick Kochanek took over as the fessor in the Department of Electrical could be applied to nearly 500 billion development of the ABCs (airway, ment to home community through the center’s director, and his first act was to Engineering at Pitt, has developed the products. Pitt’s Office of Technology breathing, circulation) of resuscitation, pursuit of world-class quality.” rename the facility the Safar Center for PENI Tag, a solution to the privacy Management has moved forward with including the technique of “mouth-to- Resuscitation Research in honor of its issues posed by Radio Frequency the commercial viability of the technology mouth” resuscitation, and assembled these UPCI was founded in 1985 and founder, Distinguished Professor of Identification (RFID) tags. RFID tags through prototype testing. techniques, together with others, into became an NCI-designated Compre- Resuscitation Medicine at the University are expected to replace bar codes, but what is currently known and implemented “There are people who are very con- hensive Cancer Center in 1990. Its of Pittsburgh and an investigator and privacy groups argue that these tags as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). cerned about privacy, and those people findings have appeared in clinical and advisor to the center. would enable products to be tracked This pioneering technique earned him should be accommodated and protected,” UPCI is the region’s only National basic research and appear regularly in after their purchase. the title “Father of CPR.” Later, his study says Mickle. Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated prominent publications such as Science, Sadly, Safar died in 2003. His outstand- and application of additional steps of Comprehensive Cancer Center and is Nature Medicine, New England Journal ing contribution not only saved count- The Product Emitting Numbering advanced and prolonged life support led the recipient of more than $34 million of Medicine, Journal of the National less lives, it also influenced generations Identification Tag, or PENI Tag, would to the development of the concept of annually from NCI, headed by Andrew Cancer Institute, and Journal of the through his genius, his humanism, and have a fuse that would “blow” and could cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation C. von Eschenbach. American Medical Association. his remarkable purpose. not be reactivated. The fuse would have (CPCR). In the 1970s, Safar and his

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“Dr. Safar exhibited a deep passion for far-reaching influence on the entire an experimental procedure to an In 1996, the Pittsburgh Transplantation SPORTS MEDICINE: education, research, and life that was field. UPMC researchers and surgeons accepted form of treatment for end- Institute became the Thomas E. Starzl ON THE CUTTING EDGE clearly evidenced through his contribu- have made many of transplantation's stage diseases of the liver, kidney, and Transplantation Institute. Four years OF RESEARCH AND tions to the research and to his stu- most important advances. In recent heart. In 1989, he and his team later, it was awarded the King Faisal TREATMENT dents,” says Arthur S. Levine, senior vice years, clinical and research programs announced their development of an International Prize in Medicine from the chancellor for the health sciences and have involved novel approaches to even more effective drug therapy to pre- King Faisal Foundation. One of the reasons that UPMC sports dean of the School of Medicine. induce tolerance of transplanted vent rejection of transplanted organs. medicine has earned its international organs, and pioneering efforts to This drug, FK506, won U.S. Food and The foundation noted that Starzl’s standing is the powerful role that EXPLORING THE explore alternative sources of human Drug Administration approval in April “pioneering work has influenced all research plays in sports medicine. FRONTIERS OF organs, such as organs from animal 1994 and is now marketed as Prograf. aspects of organ transplantation. He UPMC experts have learned that TRANSPLANTATION donors or artificial organs. was the first to develop the surgical research must be an integral part of MEDICINE techniques without which successful sports medicine care. Under the leader- Researchers are also exploring the UPMC milestones and “firsts” include: liver transplantation would not have ship of Freddie Fu, David Silver use of gene therapy as a potential When it comes to transplantation been possible. …” The foundation also Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and new method of healing. It is expected medicine, pioneering and innovation the world's first heart/liver transplant cited Starzl’s groundbreaking achieve- chairman of the Department of that this research will aid the develop- start at Pitt. The University of Pittsburgh in 1984 ments in the development of immuno- Orthopaedic Surgery at the University ment of therapies for commonplace Medical Center’s (UPMC) transplant the world's first heart/liver/kidney suppressive drugs. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and problems such as muscle injuries and programs comprise the world’s largest transplant in 1989 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, tears. By inserting therapeutic genes and busiest, where surgeons perform The King Faisal Foundation annually researchers are carrying out numerous into patients, doctors may be able to more types of organ transplants than at the world's first multivisceral trans- awards prizes in five categories “to studies of the athletic body and its promote regeneration of bone, mus- any other institution. On average, a plant in 1983 show appreciation to dedicated men In addition to the research and clinical movement in health and injury with the cle, or cartilage. transplant is performed every 12 hours and women whose contributions make the first successful liver/pancreas advancements he has made with cross- goal of reducing injuries and restoring at UPMC Presbyterian, Children’s a positive difference. …” transplant in the United States in 1988. species, cellular, and multiple-organ movement after injuries. Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, or the transplantation, Starzl’s contributions to Fueled by its reputation in transplanta- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System adja- No story on transplantation medicine is transplant science have significantly It is safe to say that every day brings tion medicine, UPMC continues to drive cent to the UPMC campus. Since 1981, ever complete, though, without mention enhanced the understanding of trans- new discovery in Pitt’s sports medicine exploration and discovery. Xenotrans- more than 12,000 transplants have of Thomas E. Starzl. Starzl’s seminal plant immunology, particularly with arena. For example: plantation, or cross-species transplan- been performed—a single-center expe- contributions to the field of organ trans- respect to how and why organs are tation, research remains a major focus The Neuromuscular Research Labora- rience that is unmatched by any other plantation brought it from concept to accepted. of investigation at the University, and tory performs comprehensive sports program in the world. These transplants reality, beginning with the world's first researchers from the Starzl Institute performance and biomechanics include liver, kidney, pancreas, small liver transplant in 1963 at the University Under Starzl's leadership, UPMC's have made significant advancements in research related to sports and exer- bowel, liver/small bowel, heart, heart/lung, of Colorado. transplant program has emerged as the double-lung, single-lung, and multiple- world's largest, where more transplants the field. cise injury prevention, treatment, organ transplants. Among his more than 30 years of con- and types of transplants are performed, and rehabilitation. tributions is the development of the drug and is considered a center of excel- Pittsburgh's transplant programs are cocktail that included cyclosporine, lence for transplantation research. internationally renowned for having had which transformed transplantation from

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Being a leader means being a good BUILDING BLOCKS will include entry lobbies, laundries, and The 10-story, 110-foot-high building neighbor. On each of our campuses, common lounge areas. All the comforts will house 500 scientists, students, and with every building Pitt renovates or As the University’s progress in its of home! staff and will include a fifth-level builds, with every artistic endeavor educational and research mission has pedestrian bridge to Victoria Hall and that we share with the larger commu- blossomed, so too has the need to add the Biomedical Science Tower South. BST3: Tower to the Future nity, with every outreach program and new space to advance the University’s initiative that touches lives—both the important work. Pitt has, in fact, been Not many universities can boast one The Hillman Cancer Center: lives of those who give assistance to passing through the greatest period of science tower, let alone three. But at Immeasurable Impact others and those who receive it—the Pittsburgh-area construction in its history. Pitt, the Biomedical Science Tower 3 University of Pittsburgh is sharing its And the benefits of these newest build- (BST3) is the third biomedical science The Hillman Cancer Center is a new resources and its expertise to ings, which collectively have added tower on Pitt’s campus. Designed by facility that promises far-reaching impact strengthen and advance our home close to 1 million new square feet of Boston’s Payette Associates Inc., BST3 on countless lives, both here and communities. As Chancellor Mark A. space in support of our important work, will house the laboratories of the around the world. A UPMC project, fully Nordenberg has observed, “The along with more than 2,000 construc- Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative half the space is occupied by rent- University of Pittsburgh, as an institu- tion jobs, have also been felt throughout Diseases, along with state-of-the-art paying Pitt researchers—very often the tion, routinely works to advance civic the Pittsburgh community. biological research laboratories and same physician-scientists who are enterprises on many fronts. These specialized laboratories for structural providing patient care in the clinical half life-affirming activities aren’t only a A Place to Call Home: biology, synthetic chemistry, computa- of this revolutionary new building. The means to fulfill our obligation as a Adding New Residence Halls tional biology, and genomics and pro- availability of the advanced new labs in responsible institutional citizen. They teomics facilities. The $188 million the Hillman Cancer Center will make it are often a collective effort among In 2003, the Board of Trustees approved limestone and glass structure, which will possible for us to better support the many within the University of the construction of a nine-story under- open in 2005, is the largest construc- work being done by existing researchers, Pittsburgh community to make our graduate residence hall with a 420-bed tion project in Western Pennsylvania. to recruit outstanding new talent to region an increasingly wonderful capacity to be completed by fall 2004. At Pittsburgh, and to expand Pitt’s place to live, work, and play.” a cost of $22.1 million, the new dormitory research portfolio into such promising is part of the University's strategy to areas of study as DNA damage and guarantee four-year, on-campus housing repair and the role of viruses as a cause to undergraduates who request it. of cancer. This new center will help strengthen the regional economy, The residence hall will have two types enhance the city’s image, add to the of accommodations. Student suites will storehouse of human knowledge, and, house four students in two bedrooms, most importantly, advance the cause of with two full bathrooms and a common human health. living area. Other student “hotel rooms” Rendering of Biomedical Science Tower 3, will house two students in one bedroom now under construction with one bathroom. The residence hall

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Thomas Boulevard Library McGowan Institute for : Petersen Events Center/ The World’s Most a whirlpool for hydrotherapy, two X-ray Resource Facility: A Triumph Regenerative Medicine: At the Heart of It All Baierl Center/McCarl Hall Comprehensive Sports Facility rooms, and a room for magnetic reso- of Designed to Save Lives of Champions nance imaging. The center continues to Years ago, Pittsburgh was called the receive accolades from the medical A research university cannot be world Created by the University and UPMC, In 2003, the University unveiled the “City of Champions” in recognition of its community and urban planners alike. class without world-class library facili- the McGowan Institute for Regenerative new Petersen Events Center. The con- premier professional football and base- ties. And a research university’s library Medicine was launched to capitalize on struction of this 300,000-square-foot ball teams. Today, Pittsburgh continues system cannot be world class unless it the potential of tissue engineering and facility was generously supported both to be a champion when it comes to has adequate space, unless it employs other techniques aimed at repairing dam- by John M. and Gertrude E. Petersen sports—sports medicine, that is. cutting-edge technology, and unless it aged or diseased tissues and organs. and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. has the capacity both to develop and to The 45,000-square-foot “green design” It is the new home to Panther men’s and In fall 2000, the University of Pittsburgh of the South Side facility includes women’s basketball teams and a new Medical Center unveiled the Center for building materials, landscaping, energy center of student life, complete with an Sports Medicine, which is part of a $30 systems, and other features designed to Sennott Square, the new academic attractive food court and an outdoor million UPMC Sports Performance be ecologically responsible, to protect center at the corner of plaza. The center houses the Baierl Complex. Located on the South Side at our natural resources, to conserve energy, and Bouquet Street, is home to the Student Recreation Center—a facility the site of a former Jones & Laughlin and to recycle construction waste into undergraduate College of Business providing students with state-of-the-art steel mill between the Monongahela useful products. Administration, one of our most important fitness equipment such as treadmills, River and active CSX railroad tracks, the schools, and two of our most important stationary bikes, step machines, and 40-acre complex includes state-of-the- OAKLAND REDUX: NEW arts and sciences departments: computer weight-training equipment. The McCarl art facilities: indoor and outdoor sports LIFE BREATHED INTO science and psychology. With more than Hall of Champions is also located in the training centers, and a world-class SEVERAL CAMPUS GEMS 248,000 gross square feet of offices, Petersen Events Center. The Hall of fitness and conditioning center. provide effective access to special labs, and classrooms—and 92 public Champions provides Panther fans, Called “Freddie’s building” in reference to A New Home for Pitt Alumni collections and to deal with such pressing parking spaces and street-level retail alumni, and student-athletes with displays Freddie Fu, world-renowned orthopaedic problems as preservation. The Archives space—this center is a beautiful, energy- of Pitt’s proud sports tradition. Alumni Hall, formerly the Masonic surgeon and longtime guru of sports Service Center on Thomas Boulevard efficient addition to our campus and to Temple, one of Pittsburgh’s Historic medicine at UPMC, the center serves pro- was designed to provide our library system the Forbes Avenue business district. Landmark buildings, underwent a $16 fessional, collegiate and high school ath- with state-of-the-art archival, storage, million renovation in 2000. The renova- letes in many sports from around the world, and restoration facilities. This attractive Discoveries by institute scientists have The center includes a $400,000 Eli Lily tion restored the building to its original as well as local fitness enthusiasts. facility is mammoth—among other already led to three spin-off companies, videoconferencing lab and state-of-the- 1915 splendor while incorporating which will add jobs and revenue to the art computer-based temperature and things, with shelves that are 30 feet The center houses administrative, ath- modern functions, comfort features, and economy, and similar successes are lighting controls for energy efficiency. high and with the capacity to house 2.7 letic training, and therapeutic facilities safety amenities. expected in the future. The new facility Many “green” features were incorporated, million volumes. It is a triumph of urban for the and the will hasten the speed with which the including the use of energy-saving Alumni Hall is home to the Office of renewal—grounded in the conversion of Pittsburgh Panthers. Center offices institute advances its primary mission: lighting fixtures, carpet made from recy- Alumni Relations and the University of undistinguished warehouse space into include sports nutrition, sports psychol- helping to ease human suffering, defeat cled materials, and recycling stations. Pittsburgh Alumni Center, the Office of a 21st-century library center. ogy, physical therapy equipment, disease, and prolong and save lives.

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INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF JAZZ HALL OF FAME

The International Academy of Jazz Hall Admissions and Financial Aid, the Office of A Nontraditional Home: Preserving a Campus of Fame was established at the Community and Governmental Relations, The McCarl Center and Community Gem: University of Pittsburgh for the purpose the Institute of Politics, the Joseph M. Katz The McCarl Center for Nontraditional of recognizing and honoring jazz musi- Graduate School of Business' Mellon Student Success is located on the The Heinz Memorial Chapel was a gift cians who have made exceptional Financial Corporation Hall, and the Center fourth floor of the Cathedral of from Henry John Heinz, the founder of contributions to the art. It was the first for Instructional Development and Learning. Made possible by a $650,000 the H.J. Heinz Company, to honor his such hall of fame to be created by a Distance Education. donation from F. James McCarl, presi- mother, Anna Margaretta Heinz. Ground major American university. Dedicated on dent and CEO, McCarl’s Inc., the center was broken for the chapel in 1933, the November 7, 1984, it was founded by is a hub of activity for older students. It cornerstone was laid in 1934, and the Nathan Davis, professor of music in the provides a venue for orientation semi- building was dedicated in 1938. Since School of Music and internationally Christine A. Chergi, manager of the nars, survival skill seminars, success then, the Heinz family and their philan- acclaimed musician and educator. since 1979, recently seminars, career counseling seminars, thropies have provided ongoing financial recognized by Chancellor Mark A. The academy inducts new honorees alumni mentoring workshops, an alumni support. In 2000, for example, Teresa Nordenberg for her “outstanding contri- each year. Inductees are selected by Davis is also founder and director of the resource network, financial aid work- Heinz and the Heinz Endowments funded butions,” coordinated the renovation and a worldwide voting committee of jazz annual University of Pittsburgh Jazz shops, a tech station, a career resource spectacular new lighting for the chapel. restoration made possible by bonds critics, writers, composers, and musi- Seminar and Concert, which brings library, a student lounge, an internship To support ongoing renovations, the sold through the Allegheny County cians who have for years been active together some of the world's leading site, and more. McCarl’s gift was the University presents anyone donating $150 Higher Education Building Authority. forces in the field of jazz. Memorabilia jazz performers to work with students A More Perfect (William Pitt) Union largest financial gift in the history of the or more to the Heinz Chapel Building College of General Studies. Fund with a limited edition stained-glass from jazz greats, including Sonny Rollins, and to perform together. Under his The William Pitt Union, the hub of student Her leadership resulted in a campus show- Heinz Chapel angel. Miles Davis, and Louis Armstrong, are leadership, the University of Pittsburgh activities, houses more than 300 student piece and the center of campus life for often displayed in the hall. has become one of the premier jazz organizations, including the radio station, many students. The work received a The chapel is open daily throughout the programs in the country. newspaper, yearbook, and student gov- Merit Award in Design Achievement from year except for University holidays, and ernment. But it wasn’t always that way. the American Institute of Architects approximately 1,500 events take place Pittsburgh. there annually. More than 100,000 people The $14 million renovation of the each year participate in its religious William Pitt Union blended the old and Since then, additional renovations have services, weddings, concerts, classes, the new. During the 18-month project, been made, including a food court, memorial services, and guided tours. seven upper floors were gutted, making advanced networking for more computers, way for bright, modern offices for students and the International Academy of Jazz and the student affairs administration. Hall of Fame. The turn-of-the-century character of the main floor was retained through careful restoration, and the rarely used basement has become a functional lower level, thanks to the new Forbes Avenue Entrance.

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See Dick run. Run, Dick, run! A. Sterl Artley (EDUC ’30, ’32G, ’34G) wrote the Fun with Dick and Jane reading series originally for Scott Foresman and Co. See millions of kids in the 1940s and 1950s learning to read—all while using fewer than 50 words. See four out of five first-graders in America reading “Run, Dick, run!” See a textbook become an American icon.

Frick Restoration: A Sparkling New Venue: tribute to a sister, daughter, and aunt The 35th and 36th floors of the a building such as the Cathedral,” says THE EVER-EVOLVING Illuminating Masterpieces Restoring the Stephen Foster who loved the arts and had a passion Cathedral of Learning, home to the Doyno, “there’s all of this embodied HEART OF OAKLAND: Memorial for life.” University Honors College, were newly craft and the embodied hopes of THE CATHEDRAL OF Russian artist Nicholas Lochoff would renovated in 2003. The college’s dean, the community.” LEARNING be pleased. His large replicas of Italian After two years and a $2 million Additional donors included the Robert P. Alec Stewart, knew that he wanted Renaissance paintings, which have makeover, the Randall family, the University of to bring the spirit of the Commons The new offices are highlighted by a “The building was to be more than a graced the walls of Pitt’s Frick Fine Arts auditorium reopened on April 4, 2003, as Pittsburgh Office of the Provost, and and to the top of two-story arched window that is visible schoolhouse; it was to be a symbol of Cloisters for the past 40 years, have the Charity Randall Theatre. It was the other local foundations and individuals. the Cathedral. at night for miles around. The Cathedral the life that Pittsburgh through the years been restored. The artwork, a gift to the first comprehensive reconstruction of the A permanent plaque honoring these sits almost perfectly at 45 degrees to had wanted to live. It was to make University from Pitt benefactress Helen auditorium since it opened in 1937. contributors can be seen in the the four directions of the compass. That visible something of the spirit that was Frick, is now illuminated with brilliant theater’s lobby. helped inspire Doyno to think of the in the hearts of pioneers. …”place that hues of blue, green, red, and gold. The Cathedral as the center of the celebrates the life of the mind.” paintings’ images again are crisp and The Stephen Foster Memorial was con- Pittsburgh region. clear. In one of the largest restoration structed to honor legendary songwriter John G. Bowman Chancellor, 1921–45 projects at Pitt, which was funded by and Pittsburgh native Stephen Collins “To this day,” says Doyno, “ideas, under- the Office of the Provost, renowned art Foster. Born in 1826, Foster spent his standing, motivation, and entrepreneurial The Cathedral of Learning, a historic conservator Christine Daulton began boyhood in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville spirit that come out of our schools will landmark, is the second-tallest educa- working in October 2003 on eight of section, traveling later to New York City, define the future of this region. And noth- tion building in the world—a 42-story, the paintings, restoring them to their where he spent his days as America’s ing says that so clearly as the Cathedral original glory. first professional songwriter. The goal was to create an inspiring of Learning sitting there in the middle of space that looked as though it had it all. So, that energy has to come to the With the restoration of the original red top and then out across the landscape, if The Light from the Top: always been part of the Cathedral. plush seats identical to those of Radio you will, and across our region.” Honors College Renovations Painstakingly studying the original City Music Hall, new state-of-the-art drawings and history of the Cathedral, stage lighting and lights, a new stage “Undergraduate students from through- Students also contributed to the work, architects created a work of art—with rigging system, new carpet, vaulted ceil- out the University have lofty ambitions for entering into a design competition to custom-made stained glass and ings, and a chandelier, Department of intellectual attainment. They deserve a supply images of Oakland, which were wrought iron fashioned in the tradition Theatre Arts Chair Buck Favorini calls it place that celebrates the life of the mind.” used as models for the round medal- of Samuel Yellin, whose work decorates “an illustrious new addition to the cultural lions decorating newly installed Alec Stewart, Dean the Commons Room. corridor that is Oakland.” wrought-iron railings on the stairway University Honors College Christine Daulton Lead architect Ken Doyno, a partner at and balcony. The Charity Randall Foundation, founded Rothschild Doyno Architects in Regent in 1977 following the death of Charity Square, says it was a humbling experi- Randall, a devotee of literature, poetry, ence to work in the Cathedral and to and the arts, funded the spectacular honor all the labor and leadership rep- new venue. Randall’s brother, Robert resented in the building. “In the case of Randall (CAS ’65), a Randall Foun- dation trustee, calls the theater “a fitting 96 97 PARTNERING IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

535-foot-tall Gothic building. It is also NATIONALITY ROOMS: 2000, the rooms became a reality Nationality Rooms tours offer a room- resident members. A new 96-bed apart- Hickory Hall, a dormitory constructed in the geographic and traditional heart of AROUND THE WORLD through local and overseas committees by-room travelogue of culture that ment-style dormitory, set to open in fall 1969 that houses 160 students, will the Oakland campus. IN ONE HOUR AND as well as governments who responded includes: Africa, Armenia, Austria, China, 2005, will house Natural Sciences and undergo similar interior renovations in 20 MINUTES with generous support, often providing Czechoslovakia, England, France, Germany, New Technologies village residents. This fiscal years 2004 and 2005, including In 1926, Chancellor John G. Bowman, architects, artists, materials, and mone- Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, $4.24 million project features 24 four- upgrades to building systems, fixtures, the University’s 10th chancellor, broke It takes 80 days for some people to tary gifts to assure the authenticity and Japan, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, bedroom apartments in one three-story hardware, and finishes, as well as the ground for the construction of the travel the world; for others it takes only superb quality of the classrooms. Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Syria-Lebanon, building, a resident director one-bedroom installation of a new sprinkler system Cathedral. Dedicated in 1937, the build- an hour and 20 minutes. Ukraine, Yugoslavia, and Early America. apartment, conference/group study rooms, and replacement of all furnishings. ing was realized with the help of contri- More than any other single asset of the Rooms in the planning and fundraising and a TV lounge. butions from men, women, and children University, the Nationality Rooms epito- phase include the Danish, Latin American, University of Pittsburgh throughout the region and the world. mize Pitt’s character by melding culture, Swiss, Turkish, Welsh, Philippine, and, Also planned for completion in fall at Bradford (UPB) During the peak of the Depression, beauty, and learning. In their diversity, most recently, Finnish rooms. 2005 are a $3.76 million renovation of when funding for the project became the rooms preserve and honor our ethnic the Wagner dining facility, which will Imagine a state-of-the-art theater especially challenging, school children identities and collectively symbolize our nearly double the seating and food where people from the entire region will were encouraged to contribute a dime national unity. The programs and activi- preparation capacity and provide new be able to hear lectures, see plays, PITT RENOVATIONS to "buy a brick." ties of the Nationality Room Committees food preparation and storage equip- enjoy concerts, and experience exhibits BENEFIT HOME foster scholarship—more than 900 ment, and a $500,000 renovation of and artistic installations, and where Today the Cathedral boasts the magnifi- COMMUNITIES scholarships have been awarded since the Lyceum—the central meeting place community arts groups and presenters Austrian Room cent three-story Commons Room that is 1948. They act as a bridge between Pitt for the Natural Sciences and New While many facilities on Pitt’s Pittsburgh will be able to make use of the perfor- surrounded by the internationally and the community, especially during Technologies academic village. A new campus in Oakland have been receiving mance spaces. This theater will become renowned Nationality Rooms. In addi- Only an hour and 20 minutes to journey various holidays when committees 3,000-square-foot, 150-seat lecture a facelift, regional campuses have been a reality in Blaisdell Hall in spring 2004. tion, it houses the University's adminis- to Athens in the time of Pericles, a palace decorate rooms according to their cul- hall will feature technology for laboratory implementing renovations enhancing trative offices, libraries, a computer center, hall in Beijing's Forbidden City, an tural heritage. demonstrations, as well as small scale not only the lives of the students, but a restaurant, and offices and classrooms ancient monastic Indian university, a arts performances and concerts. also the surrounding communities. for many liberal arts departments. sixth-century oratory from Ireland's Golden Age, an Asante temple courtyard Recent construction at the Cathedral has University of Pittsburgh in Ghana, London's House of Commons, University of Pittsburgh included extensive renovations to the at Johnstown (UPJ) and the intimate hearth-centered life of at Greensburg (UPG) 35th and 36th floors that house the America's early New Englanders—all UPJ continues to work toward providing University Honors College, continued It’s not every day that students can live without leaving Pitt’s campus. up-to-date residence facilities for its construction of new Nationality Rooms, in a village, in the heart of a university students. Oak Hall, a two-story 103-bed and construction of the College of Housed on the first and third floors of the campus. But UPG’s Academic Villages— dormitory built in 1967, will be renovated General Studies’ McCarl Center for Cathedral of Learning, the Nationality Humanities, Behavioral Sciences, to replace building systems, as well as Nontraditional Student Success. Rooms represent highly creative periods Natural Sciences and New Technologies, Norwegian Room to add sprinklers and replace fixtures, or aspects of countries of Pittsburgh’s and International—give students just that furniture, and finishes. ethnic heritage. Built between 1938 and opportunity. Three of those villages are anchored by a set of dormitories for

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Through strategic planning, UPB has a brick and stone entranceway; a brick- University won special recognition by due to lack of immunization or out-of- Not since the Salk polio vaccination created a blueprint for completing the lined walkway with period lighting; a being named to the Pittsburgh Chapter’s date records, Pitt helped save the day. movement, begun at Pitt nearly half a development of its campus. Additional handcrafted, four-sided lighted clock that United Way Hall of Fame, which recog- century ago, has the Pittsburgh commu- campus renovations include an aquatic is a replica of one that stood in the nizes organizations that “consistently con- Racing against a May 1, 2001, deadline, nity mounted such a large and concen- center, chapel, new student residence entranceway of the Chicago Stock Yard; duct extraordinary campaigns in terms of the Greater Pittsburgh Measles trated effort around children and their complex, new residence halls, and and an information kiosk. More than 40 new financial results and the use of creative Immunization Task Force, with cochairs health. With 10,826 out of 11,287 at-risk a dining room in the student center. trees have been planted, in addition to and innovative fundraising techniques.” Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg and children in the Pittsburgh Public other landscaping greenery and flowers. Superintendent of Pittsburgh Public Schools protected because of the A new $9.84 million sports fitness Dedicatory benches and a brick Circle of Schools John W. Thompson, spearhead- Booster Booster campaign, the lessons center will include a 50,000-square-foot Friends complete the new look. ed this dizzying one-month immuniza- learned from managing this crisis serve Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg chaired the BOOSTER BOOSTER addition to the current sports center, United Way’s 2001 record-setting $40 million tion campaign by partnering with local as an inspiration for continued partner- regional campaign. IMMUNIZATION and, when that is complete, a renovation Adding to the new look around UPT’s government, healthcare providers, ship with the community. of the current 25,000-square-foot facility. campus, the John Nesbit Rees and CAMPAIGN: 99 PERCENT health insurers, the Allegheny County urban campus, members of the Pitt The new addition will house a state-of- Sarah Henne Rees Charitable Foun- IN ONE MONTH Health Department, media, local Volunteer Pool are a familiar sight at the-art fitness center, new faculty and dation gave a generous pledge of churches and nonprofit organizations, many regional weekend and evening As an active contributor to the commu- staff offices, a new gymnasium for inter- $100,000 for renovations to Boomers— and Pittsburgh Public School nurses. events. Volunteers also spend long hours nity, the University is committed to collegiate athletics, new locker rooms, a the large snack bar and student gather- working on projects out of the public eye, keeping children of all ages in school— main lobby area, and a six-lane 25-yard ing area in the J. Curtis McKinney II The chancellor helped nearly 11,000 such as repackaging surplus medical learning and healthy. The Booster NCAA Division III regulation swimming Student Union. Boomers underwent a public school students meet state supplies to ship overseas or painting the Booster Immunization Campaign is just pool. Additionally, it will house two new total floor-to-ceiling renovation that requirements for measles, mumps, and interior of an elderly resident’s home. one example of Pitt’s leadership in this sports medicine classrooms, a new included all new furniture, a new stage, rubella vaccinations, thereby avoiding regard. In preventing more than 11,000 sports medicine physiology lab, and a lighting changes, and a host of other mandatory school suspensions. Stephen But not all Pitt volunteer projects are students in the Pittsburgh Public new athletic training room—all of which alterations. Ideas from UPT students B. Thomas, the Philip Hallen Chair of short term. Pitt staff members make Schools from mandatory suspension will enable the college to expand its Community Health and Social Justice in were incorporated into the finished look, commitments of 16 to 18 months when sports medicine major tremendously. the Graduate School of Public Health resulting in a warmer atmosphere and they volunteer with the Court Appointed (GSPH) and the School of Social Work reinforcing the Pitt identity. Special Advocates (CASA) program, and director of the Center for Minority through which they become advocates University of Pittsburgh Health in GSPH, chaired the task force’s for youths within the juvenile justice sys- at Titusville (UPT) executive committee. CONNECTED WITH THE tem. Each volunteer agrees to follow a In 2002, James J. Duratz of Meadville, Pa., COMMUNITY: THE PITT youth’s case, to visit the child in his/her a member of the UPT Advisory Board and VOLUNTEER POOL home, and to accompany the child to the Pennsylvania Cable Network Board of court as an advocate. Directors, gave $250,000 to develop the Whether serving Christmas dinner to the Helene Barco Duratz Plaza. Dedicated on homeless, staffing the finish line of the Pitt faculty, staff, and students have set a October 1, 2002, the plaza connects the standard of excellence for their participa- Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg greets children Pittsburgh Marathon, or working on many receiving their measles immunizations during two sections of UPT’s campus. It includes beautification projects on or near Pitt’s tion over the years, and, in 2001, the the April 2001 Booster Booster campaign.

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CENTER FOR MINORITY The Center for Minority Health (CMH) DELVING DEEPER: THE can work with an elected official from Elected Officials Retreat MAKING A DIFFERENCE: HEALTH: THE HEALTHY is partnering with community leaders INSTITUTE OF POLITICS any level of government. COMMUNITY OUTREACH On March 7, 1997, the IOP Board of CLASS OF 2010 and health professionals to implement PARTNERSHIP CENTER Fellows requested that the University the African American Health Promotion The Institute of Politics (IOP) is an inde- This practical experience is complemented of Pittsburgh host a retreat for public In 1914, Booker T. Washington, founder Campaign: Countdown to 2010. CMH pendent, community supported, and non- by seminars that provide students with the Everyone knows that service is a two- officials from different levels of govern- of the Tuskegee Institute, viewed the has targeted the seven national health partisan source of educational programs opportunity to gain insights into the politi- way street—the one who gives benefits ment in Western Pennsylvania. The poor health status of Black Americans disparity priority areas that represent and services for elected officials—local, cal process and to examine the challenges just as much as the one who receives. principal purpose was to provide an as an obstacle to economic progress preventable causes of premature illness state, and federal—as well as other civic, and rewards of public service, says And no one knows this better than informal forum for the discussion of and issued a call for “the Negro people and death among ethnic and racial nonprofit organization, business, and Institute of Politics Director Dennis student interns and volunteers who are strategies to address regional issues … to join in a movement which shall be minority populations. These priority foundation leaders. Operating under the McManus. Seminars include participation involved in the Community Outreach and to enhance professional relation- known as Health Improvement Week.” areas include, but are not limited to: auspices of the University of Pittsburgh, by such officials as the former speaker of Partnership Center (COPC). ships among the participants. Health Improvement Week evolved into cancer, infant mortality, cardiovascular IOP creates and encourages opportunities the Pennsylvania House of Represen- National Negro Health Week, observed for faculty, students, and the broader tatives, the Honorable K. Leroy Irvis. disease, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, immuniza- The institute, in conjunction with the annually for 35 years. The structure and community to join these leaders in the tion, and mental health. chancellor’s office, has hosted this activities involved in this movement examination and discussion of difficult annual two-day retreat forum ever have become the foundation for the Additionally, CMH has established public policy questions. since, covering such critical issues as: Center for Minority Health’s African working groups in each of the priority Economic Development and Regional American Health Promotion Campaign. areas. Each group is composed of Transportation Policies; Sustainable community members who are commit- Communities, Regional Economic ted to planning public awareness activi- Development Organizations and Regional ties designed to promote health and Transportation Policies; Public Policy prevent disease during National John Wilds, COPC manager and director of and Workforce Development: Present community and governmental relations Minority Health Month. Activities and Future Policies; Creating CMH events are made possible by Other internship opportunities include: a Competitive Edge: Developing a Since fall 2000, Pitt has assisted local financial support from the Pittsburgh Community Problem-Solving Fellowship, High-Quality Workforce to Meet the neighborhoods in addressing their Foundation, Heinz Endowments, United Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs, Demands of the New Economy; and issues and needs through this nation- Way of Allegheny County, Jewish Internship Program Legislator for a Day Program, House of Eliminating Health Disparities: Policies wide program. With resources from a Healthcare Foundation, Maurice Falk Representatives Legislative Fellowship for the 21st Century. three-year matching grant of $400,000 Center for Minority Health Director Stephen Thomas Undergraduate students can gain (left) with David Satcher, then U.S. Surgeon General, Medical Fund, National Center for invaluable experience in government as Program, Congressional Internship from the Office of University during his 2001 visit to Pitt. Minority Health and Health Disparities, interns in the office of an elected Program, Legislative Office for Research Partnerships in the U.S. Department of and other partners. official. The program, offered jointly by Liaison Internship, and the Allegheny Housing and Urban Development, the Institute of Politics and the County Executive Fellows Program. Pitt joined 21 other universities in Department of Political Science, offers establishing COPC. internships to 10 to 15 applicants each semester. Participants in the program

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Through this initiative, Pitt interns and SHARING THE BEAUTY: REDUCING SEISMIC RISK: PITT’S REGIONAL student volunteers become actively AUDUBON EXHIBIT PITTSBURGH CAMPUSES: COMMITTED engaged in outreach housing, neighbor- TAKES FLIGHT SUPERCOMPUTING TO THEIR COMMUNITIES hood revitalization, economic develop- CENTER WINS ment, job training, education, and health “Preserve and make accessible.” This is PRESTIGIOUS GORDON Greensburg and wellness in local neighborhoods the mantra of the librarians who work in BELL PRIZE such as Central Oakland, South Oakland, special collections at the University The University of Pittsburgh at West Oakland, Oak Hill, and Hazelwood. Library System (ULS), according to Nothing beats effective collaboration, as Greensburg (UPG) cares about the Charles Aston, head of special collec- evidenced by Pitt’s involvement in the community. From promoting and pre- tions. True to his word, Aston and Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center serving the community treasures of Preservation Librarian Jean Ann Croft set (PSC). A team of researchers from Westmoreland County to combating out to do just that after reviewing the 435 Carnegie Mellon, the University of In addition to modeling earthquakes, the drugs and alcohol, the school continues plates of the complete set of John James Pennsylvania, and PSC won the 2003 Bell Prize recognized the group’s work to make a difference in the region. Audubon’s Birds of America—one of only Gordon Bell Prize—one of most on the “inverse problem,” which involves 120 complete sets in the world. prestigious awards in high performance In 2002, Frank A. Cassell, UPG presi- determining subsurface geology from computing—for developing earthquake dent, was recognized by Pennsylvania observations of surface ground motion Donated by the daughters of William computer simulations that play an Business Central as one of the top produced by past earthquakes. McCullough Darlington and Mary Carson important role in reducing seismic risk. 100 individuals who have made an Darlington in 1918, the collection was According to PSC Scientific Directors impact on the community. In 2003, originally housed in the Darlington Passenger Pigeon, the only known The Bell Prize recognized the recent Guided by principles of comprehensive Michael Levine and Ralph Roskies, the Cassell was named chair of the library and later moved to a secure loca- image that Audubon painted in Los Angeles Basin earthquake simulations community building, applied research, research will save lives and demon- Westmoreland County Historical Society tion at Hillman Library. Then, Audubon’s Pittsburgh. In addition to the exhibition, on PSC’s 3000-processor “LeMieux” service learning, and capacity, COPC strates the scientific contribution of Board of Directors. work could be viewed only by making a the remaining prints can be seen in a supercomputer that provided unprece- provides much-needed University high-end computational systems, as special appointment. But now, after case at Hillman Library. Rotated biweekly, dented levels of resolution and detail. Concern for the community does not resources to the community, and in turn well as the value of close collaboration the five-month restoration project, the it will take approximately eight years to Conventional techniques would have stop there. UPG believes that the land the community provides invaluable among domain scientists. service opportunities to Pitt students collection is available to the public. display the entire set. required 1,000 times more computing we use today is being borrowed from who want to make a visible difference in power to achieve the same accuracy. our children and our children's children. For all of the Pittsburgh community to “We consider ourselves very fortunate the world in which they live. Guided by the principle that communi- enjoy, from September to December indeed to have such a treasure and to ties need to make good long-term 2003, the inaugural exhibit Taking Flight: be able to share the prints with the pub- decisions about where, when, and how Selected Prints from John James lic through this special exhibition. And they should grow, UPG seeks to Audubon’s Birds of America, sponsored we are extremely grateful to the Hillman encourage growth that improves the by the proceeds from the Hillman Library Foundation, as this exhibition would not quality of life for current residents and Endowment from the Hillman Foundation, have been possible without its support,” businesses and ensures vibrant, high was held at the University Art Gallery. One said Rush G. Miller, Hillman University quality growth for future generations in of the 62 works on display was the Librarian and director of ULS. Westmoreland County. This is one of

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the reasons UPG supports Smart Johnstown Fraternity brother Justin Bradley, an eco- When the weather warms, faculty, staff, They also hosted a rice dinner to raise Growth Partnership of Westmoreland nomics major from North Huntingdon, and students take hammers, nails, and funds for the Titusville YWCA Women’s The University of Pittsburgh at County, a community-based private stumbled around in open-toed shoes paintbrushes and work together to help Shelter, held a dance-off to benefit the Johnstown (UPJ) is also determined to nonprofit located at the University. The four sizes too small because, “We wanted repair neighbors’ houses through the Crawford County Read Program, and foster growth in its area and provide University is supporting Smart Growth to help out. It was a worthy cause. Also, Christmas in April program. When the participated in the Buddy Walk at opportunities for members of its com- as part of a three-year grant awarded we wanted to make a difference on weather cools, they deliver free live Presque Isle State Park to benefit the munity. The Office of Outreach and by the Foundation. campus and in the community.” Christmas trees to senior citizens who Downs Syndrome Group of Erie County. Professional Services at UPJ partners wouldn’t be able to get them on their with local community groups to provide In addition, students collected and donat- Additionally, UPG has played a leader- The Greeks raised more than $450 for own, and then volunteers pick them up education and services to the community. ed children’s books to a UPT faculty ship role in campus alcohol and drug the YWCA. and dispose of them in January. prevention programs. In 1999, the Following are just a few of the programs member as part of an ongoing research school obtained a grant from the available to Johnstown-area residents: (no credit is awarded and no grades The hunks-in-high-heels event is only Another group, which includes faculty, and education project in Tanzania. one example of how UPB has proven Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to are earned in the Sixty-Plus Program). staff, and members of the Advisory And, the residence life staff spon- Through a partnership with the itself to be a good neighbor. Besides establish a campus-community coalition The primary objective of the program Board, is working to strengthen further sored a special program, Arrest an Greater Johnstown Career and providing free programs to enlighten, to prevent underage drinking on area is to offer affordable, quality educa- the already strong relationship between RA, to raise funds for the support of Technology Center, UPJ offers the entertain, and educate all year long, college campuses. The coalition estab- tional programs to senior members of the community and the campus by rais- the Titusville Police Department’s Adult Literacy Tutor Training Program, faculty, staff, and students volunteer lished an ongoing dialogue between the greater Johnstown community. ing money to complete a walking trail acquisition of Kai, a police dog that a state-approved literacy training their time to various worthwhile endeavors UPG and local college presidents, state that would connect downtown Bradford tracks drugs and people. program that provides participants Bradford and local government representatives, in the community. to the campus. with the requisite skills and experi- school superintendents, tavern owners, On a sunny Sunday afternoon, a group Some students contribute to the commu- ence to become literacy tutors. One day each month, students, faculty, and law enforcement officials to discuss of fraternity members raced around the nity on an individual basis by joining Big and staff serve meals to needy resi- Titusville ways to address alcohol abuse and con- The Help, Understanding, Guidance, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Brothers/Big Sisters of Crawford County, dents at a local soup kitchen, fraternity sumption among young people in the and Support (HUGS) Program is (UPB) campus wearing women’s Students at the University of Pittsburgh while other students, as part of their soci- members make crafts with youngsters community. In 2002, Cassell was named a four-hour educational seminar high-heeled shoes. at Titusville (UPT) actively pursue com- ology class, volunteer at the Senior at the Bradford Area Public Library, and to the President’s Leadership Group of designed for separating or divorcing munity service projects through student Center and other area organizations. other Greeks deliver meals to shut-ins the Higher Education Center for Alcohol parents with minor children. HUGS The Sigma Lambda Xi brothers wore organizations and academic pursuits. through the Meals on Wheels program. and Other Drug Prevention, a national sessions are highly interactive and open-toed shoes and strappy sandals, UPT students “go the extra mile” with and one lucky lad wore a pair of pumps Recent projects include: community service, voluntarily giving of U.S. Department of Education program encourage participant discussion. For the past 14 years, accounting students that works to prevent alcohol and drug Presenters and participants discuss dyed a lovely shade of aqua. No, it was their time, talent, and money to local and have completed the personal income Members of the UPT Diversity Club abuse among college students. many issues relating to divorce and not some kind of prank or fraternity regional organizations. taxes of community residents for free. presented an outreach program, titled separation. initiation but a way for the young men to Each March, many representatives from Common Ground, to Titusville Middle raise money for the Bradford YWCA’s The Sixty-Plus Program was devel- campus visit Bradford’s elementary School students to promote cultural Victims’ Resource Center, which helps oped as part of the University’s schools on Dr. Seuss Day to read to awareness and to explore ethnic victims of domestic abuse. commitment to lifelong learning. the children. backgrounds. 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Pitt progress, in all its forms, has JOB OPPORTUNITIES attracts leaders in medicine and technol- PITTSBURGH DIGITAL brought the Western Pennsylvania FOR OUR REGION ogy, and advances cutting-edge research. GREENHOUSE region expanded economic growth, jobs, and a new way of envisioning its Pitt keeps it growing—Western Pennsyl- In September 2003, just as Pitt was The Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse economic future. Even as our ambi- vania, that is. It is no wonder then that creating the world’s leading biodefense (PDG) has put the Pittsburgh region on tious building and facilities develop- state and local officials have dubbed research and analysis center, the the map as a leader in system-on-a- ment plan has enriched the physical the University an “economic engine.” Center for Biosecurity, Carnegie Mellon’s chip technology. Founded in 1999, PDG landscape of the community, it has Computer Emergency Response links academia, government, and private Pitt employs about 10,800 faculty and also created jobs, both in the long and Team/Coordination Center (CERT/CC) industry for the purpose of creating staff at the Pittsburgh campus. Between short term. And, as a national center announced a partnership with the U.S. groundbreaking technologies and new fall 1995 and fall 2003, total faculty for the development of new knowl- Department of Homeland Security, jobs. System-on-a-chip (SoC) technolo- members increased by 729, research edge, we also consistently import creating US-CERT, a coordination point gies are used for networking and multi- PITT’S IMPACT ON THE associates increased by 327, and staff substantial research funding—$513 for the prevention, protection, and media applications. LOCAL ECONOMY IN 2003 increased by 1,290, for a total increase million during 2003. The nationally response to cyber attacks across the of 2,346 employees or 24.26 percent. In its five years of operation, PDG has $1.3 Billion accepted convention is that every $1 Internet. The two universities comple- The increase was concentrated in already made an impact by integrating In total University-related spending million in research and development ment each other well, creating a sort of Oakland with an even split between the “security corridor” to combat both bio- the region’s existing high-tech base $1.25 Billion expenditures supports, directly or indi- School of Medicine and other Oakland with resources and support from local In personal income generated from rectly, about 29 jobs. That means that logical and computer-based terrorism. units. This increase can be attributed to universities, private foundations, regional almost 39,500 Pitt-supported jobs Pitt is supporting nearly 15,000 jobs the dramatic gain in the University’s Honored by as the development organizations, state and $109.5 Million through its research programs alone. research base. 2001 Pittsburghers of the Year for their local government, and industry. PDG is Average annual investment in And, both directly and indirectly, the construction last three years— separate accomplishments with their attracting new companies to the region, University of Pittsburgh supports generating 1,000 construction and respective universities—and for creating helping local members grow, and foster- related-industry jobs 39,471 jobs in Allegheny County. a new level of cooperation between their ing technology start-ups. PITT AND CARNEGIE $205.3 Million Pitt also continues to expand its tech- schools—Nordenberg and Cohon are To community coffers—including sales, MELLON: AN nology transfer efforts to ensure that working together to transform the post- wage, and real estate taxes INNOVATIVE ALLIANCE academic research translates into the industrial region into a biomedical and $66 Million “real stuff”: new products, new compa- The Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse, the information technology powerhouse. Spent by people visiting Pitt and visitor-related expenditures nies, and new jobs. We are well down Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, the path that was charted with the the Robotics Foundry, and Terascale are $4.6 Billion In earnings by almost 66,000 Pitt Board of Trustees’ 1996 community just some results of a unique collabora- alumni residing in Allegheny County partnering statement that emphasized tive alliance forged by Chancellor Mark A.

$513 Million the need for strong University involve- Nordenberg and Carnegie Mellon In sponsored research— ment in the development of the President Jared Cohon nearly 10 years creating 14,600 jobs region’s “new technology economy.” ago. It is a partnership that fuels the economic development in the region,

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Vitamin C must have better public relations than the other vitamins—no vitamin has received more positive press. It’s used for everything from fighting scurvy to preventing the common cold. Pitt chemistry Professor Charles Glen King identified and later synthesized the vitamin in Pitt’s chemistry department. His five years of research, however, came at a cost: Thousands of lemons were sacrificed for the sake of science.

With Chancellor Mark Nordenberg and predict drug metabolism; and Verimetra The Robotics Foundry envisions what INSPIRED INNOVATION: engineering education made the center Carnegie Mellon President Jared Cohon Inc., to develop "smart" surgical tools. The Wall Street Journal called the THE JOHN A. SWANSON a reality—the Center for Product Innovation as cofounders and cochairs of the “RoboCorridor”—spanning from State CENTERS FOR PRODUCT enables students and faculty to work on Board of Directors, PDG has awarded College, Pa., to West Virginia. Anchored INNOVATION AND MICRO projects of their own design as well as 64 project grants to date at a total of by Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute, projects contracted through local and PITTSBURGH ROBOTICS AND NANO SYSTEMS $11.4 million. Thirteen of these projects the RoboCorridor will involve a wide international companies and inventors. FOUNDRY: CREATING A and $4 million in funding are at the range of robotics-related organizations “ROBOCORRIDOR” Center for Product Innovation University of Pittsburgh. Between 2000 and initiatives, including the University The center is composed of four state- of-the-art laboratories, all interconnected and 2003, PDG activities created Founded in April 2003, the Robotics of Pittsburgh School of Engineering and The John A. Swanson Center for to allow students, faculty, and staff to 12 companies and 228 jobs. PDG As cochair and cofounder of the Pittsburgh Digital Foundry is an independent, nonprofit John A. Swanson Center, the Software Product Innovation is a one-stop new expects those figures to grow to 26 Greenhouse, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg provides Engineering Institute and Technology product development shop designed to take products from the idea stage a media update on its efforts. economic development organization through prototype and into production: companies and 988 jobs by 2006. that directs programs and initiatives Insertion Demonstration and Evaluation help industry take advantage of the the Whitaker Design and Multimedia Additionally, research money has brought intended to accelerate the growth of center in Pittsburgh, the Electro-Optics wealth of educational and technical A catalyst for the region’s life sciences Laboratory, the W.M. Keck Rapid 19 professors to Carnegie Mellon University, agile robotics technologies and to Center in , the newly-formed resources available at the University of sector, PLSG aims to link bioscience Prototyping and Reverse Engineering Pennsylvania State University, and the create a $1 billion robotics industry in National Center for Defense Manufac- Pittsburgh School of Engineering. researchers and entrepreneurs and Laboratory, the Kresge Rapid Manu- University of Pittsburgh for system-on-a- southwestern Pennsylvania by 2012. turing and Machining in Latrobe, various chip courses and programs. improve their access to funding, lead- defense-related engineering and manu- Part of the School of Engineering’s facturing Laboratory, and the Micro- ing-edge laboratories and equipment, facturing organizations based in John A. Swanson Institute for Technical Electro-Mechanical Systems Laboratory. and market opportunities. Johnstown, and the Applied Research Excellence since 1999, this unique Students have worked with the Laboratory at Pennsylvania State center offers a complete product devel- McGowan Institute for Regenerative PITTSBURGH LIFE After only one year in operation, PLSG University in State College. opment solution, designed to give Medicine to develop a heart pump, with SCIENCES GREENHOUSE secured $33.33 million in seed funding industry and entrepreneurs access to Mine Safety Appliances in the redesign from the commonwealth and attracted The Robotics Foundry has secured the University of Pittsburgh's state-of- of a safety hard hat, with the Carnegie In 2001, the University of Pittsburgh and its first company—Renal Solutions Inc. $500,000 of regional foundation funding, the-art product development technology Mellon Robotics Institute to design a Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) merged Now based in Warrendale, Pa., the obtained a $1.6 million funding commit- while using the services of the dedicat- new robotic eye, and with a local inventor what was then called the BioVenture company is developing portable kidney ment from the Commonwealth of ed staff, world-class faculty, and to produce a prototype of a new bicycle Initiative with the commonwealth’s $100 dialysis machines. Pennsylvania, procured $1.5 million talented students. transmission system. million tobacco settlement funds to create The result of a merger between the from the 2003 defense budget to fund the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse PLSG continues to make an impact. The Swanson Center is the only com- Pittsburgh Robotics Initiative and the initial NCDR-directed projects, submitted (PLSG). Modeled after the Pittsburgh In 2003, the greenhouse awarded plete product development center in the Center for Micro National Center for Defense Robotics $24 million in 2004 federal appropria- Digital Greenhouse, cofounders and $777,721 in collaborative funding to Pittsburgh region, which makes it a and Nano Systems (NCDR), the Robotics Foundry is tion requests, and cosponsored with the cochairs Chancellor Mark Nordenberg and Renal Solutions Inc; Immunetrics Inc. for convenient asset to local businesses. governed by a high-powered Board of Electro-Optics Center the first-ever Another big gift is helping the School of Carnegie Mellon President Jared Cohon technology to treat inflammatory Named for John A. Swanson, the Directors led by its cochairs, Jared Sensors for Unmanned Navigation Engineering to investigate small things. implemented a powerful and proven diseases; SpectraGenetics LLC, to founder of ANSYS Inc., who earned his Cohon, president of Carnegie Mellon, Conference in November 2002. economic development model for growing develop technology to assist doctors PhD in applied mechanics from Pitt in In March 2003, John A. Swanson and Mark Nordenberg, chancellor of the emerging industries. in selecting cancer treatments; 1966—and whose commitment to donated $1.4 million to the School of Innovaceuticals Inc., to develop tools to University of Pittsburgh.

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Engineering to establish the John A. Organized in cooperation with the With $2.8 million in funding from the Potentially, the system could be useful in Swanson Center for Micro and Nano Office of Community and Governmental National Science Foundation Information detecting such potential security threats Systems. An example of micro and nano Relations, ALN aims to: Technology and Research program, an as harmful materials entering the city on technology is the PENI Tag radio interdisciplinary team of researchers led trucks coming through tunnels, and could frequency identification chip developed ensure that higher education is by Professor and Principal Investigator alert emergency managers when informa- by electrical engineering Professor among the top budgetary and policy Daniel Mossé, Department of Computer tion is not coming in that should be com- Marlin Mickle that has the potential to priorities in the Commonwealth of Science, will develop the Secure Critical ing in, such as when power lines go down. replace the current bar coding system. Pennsylvania, Information Technology Infrastructure Mossé and his team are collaborating with voice Pitt's position on select legisla- (S-CITI). Instead of relying on individual Like the Center for Product Innovation, Chief Robert Full, Allegheny County provides leading-edge knowledge about tion relevant to the University, knowledge of emergency management, the Center for Micro and Nano Systems Department of Emergency Management, family-run companies through needs- CREATING A SECURE-CITI S-CITI will integrate real-time data from provides companies and researchers raise awareness about the impor- to evaluate the needs of county emergen- driven programming, a confidential/ OF PITTSBURGH: multiple sources—utilities, National the access they need to micro and nano tance of higher education for Pennsyl- cy managers, identify security concerns, noncompetitive atmosphere, and ample INTEGRATED EMERGENCY Weather Service, traffic cameras, and systems equipment, technology, and vania’s future, and and explore how S-CITI can accommodate peer-to-peer interaction. RESPONSE SYSTEM TO BE other sensors—to provide a comprehen- services including modeling and simula- the county. spread the word about the contribu- FIRST OF ITS KIND sive picture of the emergency. tion, design, fabrication, and systems Additionally, FEC plays a visible role in the tions and accomplishments of the integration. The center focuses on region by emphasizing the tremendous University of Pittsburgh. Earthquakes, bombings, and infectious applied research with the aim of devel- and positive contributions provided by disease outbreaks have one thing in oping revolutionary technologies, and families in business through its Annual common—all can pose an exponential establishes a formal structure of exper- Family Business of the Year Award, now threat to society if information about tise to foster a prominent local, national, in its eighth year. A blue ribbon panel such emergencies is inaccurate or and international research group. composed of business and community scarce. Soon, emergency management leaders selects FEC’s award recipients. teams in this region will benefit from a computer system that will provide and TAKING CARE OF OUR process critical information in real time OWN: CENTER WORKS ALUMNI LEGISLATIVE so they can respond effectively. TO PRESERVE FAMILY- NETWORK OWNED BUSINESSES Pitt alumni advance the University’s mission The Family Enterprise Center (FEC) was and make a difference in their communities created to protect and preserve family- as members of the Alumni Legislative owned and closely held businesses Network (ALN). ALN volunteers serve as throughout southwestern Pennsylvania. valuable advocates to inform elected offi- Part of the Institute for Entrepreneurial cials about the accomplishments and Excellence at the Joseph M. Katz needs of the University of Pittsburgh and Graduate School of Business, FEC higher education across the state.

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Strong management. Clear priorities. PITT’S ECONOMIC THE PLAN IS ALL GROWTH IN OVERALL BUDGET Effective planning. These are keys to HOUSE: IN ORDER AND Make a great plan—and then stick to it. running a first-rate educational insti- AT PEAK EFFICIENCY 65.6% tution—one that will be fiscally Increase Pitt’s operational successes have healthy for generations to come. Like buildings and community partner- emerged from careful planning. Back in Here, too, the University of Pittsburgh ships, enduring progress of any type 1996, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg has made decisions designed to depends on a firm foundation. That is $1,260,731,000 appointed a committee to develop a make the very most of its available especially true of fiscal progress. And

$761,094,000 University-wide facilities plan. The result resources. And the impressive results Pitt has made a dramatic turnaround was the 10-Year Facilities Plan—and speak for themselves. since 1995 in this respect. 1995 saw a 1995 2003 balanced University budget, but was with its development the University SOURCE: BUDGET AND FINANCIAL REPORTING also a year of an institutional salary showed funders and supporters that it freeze. And, as Chancellor Mark A. could set priorities and operate in an Nordenberg said when he reflected GROWTH IN ENDOWMENT ultra-streamlined manner. back on that time during his remarks to 145% The positive facilities planning process the Board of Trustees in June 2001, Increase set the standard for other similar planning “[O]ne thing you can generally be sure activities. For example, Pitt developed an of is that if salaries are frozen, there I M P A C T R E I C P O M R T Information Technology Plan to address

O 2 $1,136,707,000 N 0 O 0 C 4 E probably are a lot of other things that building a high-quality, speedy and stable are frozen, too.” computer network—a vital priority for a Then came the thaw. And it was a top-notch research university. One of the 1.3 billion dollars circulated in Western Pennsylvania because of the presence of the University of Pittsburgh well-planned thaw at that. $463,197,000 And the planning continues—as the Pitt embraced a challenging period of 1995 2003 University of Pittsburgh “strategizes” to belt-tightening, resource redeployment, SOURCE: OFFICE OF FINANCE achieve an even brighter future.

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH and process re-engineering and has emerged in much better shape. For These positive numbers tell the story of example, since 1995, the size of Pitt’s a renewed vibrancy—vibrancy that not budget has increased by 65.6 percent. only ensures Pitt’s future strength but The value of Pitt’s assets has grown by that also extends to the entire Western 92.5 percent, and its endowment has Pennsylvania region. increased by 145 percent.

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GOOD WORD SLEEP NOW “This is just one of the many efforts the The success of the Sleep Now cam- University is making to conserve energy,” paign has been recognized by the The University’s bond rating was How much energy do computers gobble Guzman points out. “Among [those Environmental Protection Agency upgraded in 2003 by Standard & Poor’s, up when they are awake? Quite a bit. efforts is] equipping buildings with (EPA). At a ceremony in Washington, from AA- to AA. Reasons cited included But in downtime, one of the best ways to motion-sensor lighting, better electric D.C., EPA presented the University with a manageable debt load and a strong conserve energy is to help computers go metering, and sophisticated controls and a certificate for Pitt’s outstanding lead- operating performance. A bond rating to sleep. At Pitt, faculty, students, and energy management systems that allow ership in the ENERGY STAR® Million reflects the financial strength of an staff access software to put their us to adjust temperatures in buildings at Monitor Drive. Pitt was one of only six institution and helps determine its cost computers at Pitt into low-power “sleep” night and on weekends.” organizations honored. of borrowing. Standard & Poor’s rates mode when they are not in use. college bonds from AAA, the highest, investing $6.5 million in energy sav- purchasing “Green Power” electricity to D, the lowest. Using monitor sleep settings does not ings projects that have a payback in generated from landfill gases for the sacrifice computer performance or inter- energy savings of five years or fewer; McGowan Institute for Regenerative fere with network connections, accord- Medicine; and building a new $22 million steam plant ing to Computing Services and Systems using the latest emissions control twice winning the Allegheny County Development Director Jinx Walton. technology that, when finished, will Three Star Award for recycling. In the Instead, it might prolong the life of a eliminate the need for the Bellefield last year alone, Pitt has recycled 360 computer monitor, and waking a sleep- Boiler Plant Consortium to burn coal tons of paper, 17 tons of aluminum, ing monitor is as simple as touching the to heat buildings in Oakland; 180 tons of corrugated cardboard, keyboard or mouse. and 36 tons of glass and plastic. adopting the use of construction stan- dards that promote conservation in all Ana Guzman, associate vice chancellor, University construction and renovation Office of Facilities Management, says, “It is projects, such as energy-saving light- estimated that every 43 computers pro- grammed with the software would save A GOOD STEWARD OF ing fixtures, fume hoods, and controls; the equivalent of one acre of trees. NATURAL RESOURCES carpet made from recycled materials; and heat recovery in the ventilation According to facilities management esti- It’s good to be “green”—and in the systems, just to name a few; mates, if everyone who uses a computer at last seven years, the University of the University would put monitors into promoting energy savings with cam- Pittsburgh has moved aggressively to sleep mode, the University could save paigns such as “Sleep Now” and adopt sustainable practices to protect $500,000 annually, conserving enough newspaper ads encouraging the and preserve the environment by: energy to power 6,005 homes for a month. University community to save energy;

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Many forms of University progress DISCOVERING A MAKING HISTORY Building Upon are rooted in Pitt’s solid resource WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES: a Strong Foundation base. Of course, the Commonwealth THE STORY OF THE Even before the bar was raised, the While Pitt prides itself on an excellent of Pennsylvania has been, and contin- CAMPAIGN FOR THE University’s campaign signaled a historic reputation as one of the nation’s premier ues to be, our most important partner. UNIVERSITY OF chapter in the region’s fundraising universities, the capital campaign seeks But the University of Pittsburgh’s PITTSBURGH annals. The initial $500 million goal in funding to further enhance the bold capital campaign has taken the 1997 was the most ambitious yet in University in three vital areas: endow- University into the big leagues of Two years ago a group of Pitt employees southwestern Pennsylvania, and inspired ments, facilities, and programs. higher education fundraising—which sat around a table, pondering a happy more than a little disbelief among critics, is just where it belongs. The cam- dilemma: what they should do now that who doubted its likelihood of success. paign is providing essential support their objective was attained successfully, ENDOWMENTS “When we were deciding whether to for the board’s declaration that more than a year ahead of schedule. launch this campaign, we were told that Scholarships, fellowships, and chairs are “by aggressively supporting the Some would have called it a day. Others we should wait because we simply were a few of the most popular ways to advancement of Pitt’s academic would have patted themselves on the not ready,” recalls Chancellor Mark A. designate an endowment—and they can mission, we will clearly and consis- back. Not many would have offered to Nordenberg. “Therefore, there must be also “make or break” a student or faculty tently demonstrate that this is one double the scope of the project and some people out there who are sur- member’s choice of university. Pitt has of the finest and most productive extend the campaign. prised at our success, but I am not one been fortunate to receive many such universities in the world.” of them. I always have believed in the gifts over the course of the campaign, But, this group did. strength of the University and in the bringing the current total to 1,362 sep- abilities of our people.” arate endowments—more than a 50 In June 2002, the University’s Office of percent increase since the campaign Institutional Advancement was autho- Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advance- launch. Not only do these endowed gifts rized by the Board of Trustees to extend ment Albert J. Novak agrees: “People go a long way in helping to attract and the Discover a World of Possibilities have responded well to the University’s retain the best and brightest students capital campaign and increase the goal very strong message—that we have a and faculty, but, because they fund pro- to an impressive $1 billion. world-class institution, great leadership, grams from the interest of the invest- outstanding students, a first-class faculty, ment, they also assure the programs’ O V S C E and leading-edge research.” existence in perpetuity. I R

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At the close of the University’s 2003 FACILITIES PROGRAMS $10.8 million from DSF Charitable and staff. The combined efforts of our The Discover a World of Possibilities fiscal year, the campaign had secured Foundation and the Scaife Family stalwart Pitt supporters, from coast to campaign concluded another outstanding The very best facilities provide users The University of Pittsburgh has built its more than $156 million in endowed gifts. Foundation to establish the Pitts- coast, will ensure the campaign’s—and year, raising a record $602.5 million with surroundings that are both func- reputation by providing scholars with a Some of the key endowments estab- burgh Institute for Neurodegenerative the University’s—ultimate success. through June 30, 2003. tional and attractive. Whether those comprehensive array of distinguished lished through the campaign include: Diseases. spaces are used for classes; athletics; academic programs. Ranging from the Other highlights include: $1.5 million from Tom W. Olofson (CBA research; or a host of other student, renowned history and philosophy of A $12 million grant from the Heinz ’63) and Jeanne H. Olofson to establish faculty, or staff needs, the University science program to cutting-edge offer- Endowments, including: $4 million to NEW PITT DONORS the University’s best “cash-in” fundrais- the Tom W. Olofson Chair in Entrepre- knows cutting-edge facilities are essen- ings in biochemistry and molecular the University Center for International REACH ALL-TIME HIGH ing year ever, with $94.5 million in cash neurial Studies in Pitt’s Joseph M. Katz tial to its overall success. Building new genetics, Pitt’s programs attract top Studies (UCIS) to establish an contributions, 25 percent more than When Marna Cupp Whittington (FAS Graduate School of Business. structures, updating existing buildings, researchers, faculty, and students. endowed fund that will allow UCIS to the previous year’s $75.4 million; compete for and retain international ’70, ’74) established a scholarship in enhancing office and classroom space— $1.5 million from Herbert (FAS ’60, ’63) Pitt’s best annual fund year ever, with these are all part of Pitt’s fundraising In order to strengthen existing programs scholars; $2 million to the Learning honor of her father, she knew she was and Grace Boyer to create the Herbert a total of $11.3 million, almost 5 percent focus on facilities. The campaign has and create new curricula, the capital cam- Research and Development Center to making a difference in the lives of W. and Grace Boyer Endowed Chair in more than the previous year’s $10.8 made significant progress on this front, paign has made programmatic support a continue its function as an essential future Pitt professors and students. Molecular Biology. million; securing $54 million in facilities funding. top priority. To date, an impressive $392 member of a national education $211,000 from David (ENGR ’70) million has been designated to programs— reform network; $2 million for the an increase of $2.8 million in corporate and Jeanette Bundy for the David Some notable contributions are: through campaign giving alone. “green construction” program in the contributions; and Jeanette Bundy Scholarship School of Engineering’s Construction $10 million from John Petersen (CBA Some highlights include: the highest number of donors ever at Fund in the School of Engineering. Management Program; $2 million for ’51) and his wife Gertrude to support Pitt, 40,842, almost 8 percent more the development of a Bachelor of Arts $250,000 from Carl Ware (GSPIA ’68) the construction of the John M. and $11 million from the Richard King than the prior year; and Mellon Foundation so the University degree program in environmental for the Carl Ware Fellowship Fund in Gertrude E. Petersen Events Center. the highest number of Pitt alumni can continue to nurture an environ- studies in the School of Arts and the Graduate School of Public and donors ever, 30,430, nearly 5 percent A lead gift from William Baierl (EDUC ment that fosters excellence. The Sciences; and $2 million to the International Affairs. more than the prior year. ’51) to fund the Baierl Student grant supports the University Honors School of Law for the creation of a Marna Cupp Whittington Recreation Center and the Baierl College and creates a fund that can new certificate and clinical program in Basketball Center. be used by the chancellor, the senior environmental law, science, and policy. A $650,000 gift—the largest ever to vice chancellor for the health sciences, Looking Ahead Whittington belongs to an elite group at the College of General Studies—from and the director of the University of Pitt—a group that illustrates one of the the F. James McCarl (CGS ’73) and Pittsburgh Cancer Institute to meet As Discover a World of Possibilities most impressive success stories of the Carol McCarl Fund of the Pittsburgh needs and take advantage of oppor- heads into its final years, $602.5 million Discover a World of Possibilities capital Foundation for the construction of tunities as they arise. of the $1 billion goal has already been campaign. As a first-time major gift met. The University will continue to rely the McCarl Center for Nontraditional $1.2 million to the University’s Surface donor to the University, Whittington is upon its strong relationships with Student Success. Science Center from the W.M. Keck one of a record 37,000 new donors corporations and foundations, as well as Foundation for four projects in since the campaign launch. the generosity of alumni, friends, faculty, molecular electronics. Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement Albert J. Novak

120 121 SECURING AN ADEQUATE RESOURCE BASE A HISTORY OF CHANGING THE WORLD Birth of a Nerf

In 1970, Fred Cox (EDUC ’62), then a kicker for the Minnesota Vikings, was approached by his friend John Mattox with an idea for a children’s backyard kicking game. There was only one problem: What to use for a ball? Unbeknownst to Cox and Mattox, Parker Brothers had been trying for several years to produce a football to complement its hugely popular foam Nerf ball. A partnership began. Since the product was introduced in 1972, more than 50 million have been sold.

A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES “This is one of the most tangible results STAR QUALITY: the necessary resources so that Pitt of our campaign to date,” says Vice THE UNIVERSITY scholars can concentrate fully on their top Chancellor for Institutional Advance- ENDOWMENT HELPS priority—academics. Students, researchers, ment Albert J. Novak. “It is amazing that ATTRACT THE BEST and professors alike benefit from nearly 40,000 individuals who never OF THE BEST endowed funds, and they can all rest before made a gift to Pitt have stepped assured of the endowment’s future, since forward. And, even more striking is the A student works to narrow down her endowments operate solely from the fact that 30 percent of our major choices for college. A high school vale- interest on the initial investment. The exis- donors, those who make gifts of dictorian, she is being courted by the tence of the endowed fund is assured $50,000 or more, are new donors.” best universities, both nationally and throughout the life of the institution. locally. However, only one school offers CAMPAIGN FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Whittington, again, is a member of this her a full scholarship in her area of Sounds like a lifetime guarantee for Realizing that an investment in higher “These funds, quite simply, have better select category. Her major gift created study. She was planning to work part academic excellence, doesn’t it? education pays substantial returns, former positioned us to build the kind of living the Harvey L. Cupp Jr. Scholarship in time and take on student loans to pay Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge pro- and learning environment that our stu- Mechanical Engineering. “My father would for her tuition, but she won’t have to if faculty talent from other institutions vided the University of Pittsburgh, as dents, on all five campuses, need,” says not have been able to go to Pitt without with the establishment of additional she accepts the scholarship. CAPITAL IDEA: well as the other state-related research Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg. “We his scholarship, so this gift seemed appro- endowed chairs, fellowships, and COMMONWEALTH universities, with funding for capital pro- have benefited from strong support for priate. There are a lot of good young The choice is simple: She opts for the professorships. SUPPORT BOOSTS A jects to advance their institutional goals. those appropriations from within the school with the scholarship. people out there who deserve the same This philosophy—and the resulting legislature, and we are deeply grateful In fact, Pitt’s overall endowment grew an VARIETY OF PROJECTS chance,” Whittington says. funds—has continued with current for that.” exceptional 236 percent throughout the AT PITT Governor Ed Rendell. Pitt’s revenue It is Whittington’s hope, and the hope of 10-year period of 1992–2002 and stream is $20 million a year. In particular, the commonwealth’s com- fellow donors, that their contributions will currently stands at $1.137 billion, with a mitment to Pitt has allowed the University not only inspire others to join their ranks, total of 1,362 separate endowments. And, Though Pitt has absorbed a decline in to make much-needed upgrades to labo- but will also make a true and lasting as of March 5, 2004, the number of state budget appropriations over the last ratories across campus, purchase new difference in the life of the University for endowments has risen to 1,463—a 63 few years, the University has been able to scientific equipment, and enhance infor- years to come. percent increase over all. Much of this accomplish much through the common- mation technology resources. While not growth can be attributed to the successful wealth’s capital funding allocations. In as visible as major building projects or Discover a World of Possibilities capital fact, to cite just one very visible example facilities renovations, these “behind-the- campaign, which has designated endow- on campus, the commonwealth provided scenes” projects represent a fundamental Thanks to the outstanding increase in ments as a key focus of the campaign. $38 million to support the construction of investment in the University’s infrastruc- endowed scholarships at the University the magnificent Petersen Events Center. ture … one that will pay dividends for of Pittsburgh, Pitt is attracting and Endowments not only create scholar- THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AND THE REGIONAL ECONOMY: BUILDING RESEARCH STRENGTH TO ADVANCE PENNSYLVANIA’S FUTURE years to come. retaining more and more academic ships, chairs, and fellowships, but they CHANCELLOR MARK A. NORDENBERG REPORTS ON THE FAR-REACHING IMPACT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH’S RESEARCH MISSION stars like the student mentioned above. also support other important initiatives, as The University is also drawing new varied in purpose as the donors them- selves. Simply put, endowments provide

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COMING SOON TO patient simulator teaches by mimicking then traveled to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., A CITY NEAR YOU: a variety of human physiological receiving a sunny, warm welcome from THE UNIVERSITY ON responses to different stimuli. dedicated Florida alums. THE ROAD PROGRAM The D.C. event was one of an ongoing “When we make these trips, we present As early evening fell over Washington, schedule of “University on the Road” a compelling story about great people D.C., a group of Pitt alumni gathered to presentations, designed to keep Pitt doing outstanding teaching and research, hear news of their alma mater. The April alumni connected to and enthusiastic the exemplary leadership we have, and dusk held a hint of springtime, and about their alma mater. It also helps the remarkable work that’s been done promise was in the air. The audience show alumni how they can give back to New York City and Philadelphia to perform here,” explains Nordenberg. “We work to fell silent as Chancellor Mark A. the University that has given so much. and working with Pitt alumnus Dave generate good feelings about the Nordenberg approached the podium. Launched in 2001, the University on Wannstedt (CAS ’74, EDUC ’76G), head changes that have taken place and a the Road program has expanded its coach of the Miami Dolphins, to host a sense of the excitement that’s in the air reach to 13 cities from coast to coast. reception for alumni in Miami and on the University campus.” In 2003 alone, Pitt held four events, arrange a tour of the Dolphins’ facility. attracting more than 1,500 alumni, with 60 prominent alumni serving on various 2004 brought the chancellor to the host committees. opposite coast on the first leg of University on the Road. Speaking to enthusiastic, standing-room-only crowds in Los Angeles and San Francisco, the chancellor shared the exciting news of Pitt’s progress. And from the west, he He spoke of many changes on campus— innovative programs, compelling research, updated facilities—and then he took a cue from the old maxim, “show not tell,” and let six Knowledge Showcases speak for themselves. Covering topics University on the Road alumni in Los Angeles ranging from nanoscience to creative writing, these interactive displays Over the years, the chancellor, the allowed alumni to see the University’s provost, key faculty members, the Pitt latest and greatest developments first- Alumni Association, and a number of hand. “Sim-Man,” in particular, was a big deans have taken Pitt’s story on the University Trustee Andrew J. Kuzneski Jr., Pitt Alumni hit. Used by Pitt medical students, this road. In fact, the University has Association President Eva Tansky Blum, Miami arranged several special events, such Dolphins Head Coach Dave Wannstedt, and Pitt Alumni Association Executive Director Lee Patouillet as taking the Heinz Chapel Choir to at the South Florida University on the Road reception.

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is named Pitt’s athletics director. Frank Cassell is named president of the University of Arthur Ramicone, vice chancellor for budget and con- Alan M. Lesgold is named dean of the School of The McCarl Center for Nontraditional Student Pittsburgh at Greensburg. troller, is elected an officer of the University of Pittsburgh. Education. Success opens on the fourth floor of the Cathedral of Professor Jeffery Schwartz discovers a new species Learning. Made possible by the generosity of alumnus 1995 of primate—the pseudopotto martini. Carolyn Ban is named dean of the Graduate School Amy Marsh is named treasurer of the University of After celebrating the University of Pittsburgh for a F. James McCarl (CGS ‘73), president and CEO of of Public and International Affairs. Pittsburgh. weekend, appropriately dubbed Discovery Weekend, McCarl’s Inc., the center is a hub of activity for older students. Gerald Holder becomes the dean of the School of the University officially launches its capital campaign— Engineering. Carol Carter is named vice chancellor, Office of Alan Garfinkel is named general counsel of the with the goal of raising $500 million by June 30, 2003. Mark A. Nordenberg, Distinguished Service Institutional Advancement. University of Pittsburgh. The University on the Road program is initiated as part Professor, dean of the School of Law from 1985 to of the University’s capital campaign. The chancellor, The School of Dental Medicine celebrates its The University of Pittsburgh creates the BioMedical 1993, and one-time interim provost and senior vice Security Institute. provost, key faculty members representing a variety of 100th birthday. Sami Barmada, Erin Dougherty, and Daniela The Japanese Nationality Room is dedicated. chancellor of academic affairs, becomes interim chan- disciplines, the Pitt Alumni Association, and a number of Kusmierek win Goldwater Scholarships. deans begin to take Pitt’s story “on the road.” The first cellor of the University of Pittsburgh. The University of Pittsburgh Press turns 60. Susan R. Kinsey is named dean of the College of Christopher Farrell, Jacob Nadler, Brian Ruskin, cities visited are New York, San Diego, Los Angeles, Kathleen Schaefer The Pitt campus in Johnstown celebrates its 75th General Studies. and win Goldwater Scholarships. and San Francisco. The Heinz Memorial Chapel organ is recalibrated John Yates, a Mellon Professor of Chemistry and anniversary. and renovated. Physics, is elected to the National Academy of Sciences. On lower campus, , the University’s The Indian Nationality Room is dedicated. Pitt and UPMC employees set an internal record for new apartment residence, welcomes students for the raising $658,000 for the United Way Campaign. The National Research Council releases a report eval- first time. The eight-building complex has accommo- Stephen B. Thomas becomes the director of the Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg is the regional cam- uating approximately 4,000 doctoral programs at about Michael Rees wins a Goldwater Scholarship. dations for 496 students in 124 units. Center for Minority Health in the Graduate School of paign chair, raising a record-setting total of $40 million. 300 institutions in the United States. The results: Pitt 1998 Public Health and the Philip Hallen Chair of has two of the five top philosophy departments in the John Majors has his final game as a college football Community Health and Social Justice. country. English, economics, chemistry, physics, history, coach—Pitt defeats Rutgers, the State University of is named men’s basketball head coach. Chancellor Nordenberg and the superintendent of psychology, political science, and physiology all rank in New Jersey, 24–9. Pittsburgh Public Schools cochair the Greater the top third of their respective categories. David J. Herring is named dean of the School of Law. The John C. Mascaro Learning Center, a high-tech Pittsburgh Measles Immunization Task Force, Arthur S. Levine becomes the senior vice chancellor “green” facility, is dedicated. helping nearly 11,000 public school students meet Walt Harris, an assistant coach at Ohio State University, for the health sciences and dean of the School of state requirements for measles, mumps, and rubella Lantern Night celebrates its 75th anniversary. is named the Panthers’ new football head coach. Damion Shelton, David Wolfe, and Sumanas Wanant Medicine after 30 years as a fellow, then a scientific vaccinations, thereby avoiding mandatory school sus- win Goldwater Scholarships. The Office of Public Affairs assumes oversight for director at the National Institute of Child Health and the development of the University of Pittsburgh’s Web pensions. Stephen B. Thomas, the Philip Hallen Chair The National Cancer Institute awards a $2.9 million Human Development, part of the National Institutes of presence, resulting in dramatic progress in advancing of Community Health and Social Justice in the grant to UPMC to expand clinical trials using biological Health (NIH). Martha Lee wins the Morris K. Udall Scholarship. Pitt’s online visibility. Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) and the response modifiers to boost the body’s immunity to cancer. School of Social Work and director of the Center for Minority Health in GSPH, chairs the task force’s Jerome Cochran is named executive vice chancellor. The Panthers play Iowa State in the Insight.com Bowl. Daniel LaFave wins a Goldwater Scholarship 1997 executive committee. Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg is selected as Person of the Year by Vectors Pittsburgh, based on a The Life Sciences Greenhouse is founded. Chancellor poll of 1,800 corporate and civic leaders. 2000 Nordenberg and Jared Cohon, president of Carnegie Mellon, cochair the consortium that works to develop Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg is honored as Person 2001 and nurture the region’s biotechnology industry. Meghan Majorowski 1996 of the Year in Education by Vectors Pittsburgh. wins a Marshall Scholarship. The UPMC Sports Performance Complex on the Pitt’s School of Social Work receives a three-year Kelly Foster, Louis Defrate, Jonathan Holland, and The National Parkinson Foundation designates the South Side opens, giving the Panthers football team $60 million grant to train child welfare workers in Major “Kenny” Lee IV William S. Dietrich II University of Pittsburgh a “Center of Excellence” for win Goldwater Scholarships. access to three practice fields; it is also in proximity to becomes chair of the Pennsylvania. University’s Board of Trustees. Interim Chancellor Nordenberg becomes its work in neurodegenerative diseases. one of the finest sports medicine facilities: the UPMC Chancellor Nordenberg. The European Union funds the development of the Center for Sports Medicine. Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center—a partnership European Union Center The Rise of the American Research Universities: , one of only 10 in the Larry Davis is named dean of the School of Social Work. between Pitt, Carnegie Mellon, and Westinghouse— United States. Board of Trustees formally adopts a series of priority Elites and Challenges in the Postwar Era is Alumni Hall, formerly the Masonic Temple, one of wins the National Science Foundation’s terascale statements articulating new University goals. published, listing Pitt as one of the top 25 public Pittsburgh’s Historic Landmark buildings, undergoes The Panthers play their first game at , beat- computing competition, receiving a grant equaling research universities in the country. The Dick Thornburgh Archives are donated to Pitt. a $16 million renovation. ing the East Tennessee State University Bucs 31–0. $45 million to operate the most powerful nonmilitary computer in the world. The new machine performs six George Gatewood, a Pitt astronomer, discovers two trillion calculations per second. NIH also awards the objects orbiting a nearby star. The Panthers play Southern Mississippi University in Rebecca Hubbard wins a Marshall Scholarship. Andrew Petiprin wins a Marshall Scholarship. the AXA/Equitable Liberty Bowl; Pitt announces the center an $8 million grant to carry out its most impor- tant projects. Panthers’ new colors and logos for the football team, The Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, a Lauren Resnick, director of the Learning Research Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob becomes dean of the the first upgrade since the 1970s. collaboration between Pitt and Carnegie Mellon 1999 and Development Center, receives a $3.9 million School of Nursing. The football team ends the season with a six-game University, opens its new facilities. grant from the Reader’s Digest Foundation to build winning streak, and goes to the Tangerine Bowl, Four programs in the University Center for a program that will restructure school districts to The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, beating North Carolina State University 34-19. International Studies (UCIS) are redesignated as a provide continuous education for school professionals a partnership between the School of Medicine and The Center for American Music is founded at Pitt. National Resource Center (NRC) by the U.S. Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg is named a so they can be effective teachers. UPMC, opens its new facility on the South Side. Department of Education. The programs, which have Pittsburgh Magazine Pittsburgher of the Year for his The Connolly Ballroom is dedicated upon the retire- An addition to the of Heinz Memorial Chapel role as a policymaker and “champion of regionalism.” held the NRC designation for 25 years, include the Katherine Detre wins at $52.2 million NIH grant to ment of Board Chair J. Wray Connolly. houses an elevator designed to make the chapel com- Asian Studies Program, the Center for Latin American evaluate best treatments for diabetes. pletely accessible to individuals with disabilities. Studies, the Center for Russian and East European The Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse is cofounded by Studies, and the Center for West European Studies. Pitt and Carnegie Mellon as an incubator for technol- ogy development in the region.

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The men’s basketball team plays in the Big East Twenty months after launching the University’s capital Forty-three percent of all freshmen who enter the Jeff Long becomes the new athletic director at the The School of Pharmacy celebrates its 125th The University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute championship game and earns a National Invitation campaign, Chancellor Nordenberg announces that University in the fall graduated in the top 10 percent University of Pittsburgh. anniversary. receives a $10 million appropriation from the U.S. Tournament (NIT) bid. the University surpassed its $500 million goal. of their high school classes. Department of Defense to improve access to care for Capitalizing on the success of this endeavor, the Jamie Dixon becomes the head coach of the men’s The Pitt campuses at Bradford, Greensburg, and people with diabetes in Western Pennsylvania. The ini- Robert Hill is named vice chancellor, Office of chancellor announces that the goal is now to raise $1 A record-setting number of applications are made basketball team. Titusville celebrate their 40th anniversaries. tiative will become a model for the U.S. Air Force. Public Affairs. billion, a feat only 21 other institutions are attempting. to the University: Between 1995 and 2003, the University of Pittsburgh realizes an increase in under- The University breaks ground for the Biomedical Rory Cooper, professor and chair of rehabilitation Retired Pennsylvania Speaker of the House and Pitt K. Leroy Irvis The Office of Public Affairs produces A New Way of The Library Resource Facility at Thomas graduate applications of 123 percent. Science Tower 3, which will be completed in 2006, science and technology in the School of Health and Alumnus (LAW ’54) is honored at an Thinking, a video tribute to the Black student experi- Boulevard opens in the Point Breeze neighborhood providing room for 500 scientists, researchers, faculty Rehabilitation Sciences, receives the Paul M. event featuring the world premiere of K. Leroy Irvis: ence at Pitt. to store and preserve the University’s archives. This year sees a record-setting $513 million in members, and students. Magnuson Award—the highest award given by the The Lion of Pennsylvania, a new Pitt-produced sponsored research. Department of Veterans Affairs for rehabilitation biographical video documentary. Carrie Ann Theisen wins a Marshall Scholarship. The 35th and 36th floors of the Cathedral of research and development. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Learning, home to the University Honors College, Richard Thompson, director of the Telecommunications The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania awards Pitt a grant level rankings, the School of Medicine ranks are newly renovated. The U.S. Department of Education redesignates four Program in the School of Information Sciences and $6 million grant to develop the Real-time Outbreak 10th nationally. University Center for International Studies programs— professor of information sciences and telecommuni- cations, is contracted by the Maryland-based company 2002 Disease Surveillance system. Asian, Latin American, Russian and East European, and The Board of Trustees approves the construction of a TeleContinuity to engineer and implement a telecom- West European—as National Resource Centers. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) ranks Pitt nine-story undergraduate residence hall with a munications system that will support the U.S. public The Hillman Cancer Center opens. eighth nationally in terms of research dollars received. 420-bed capacity by fall 2004. telephone network during a disaster. Development is Yuan Chang and Patrick Moore, codirectors of the under way with support from a $1.74 million grant from Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg shares top honors The School of Social Work establishes the Center on The Panthers average more than 59,000 fans at The Center for Urban Education is created, com- Molecular Virology Program at the University of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. with Carnegie Mellon University President Jared Race and Social Problems to conduct social science Heinz Field and play in a bowl game—Continental bining a number of the University’s existing public Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, win the Charles S. Mott Cohon as Pittsburgh Magazine's Co-Pittsburghers of Tire Bowl Prize from the General Motors Cancer Research research on race and its influence on the quality of life —for the fourth consecutive year. education programs with several new ones geared Pitt’s schools of the health sciences, University of the Year. The award recognizes the cooperative in modern America. toward urban schools. Foundation. Chang also wins the Paul Marks Prize for accomplishments of Chancellor Nordenberg and Cancer Research from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, and Windber Research President Cohon in regional development initiatives. The Board of Trustees elects Ralph J. Cappy, chief Cancer Center. Institute are awarded $3.4 million from the U.S. Patrick Irvin and Robert Lee win Goldwater justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, to Clyde B. Jones III is appointed vice chancellor for Department of Defense for a major initiative to foster Scholarships. assume the leadership of the board as chair. health sciences development at Pitt and senior vice new understanding of cancer and other diseases The Middle States Commission on Higher president of UPMC development, a new position that The School of Engineering creates the Mascaro through proteomics. Education releases its report lauding the University’s Sustainability Initiative. will give donors one source to provide money for a accomplishments. Randy P. Juhl is named vice chancellor for research Thomas G. Bigley and Suzanne W. Broadhurst are conduct and compliance. named vice chairs of the University of Pittsburgh range of programs. The University is awarded an estimated $14.5 million Board of Trustees. The Office of Public Affairs unveils The Year in from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute The University unveils the new Petersen Events Review, a video depicting highlights of major events Cynthia Kinnan wins a Marshall Scholarship. of the National Institutes of Health to develop Center, the 300,000-square-foot home to the The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center wins a $35 mil- taking place at Pitt during the 2002-03 academic year. approaches to improve outcomes for pediatric heart Panthers men’s and women’s basketball teams, a new lion NIH grant to plug into four other research centers Livingston Alexander is named president of the to form the national resource called the TeraGrid. Now University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan visits transplant recipients. center of student life, and the Baierl Student Commencement returns to campus at the new Recreation Center. the computer can do 20 trillion calculations per second. the University as an H.J. Heinz Company Foundation Petersen Events Center, after several decades at The Robotics Foundry is formed, merging the National Distinguished Lecturer. The University confers the Scientists in the School of Medicine, in collaboration honorary Doctor of Public and International Affairs Pittsburgh’s Mellon Arena. with researchers at Uppsala University, Sweden, com- Graham Hatfull, the Eberly Family Professor of Center for Defense Robotics and the Pittsburgh Robotics Sennott Square, the University’s first entirely “green” degree upon him in conjunction with his presentation, plete the first human study of a compound that building, opens. The building is home to the College of Biotechnology, becomes a Howard Hughes Medical Initiative. The group’s advisory board is jointly chaired by Institute professor, which comes with an award of $1 Chancellor Nordenberg and Carnegie Mellon President and he also receives the Heinz Humanitarian Award. enables them to peer into the brains of people with Business Administration, the Department of Alzheimer’s disease and view plaque deposits. Psychology, a law clinic, and the Department of million to create laboratory opportunities for students. Cohon. Computer Science. His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, The Duke of Marshall The men’s basketball team earns an NCAA tourna- Thanh (Tina) Ha, Paul Ohodnicki Jr., and Pedram York, visits campus to recognize Pitt as a The men’s basketball team wins the Big East Roushan Center of Excellence. In the past five years, the 2004 Conference regular season title and makes it to the The Panthers cap a nine-win football season with a ment bid—the first NCAA bid in nine years. The win Goldwater Scholarships. Panthers make it all the way to the Sweet 16, the University has won more Marshall Scholarships than Big East tournament championship game for the 38-13 victory over Oregon State in the Insight Bowl. any public university in the United States. fourth year in a row. Again the team advances to the farthest the team has gone since 1974. Chancellor Nordenberg is named Industrialist of the NCAA tournament, where the Panthers make it to the Year by the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the G. Reynolds Clark is named vice chancellor, Office D.A. Henderson, Tara O’Toole, and Thomas Inglesby, Sweet 16 for the third consecutive year. Society of Industrial and Office Realtors. of Community and Governmental Relations. the country’s foremost bioterrorism experts, join the Distinguished Service Professor of Philosophy University and UPMC to form the Pitt/UPMC Center Robert Brandom is one of four scholars to receive University on the Road visits Los Angeles, San Big East The men’s basketball team opens its first season in The men’s basketball team makes it to the for Biosecurity. the prestigious Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Francisco, and Ft. Lauderdale. championship the Petersen Events Center in a game against the 2003 for the third year in a row, winning the Achievement Award. team’s first-ever Big East title. Again the team makes , with the Panthers winning 82–67. it to the NCAA tournament; the Panthers advance to Pitt receives $18 million from the National Institutes Jocelyn Horner and Clare S. Sierawski win Truman Pitt qualifies for the Big East championship game for James Maher celebrates his 10th anniversary as the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive year. of Health to construct a Regional Biocontainment Scholarships. the second straight season. Laboratory dedicated to research on agents that provost and senior vice chancellor. cause naturally occurring and emerging infections, as Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg and Carnegie Albert J. Novak Jr. Paul C. Lauterbur (FAS ’62), winner of the 2003 Pitt wins a $9.6 million grant from NIH to create is named vice chancellor, Office of well as potential agents of bioterrorism. University researchers develop the Secure Critical Mellon President Jared Cohon share honors again Institutional Advancement. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in a chemical library of more than 50,000 molecules when they receive the Person of Vision award, pre- Information Technology Infrastructure (S-CITI) the development of magnetic resonance imaging during the next five years. Professor Peter Wipf sented to outstanding community leaders by The Center for Minority Health in the Graduate system to aid emergency management in Allegheny (MRI), is named 2004 commencement speaker. directs this NIH Center of Excellence. Pittsburgh Vision Services. Agnus Berenato takes over as coach of the women’s School of Public Health announces a $6 million grant County, funded by a $2.8 million grant from the basketball team. from NIH’s National Center on Minority Health and National Science Foundation. 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“ EVERY DAY YOU MAY MAKE PROGRESS. EVERY STEP MAY BE FRUITFUL.

YET THERE WILL STRETCH OUT BEFORE YOU AN EVER-LENGTHENING,

EVER-ASCENDING, EVER-IMPROVING PATH. YOU KNOW YOU WILL NEVER

GET TO THE END OF THE JOURNEY. BUT THIS, SO FAR FROM DISCOURAGING,

ONLY ADDS TO THE JOY AND GLORY OF THE CLIMB.”

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