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Office of Wellbeing's Jay Darr leaving for Tulane job
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (212+ words) Jay Darr, who came to Pitt in 2019 as the inaugural associate dean of student wellness, is leaving the University in July to accept for a new position as assistant vice president for campus health and wellness at Tulane University in…...
New SHRS dean James O'ate coming to Pitt from Ohio State
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (226+ words) James "Jimmy" O'ate, an international leader in human movement assessment and injury prevention, has been named dean of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, effective June 1. O'ate's career spans clinical practice, research, teaching and senior academic leadership. He joins…...
Evening writing retreat will focus on young adult fiction
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (243+ words) The Western Pennsylvania Writing Project in the School of Education and Western Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English'will host an evening writing retreat on May 21 with'Patricia Park. The retreat " from 5 to 7 p. m. at the Center for Urban Education, 4303 Posvar Hall " will…...
Pinkney tells committee that Pitt finances strong but face headwinds | University Times | University of Pittsburgh
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (832+ words) While the University of Pittsburgh is well positioned financially, according to Provost Joe Mc Carthy and Chief Financial Officer Dwayne Pinkney, "like other institutions we're facing headwinds and pressure." The two senior Pitt leaders discussed the University's financial footing at…...
Pitt neurology professor awarded $9 M grant for Parkinson's research
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (170+ words) J. Timothy Greenamyre, distinguished professor of neurology in the'School of Medicine, is a recipient of a $9 million grant from'Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP), in partnership with'The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, for a project titled "Environmental Exposures and PD Heterogeneity:…...
Work on new residence hall will begin this summer with planned 2028 completion | University Times | University of Pittsburgh
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (970+ words) A new 420-bed residence hall approved by the Pitt Board of Trustees last week will help address one big issue " the need for more student housing as enrollment increases " but will likely contribute to another problem " a shrinking number of…...
Kanthak reflects on commencement at semester's last Faculty Assembly | University Times | University of Pittsburgh
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (1667+ words) By SHANNON O. WELLS Senate Council President Kris Kanthak launched her report at the final Faculty Assembly meeting of the 2025-26 academic year by reflecting on the May 3 spring commencement at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh's North Shore. She confessed that getting to…...
Hill District CEC provides learning, engagement in fresh, versatile environment
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (1196+ words) By SHANNON O. WELLS It may be the bold, multicolored art-deco-style "New Granada" theater sign towering over Centre Avenue in the heart of the Hill District that catches the eye, but on the less-celebrated back side of the building that faces…...
Inaugural Mind-Body Science and Health lecture planned | University Times | University of Pittsburgh
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (163+ words) The inaugural'Distinguished Lectureship in Mind-Body Science and Health will be delivered by Wendy Berry Mendes, Yale University professor of psychology, on May 28'at the Mellon Institute. Mendes will discuss "Affect Contagion: Physiologic Synchrony among Strangers and Close Others," from 2: 30 to…...
New Pitt Serves leader Justin Dandoy moving from community affairs
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (143+ words) Justin Dandoy, who has been working as director of community affairs in the Office of Engagement and Community Affairs since 2022, is moving to the Division of Student Affairs as the new director of'Pitt Serves, effective May 25.' Most of Dandoy's'free time…...