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Pitt Magazine
March 1997 |
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Quantum Leap Provost James Maher faces higher ed's--and Pitt's-- challenges |
QUANTUM LEAP Pitt Provost James Maher tackles the complex physics of the University's future....by Mark Collins
STORY OF THE ANCIENTS |
The story of an ancient migration--as told by DNA...by Alan Friedman
THE GENIUS OF MANCHESTER |
With a MacArthur grant, Bill Strickland can go anywhere. So why is he staying right here in the 'burgh?....by Tommy Ehrbar
FELIX'S BUSINESS |
A gentle story of letters by 1996 Drue Heinz winner Edith Pearlman | |||||
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Another Kind of Pittsburgh The protagonists of a new novel for young adults explore the city's history. |
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4200 FIFTH
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LETTERS
TUCK SHOP
THE COMMONS
ROOM
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CLASSES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED The future of plastics
CORNERSTONES
HOMECOMING
42ND FLOOR
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| MIchael Ray--("The Genius of Manchester") Ray specializes in both portraits and advertisement-bound images of food that make the mouth water. His work has appeared on 13 Pittsburgh Magazine covers. The father of four, Ray moonlights as a soccer coach and karate student--for which he has to show a blue belt and healing ribs. | |||||||||
| Brandon Oldenburg--(42nd Floor) In addition to illustrating, Oldenburg is an art director at Reel FX in Dallas where he has created special effects for PBS specials, television commercials, and film. On the side, he creates puppets--sometimes life-sized--for experimental mixed-media musical productions. | |||||||||
| ON ON THE COVER: William E. Strickland Jr. (Arts and Sciences '70), 1996 MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant awardee. Photo by Michael Ray. | |||||||||