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June, 1997


HEART OF THE UNIVERSITY
Awards, citations, fifes and drums—a special day at the Honors Convocation, including the investiture of Pitt’s 17th Chancellor

THE LIFE OF THE SELL
Pitt’s latest discovery in high-tech research: marketing

THE LEGACY OF A DIME

The story of the Cathedral of Learning begins with one thin coin

THINGS THAT GO BOOM! IN THE NIGHT
Fireworks artist Mark Spielvogel lights up the sky

AVENUE OF GROWTH
Vice Chancellor Carol Carter seeks alums who make a difference

SPIRITS RISING
Ellen Frank crafts new approaches to treat depression

4200 FIFTH AVENUE
Everything you need

LETTERS
Evoluntion and earthquakes

TUCK SHOP
Apartment life...Cycling the continent...Campus news

THE COMMONS ROOM
Facing AIDS...Urban rescue...Reluctant hero in Rwanda

EXTRA CREDIT
Literature: The truth about creative nonfiction
Psychology: The toll of grief History: A fresh perspective on Henry Clay Frick

CLASSES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED
Plop, plop, fizz, fizz: decoding the language of advertising

CORNERSTONES
Cyert Chair in Molecular Oncology....Studying how engineers think

HOMECOMING
Class Notes and Spotlights...Alumni Association Notebook...Edited by Sally Neiser

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NOTEBOOK

42ND FLOOR
The Icebox Cometh



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