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University of Pittsburgh

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Founded in 1787 as a small, private school, the Pittsburgh Academy was located in a log cabin near Pittsburgh?s three rivers. In the 220 years since, the University has evolved into an internationally recognized center of learning and research. Private through much of its history, Pitt became a state-related university in 1966. Today, the University of Pittsburgh system consists of the 132-acre Pittsburgh campus and regional campuses in Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown, and Titusville. The University?s 12,000 employees, including 3,800 full-time faculty members, serve about 34,000 students through the programs of 15 undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools.

Contact Information

4227 Fifth Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260

www.pitt.edu

(412) 624-7488

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NAICS Code Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools: 611310

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Recent Events

District receives $443K for 72 more Head Start kids

11/25/09 - New Investment - View Story
Biomedical firm sues Pitt, former researcher Today

9/03/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

News & Analysis

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Sweet victory

- 2008-01-14

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Sweet Victory: University of Pittsburgh's Levance Fields celebrates with a teammate after hitting the winning shot to beat Duke University 65-64 in overtime in a basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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Giants' Matheny out for year

- 2006-08-03

Catcher Mike Matheny has made little progress in his recovery from a concussion and will not play again this season for San Francisco. After another series of tests and appointments with specialists at the University of Pittsburgh last week, Matheny and the Giants' medical staff made the difficult...

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WVU Hopes to Install Collapsible Goalposts

- 2003-11-07

When West Virginia University plays the University of Pittsburgh Nov. 15, Mountaineer Field's goalposts might have a different look. University officials hope to have collapsible goalposts that can be brought to the ground before fans rush the field to tear them down.Such a system could mean avoiding the violence seen...

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Having AEDs in Schools Can Reduce Number of Children Who Die from Sudden Cardiac Arrest Each Year; National Meeting Presents Findings

- 2003-10-24

News Advisory: The statistics are alarming. Approximately 7,000 children, including adolescents, die from sudden cardiac arrest each year. Moreover, it is estimated that one out of every 200,000 high school athletes die from sudden cardiac arrest each year. The average age of collapse among school-aged children is 17, and a...

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1996 Ad

- 1996-04-18

Najuma Fletcher and Nicola Martial have travelled far since their days as aspiring young female athletes in Guyana, South America. Today both are looking forward to graduating -- Fletcher with a B.S. degree in engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and Martial with a B.A. degree in political science from...

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