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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.
NAICS Code Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools: 611310
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Clone misconduct.
- 2007-01-24
Jan 24, 2007 (New Scientist - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Jong Hyuk Park has been banned from getting any research funds from US Government agencies for three years. He is a former colleague of Woo Suk Hwang, who was to found to have been falsifying research into...
Anorexia, bulimia prove gene related
- 2006-10-01
Six core traits that appear to be linked to genes associated with two common eating disorders, anorexia and bulimia nervosa, have been identified by an international team of researchers led by investigators at the University of Pittsburgh (Pa.) School of Medicine. Approximately 10,000,000 females and 1,000,000 males nationwide are affected...
Despite compensation levels that suggest otherwise, a CEO's charisma has little lasting effect on a company's financial performance, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Yale University
- 2006-09-01
Despite compensation levels that suggest otherwise, a CEO's charisma has little lasting effect on a company's financial performance, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Yale University. The findings contradicted the study's original hypothesis and showed that while a charismatic CEO can in fact...
Study: Mindless reading is bad
- 2006-07-04
By Ben Feller THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - Better pay attention, reader. This whole story may be a blur. For the first time, researchers have demonstrated the ill effects of mindless reading - a phenomenon in which people take in sentence after sentence without...
Study: Mindless reading is bad
- 2006-07-04
By Ben Feller THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - Better pay attention, reader. This whole story may be a blur. For the first time, researchers have demonstrated the ill effects of mindless reading - a phenomenon in which people take in sentence after sentence without...
Brain Controls Prosthetic Arm
- 2005-05-01
Some University of Pittsburgh researchers report that a monkey outfitted with a child-sized robotic arm controlled directly by its own brain signals is able to feed itself chunks of fruits and vegetables. The researchers trained the monkey to feed itself by using signals from its brain that are passed through...
Co-polymer prolongs antioxidants.(Technology Update)
- 2005-03-01
Researchers working at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, have developed a way to prolong the effectiveness of antioxidants. Antioxidants are added to many types of products, including plastics, in order to reduce the harmful effects of oxidation. However, even the addition of antioxidants cannot...
Elderly People Cared for by Spouse Are at Greater Risk for Abuse, University of Pittsburgh Researchers Find; Effect Pronounced When Caregivers Experience Own Health Problems or Care for Especially Needy Spouses.
- 2005-02-07
Byline: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Feb. 7 AScribe Newswire -- When elderly people need assistance with the activities of daily life, one might assume that the best people to care for them would be the ones who know them best -- their spouses. But,...
Nanotubes Made That Detect and Kill Biological Agents
- 2004-09-27
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania ENS — University of Pittsburgh researchers have built a simple molecule that produces uniform, self-assembled nanotubes - miniscucle structures about one ten-thousandth the width of a human hair - that display sensitivity to different agents by changing color and can be trained to kill bacteria. Their findings demonstrate...
Lending a Plan
- 2003-07-01
While it's true that the government was able to come up with that color-coded Homeland Security threat level system all on its own, some academics think the feds could use a hand. In January, Carnegie Mellon University, Penn State, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh formed the...
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