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• The power of an HBCU: author outlines benefits of attending a historically Black college or university

  - 2008-09-01

  In the winter of 1988, I was a sophomore with strong grades, attending the University of Pittsburgh and majoring in pharmacy. I had recently shelved my freshman aspirations to walk-on the school's nationally ranked football team, and my grades were beginning to slip as a result of fighting racism on...

  Tags: aspiration, benefit, Leadership, pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh

• Cytori Says Lawsuit Doesn't Hamper Business

  - 2008-06-30

  Cytori Says Lawsuit Doesn't Hamper Business: A major court ruling in favor of privately held stem cell company Artecel Inc. affirmed the company's rights to stem cells derived from fat tissue, a method also employed by Cytori Therapeutics. Artecel is a privately held biotech company involved in stem cell...

  Tags: lawsuit, stem-cell, University of Pittsburgh

• GE and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Launch New Business to Digitize and Revolutionize Disease Detection

  - 2008-06-05

  New Company to Transition One Healthcare's Last Manual Diagnostic Process Into the Digital Age

  Tags: General Electric Co., University of Pittsburgh

• Alacritech Accelerators Extend Efficiency and Life for More Than 400 Servers at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

  - 2008-05-28

  Accelerator Cards Reduce Nightly Backups, Providing Medical Center with Increased ROI

  Tags: server, University of Pittsburgh

• Fitch Rates University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA's $250MM 2008B Bonds 'AA-'

  - 2008-05-23

  NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has assigned a rating of 'AA-' to $250 million Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; UPMC) revenue bonds, series 2008B. Fitch has also affirmed the 'AA-' rating on UPMC's outstanding parity debt and affirmed the 'F1+' on the outstanding series 2005B...

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• REMINDER: ORLive Presents: Pediatric Grand Rounds Lecture Entitled Mechanical Support for a Child's Failing Heart: Past, Present and Future

  - 2008-04-10

  Pediatric patients with severe cardiac dysfunction can benefit from the placement of a ventricular assist device . Unfortunately, the availability of pediatric mechanical devices is very limited, especially for the management of neonates, infants and small children. On Thursday, April 10 at 8:00AM EDT on ...

  Tags: Benefits, lecture, University of Pittsburgh

• Pittsburghers Slow to Quit

  - 2008-04-02

  To: HEALTH EDITORS Contact: John G. Craig Jr. of Pittsburgh Regional Indicators, +1- 412-779-9054, jgc14@pitt.edu; or Bernard D. Goldstein, M.D., of University of Pittsburgh, +1-412-648-9994, bdgold@pitt.edu PITTSBURGH, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire/ - The latest health data on smoking suggests that while Pittsburghers are cutting back they lag the nation...

  Tags: Benefits, Dr., HEALTHCARE, Pittsburgh, SOFTWARE, University of Pittsburgh

• FirstEnergy Subsidiary Signs Renewable Power Supply Agreement with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

  - 2008-03-31

  To: ENERGY EDITORS Contact: Ellen Raines, FirstEnergy, +1-330-384-5808; or Wendy Zellner, UPMC, +1-412-647-3555 AKRON, Ohio, March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) announced today that its subsidiary, FirstEnergy Solutions FES, has signed its largest green supply contract with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center UPMC, a leader in...

  Tags: Benefits, FirstEnergy Corp., HEALTHCARE, Ohio, Pennsylvania, SOFTWARE, University of Pittsburgh

• ORLive Presents: Pediatric Grand Rounds Lecture Entitled Mechanical Support for a Child's Failing Heart: Past, Present and Future

  - 2008-03-24

  Pediatric patients with severe cardiac dysfunction can benefit from the placement of a ventricular assist device . Unfortunately, the availability of pediatric mechanical devices is very limited, especially for the management of neonates, infants and small children. On Thursday, April 10 at 8:00AM EDT on ...

  Tags: Benefits, E-mail, lecture, University of Pittsburgh

• The Fiscal Wake-Up Tour Visits Pennsylvania Before Presidential Primary

  - 2008-03-13

  To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Jonathan DeWald of the Concord Coalition, +1-703-894- 6222, jdewald@concordcoalition.org WASHINGTON,March 13/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On March 25, The Concord Coalition will join with former Comptroller General of the United States David M. Walker and federal budget analysts from The Brookings Institution and The Heritage Foundation for a...

  Tags: Brookings Institution, comptroller, Heritage Foundation, MARKETING, Pittsburgh, secretary, University of Pittsburgh