The University of Pittsburgh is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded on the edge of the American frontier as the Pittsburgh Academy in 1787, and evolved into the Western University of Pennsylvania by alteration of its charter in 1819. After surviving two devastating fires and various relocations within the area, the school moved to its current location in the Oakland neighborhood of the city and was renamed to the University of Pittsburgh in 1908. For most of its history Pitt was a private institution, until it became part of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education in 1966.
The university comprises 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges located at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the university’s central administration and 28,766 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. The university also includes four additional undergraduate schools located at campuses within Western Pennsylvania: Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown, and Titusville. The 132-acre Pittsburgh campus comprises multiple historic buildings of the Schenley Farms Historic District, most notably its 42-story gothic revival centerpiece, the Cathedral of Learning. The campus is situated adjacent to the flagship medical facilities of its closely affiliated University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), as well as the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Schenley Park, and Carnegie Mellon University.
The durability and longevity of teeth lie in the complex interplay between six different tissues, all of which play an intricate role in tooth formation and health.
Many musicians in Ghana do not make money from their careers.
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The viability of any music culture depends on the availability of musicians.
Todos concordam que as crianças devem comer alimentos saudáveis, mas os pais muitas vezes acabam comendo mal ao escolherem para si um prato não saudável que usam como alternativa caso a criança implique com a comida.
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Sem saber se os filhos comerão os alimentos saudáveis colocados em seus pratos, os pais podem preparar um prato menos saudável para si mesmos e servir de alternativa para as crianças
Some cancer patients receive additional treatment after surgery with the goal of eliminating any remaining tumor cells.
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Not knowing whether their children will eat the healthy food put on their plates, parents may prepare a less healthy dish for themselves to serve as backup for the kids too.
Teens are more clued in to family finances than many people think.
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Scholars discuss aspects of protecting election integrity in the face of efforts to cast aspersions on voting results.
Christian McCaffrey and the San Francisco 49ers will try to stop the Kansas City Chiefs from winning their third Super Bowl in five years.
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Studies show college athletes sleeping less than 7 hours per night are almost twice as likely to be injured when compared with athletes sleeping more than 8 hours.
This little guy is very cute − and very white.
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Humanoid robots tend to be white or resemble white people. Here’s why this is a problem and what social scientists, designers and engineers can do about it.
Volunteers register voters in Santa Fe, N.M.
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The COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on how fragmented medical care can be. Relational, or person-centered, medicine is attempting to provide solutions.
About 58% of middle schoolers and 73% of high schoolers do not get enough sleep.
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Most teens aren’t getting enough sleep, leading to poorer academic performance. Early school start times combined with natural changes in hormones and the circadian rhythm could be to blame.
Electrocardiograms, or ECGs, record the electrical activity of your heart.
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People with adverse experiences during childhood − whether physical, emotional or sexual abuse − had higher rates of death and hospitalization decades later from COVID-19.
This is the second FDA alert this year on contaminated eye drops.
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A bacterial contamination of the work environment at facilities that produce eye drops can lead to severe infections and even death, as was the case earlier in 2023.
Reprodução de uma pintura de autor desconhecido, retratando a captura de escravos para o tráfico transatlântico, na África do século 19.
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Hebe Mattos, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF); Keila Grinberg, University of Pittsburgh; Martha Abreu, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), and Monica Lima, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
Recente ação do MP, que notificou o Banco do Brasil para apurar o envolvimento do banco no tráfico de escravos, reaqueceu o debate público sobre reparação e o passado escravista brasileiro.
Reading ingredient labels closely will help consumers make more informed decisions.
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