It can feel risky to try reconnecting with people in our lives after falling out of touch – but fears of rejection are often overblown.
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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.
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A study shows that a select group of NBA players really do go on hot streaks by making more shots in a row than statistics suggest they should.
None of our authors can see the future, but many do have expertise that offers insights about what’s reasonable to expect.
La compra de alimentos y las comidas en familia son las principales oportunidades para desarrollar las habilidades de lectura y matemáticas, especialmente para los niños latinos pequeños, según un nuevo estudio.
Grocery shopping and family meals are prime opportunities to build reading and math skills – particularly for young Latino children, a new study finds.
Net price calculators – online tools meant to estimate what students will actually pay for college – can produce varying results for students in similar economic situations, researchers find.
Plus, new research chronicling the experiences of Japanese Americans interned by the US government during the second world war. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Devastating quake came weeks after the assassination of Haiti’s president. A scholar of disaster preparedness explains the concept of ‘cascading crises’ and how other countries can help stabilize Haiti.
The proportion was the largest the study’s authors had ever seen.
Few trans kids in the early 20th century had access to information about trans life. That they still faced down the judgment of parents and doctors is a testament to the truth of their dysphoria.
Until the late 1800s, moments of widespread high-risk financial gambling weren’t considered manias but the results of individual actors, who bore responsibility for the disastrous results.
New research suggests there’s often a mismatch between how you respond and what the other person wants to hear.
For decades, presidents beginning with Andrew Jackson routinely replaced large swaths of the government workforce, often requiring them to pay fees to political parties in exchange for their jobs.
For decades, presidents routinely replaced large swaths of the government workforce, often requiring them to pay fees to political parties in exchange for their jobs.
Les personnes qui s’inquiètent de prendre du poids tentent souvent d’estimer le nombre de calories contenues dans leur assiette et, la plupart du temps, elles se trompent !
People worried about gaining weight over the holidays may try to estimate how many calories are in the foods they put on their plates. But it’s not as easy as it looks.
As vote counts tick upward, people may have questions about why one candidate does better with mail-in votes or in-person ballots. Here are the answers, and an explanation of how the counting happens.
Now that the whole world is echoing Romero’s films, everyone can learn from his legacy.
Laws that have long kept campaigners away from voters at polling places may not work in a world where a T-shirt symbol can be interpreted as campaigning.
New research shows homes in white areas have appreciated $200,000 more since 1980 than similar homes in nonwhite areas – a result of both old racist housing policies and modern real estate practices.
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Director of Operations, Institute for Learning, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor of Business Administration and of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
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Senior Lecturer, University of Pittsburgh
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Instructor of Nutrition and Behavior Change, University of Pittsburgh
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Distinguished Professor of History & Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor and chair of English, University of Pittsburgh
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh
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Associate Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh
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Associate Professor of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh
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Louise K. Comfort is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Public and International Affairs, former Director of the Center for Disaster Management, University of Pittsburgh
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Assistant Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh
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Ben L. Fryrear Chair in Marketing and Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Pittsburgh
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Research Associate in Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh
