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Pitt Files Lawsuit To Join ACC

AP | WILL GRAVES | Posted 05.14.2012

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PITTSBURGH -- The University of Pittsburgh is going to court in hopes of expediting its exit from the Big East. The school filed a complaint in the C...

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University Of Pittsburgh Terrorized By Dozens Of Bomb Threats

AP | KEVIN BEGOS | Posted 04.10.2012

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PITTSBURGH — Dozens of bomb threats at the University of Pittsburgh, including at least four on Monday, have made professors start holding class...

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University Of Pittsburgh Shooter Is Still Unknown

AP | JOE MANDAK and KEVIN BEGOS | Posted 05.09.2012

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PITTSBURGH — A gunman who killed a worker and shot several other people at a psychiatric hospital on the University of Pittsburgh campus lived n...

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2 People Killed In Shooting At Psychiatric Clinic

AP | KEVIN BEGOS and JOE MANDAK | Posted 05.08.2012

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PITTSBURGH — A man armed with two semiautomatic handguns entered the lobby of a psychiatric clinic at the University of Pittsburgh on Thursday a...

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Derrick Bell: Changing the Odds for Others

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 03.20.2012

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Throughout his storied career as a lawyer, law professor, and legal scholar until his death last October at age 80, Derrick Bell was well-known for his willingness to stand up and speak out about the injustices he saw around him, even when it cost him his own positions.

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Could The Aging Process Be Reversed?

www.foxnews.com | Posted 01.09.2012

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The secret to eternal youth may come in the form of stem cell injections, U.S. scientists claimed. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh ma...

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RIP

AP | KEVIN BEGOS | Posted 12.07.2011

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PITTSBURGH — William S. Dietrich II, a longtime steel executive who pledged gifts to the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University...

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Pittsburgh Running Back Rolls Over No. 16 South Florida

AP | WILL GRAVES | Posted 11.29.2011

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PITTSBURGH — South Florida's national showcase turned into Ray Graham's coming out party. The Pittsburgh running back rushed for 226 yards and ...

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University Of Pittsburgh's Massive Pledge

AP | KEVIN BEGOS | Posted 11.22.2011

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PITTSBURGH — A former steel executive has pledged $125 million to the University of Pittsburgh just weeks after pledging $265 million to Carnegi...

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30 Dumbest Universities In America

Dumb As A Blog | David Moye | Posted 11.22.2011

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These days, colleges not only offer no guarantee of better jobs, but are increasingly unaffordable, taught by disinterested graduate students, and pre...

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Syracuse And Pittsburgh Officially Join ACC

AP | JOEDY McCREARY | Posted 11.18.2011

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The Atlantic Coast Conference has extended its northern reach, adding Pittsburgh and Syracuse. Now the question becomes, will the league stop there &n...

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Carnegie Mellon University Recoups $40M In Alleged Swindle

AP | Posted 06.25.2011

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PITTSBURGH — Carnegie Mellon University is getting back $40 million, or about 83 percent of what it lost in an alleged investment swindle that t...

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Bailouts Don't Work: The Lotto Winners Study

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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You can see why bailouts fail. Wall Street and lottery winners have a common bond. They have access to easy money without restraints.

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"MIRROR IMAGE"--Reflections on Fact and Fiction

Dennis Palumbo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ray Bradbury once said, "There is only one type of story in the world--your story." In other words, all writing is autobiographical. ...

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Hedge-Fund Manager Allegedly Swindled Universities Out Of Millions Of Dollars

The Chronicle of Higher Education | Josh Keller | Posted 05.25.2011

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A former hedge-fund manager has pleaded guilty to criminal charges in an investment scam in which he bilked as much as $900-million from investors, in...

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Researchers Develop Material To Minimize Effects Of Chemical, Biological Weapons

The Pitt News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pitt researchers have created a material that can neutralize some effects of chemical and biological weapons. Researchers created the material out ...

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UPitt Med School Considers Performing Face Transplants

The Pitt News | Posted 05.25.2011

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About a month after performing its second double hand transplant, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is considering using the technology to p...

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A Day In The Life Of A Medical Mannequin

The Pitt News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Medical students surrounded Mr. Smith. His vital signs blinked and changed on the monitor. He stopped breathing. The students' teacher, Dr. Paul R...

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UPitt's Raunchy Sex Edition Cover: 20 Barely-Dressed Students

The Pitt News | Sherri Huang / Multimedia Editor | Posted 05.25.2011

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The shoot itself took alittle over two hours and included two cameras, three hotlights, two speedlights and a spray-bottle of olive oil. Erik served a...

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What Move Your Money Means to College Students

Drew Singer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Student may not have much money to his name, but his banking decisions now will likely impact the rest of his life.

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Should Pitt Have Pulled a Westbrook? Does Brian Kelly Play Madden?

Daniel Adler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today, we will take a look at Cincinnati's Madden-like decision to (seemingly) lie down on defense at the end of Pitt's penultimate drive.

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Can Cell Phones Cause Cancer?

cnn.com | Posted 11.17.2011

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In the year since a U.S. cancer researcher's warning drew wide attention, more evidence is emerging that long-term cell phone use is associated with c...

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Q&A With Responsible Pension Investment Expert Thomas Croft

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's incredible how much we don't know when it comes to the investment practices and trends that affect workers' retirement assets and other institutional savings.

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Would You Want To Live To Be 100?

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 11.17.2011

Can you imagine yourself as a really, really old person? I'm talking really old, like 100 years or beyond? In fact it's not only possible you could ...

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New Report: Pittsburgh --The Rest of the Story

Dave Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pittsburgh, known as "Steel City," was a center of the Rust Belt -- so-called because so much of our manufacturing, once America's economic powerhouse, has been outsourced.

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