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]]> http://campusmixxer.com/University_of_Pittsburgh/news:pitt-research-questions-epa-pesticide/ 12 Aug 2009 08:56:31 PDT USF neuroscientist advances stem cell therapy for stroke http://campusmixxer.com/University_of_Pittsburgh/post:usf-neuroscientist-advances-stem-cell-therapy-for-stroke/ Written by abaier
Dr. Sanberg and Dr. Borlongan at USF, working with colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania, laid the foundation for the world’s first experimental procedure to repair brain damage in stroke patients. In 1998, surgeons at the University of Pittsburgh implanted human neurons derive...


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]]> http://campusmixxer.com/University_of_Pittsburgh/post:usf-neuroscientist-advances-stem-cell-therapy-for-stroke/ 17 Jun 2009 14:11:34 PDT Opinion: Stephen R. Tritch Nominated for Election as Chair of Pitt Board of ... - University of Pittsburgh News http://campusmixxer.com/University_of_Pittsburgh/opinion:stephen-r-tritch-nominated-for-election-as-chair-of-pitt-board-of-university-of-pittsburgh-news/ PITTSBURGH-The Nominating Committee of the University of Pittsburgh Board of Trustees today advanced as its recommended candidate for new board chair Pitt alumnus Stephen R. Tritch, chair of the Westinghouse Electric Company and a Pitt trustee. ...


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  •   Return of the College Students -- from Olean Times Herald
  •   12 science and technology tours being... -- from PhysOrg.com
  •   Irish Society Starts Season -- from Garden City News
  •   Editorial: Penn State, Pitt must do m... - The Patriot-News -- from PennLive.com
  •   Message of faith will be delivered to... -- from Pittsburgh Post Gazette
  •   David Shribman NO IGNORING PROTESTS -- from Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone
  •   Pitt study links obesity, greater ris... -- from Tribune Review
  •   Collier grad quick study as Pitt line... -- from The News-Press
  •   Pitt Researchers Undertake $1.06 Mill... - University of Pittsburgh News -- from press release
  •   Oakland Street Restrictions In Place ... -- from WPXI.com

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Older people who are thinner or are losing weight quickly are at a higher risk of developing dementia, especially if they started out overweight or obese, a new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, the University of South Florida and the University of Washington found.


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Quote: But unlike Mr. Madoff, who is accused of masterminding a global Ponzi scheme, Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Walsh simply stole their investors’ money, the authorities said. Their two firms, the WG Trading Company and Westridge Capital, misappropriated funds from a host of deep-pocketed in...


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I recently applied to the University of Pittsburgh, and since they have rolling admissions and make no mention of when you could expect an acceptance letter, does anyone know how long it usually takes to hear back? I recently applied to the University of Pittsburgh, and since they have ro...


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Daniel Cole of the University of Pittsburgh was a collaborator on the study. In an assist in the quest for ever smaller electronic devices, Duke University engineers have adapted a decades-old computer aided design and manufacturing process to reproduce nanosize structures with feat...


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]]> http://campusmixxer.com/University_of_Pittsburgh/news:missing-pitt-student-from-n-j-found-among-homeless-in-montana/ 23 Jun 2007 15:17:00 PDT Pittsburgh Islamic Leader: Ayaan Hirsi Ali Should Be Killed http://campusmixxer.com/University_of_Pittsburgh/post:pittsburgh-islamic-leader-ayaan-hirsi-ali-should-be-killed/ When ex-Muslim Ayaan Hirsi Ali appeared at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Muslim groups tried to have her speech shut down. And they made it clear that if they had the power, and US law were written according to shari’a, Hirsi Ali would not simply be prohibited from speaking.


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I live near Pittsburgh and I'm really fond of the place. Something about this place is that it seems everyone is only separated by one degree if you're not already friends. Because of this closeness it's almost a habit when meeting someone new to identify the way you're already connected. Thi...


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