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The University of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh G-20 Summit

Pittsburgh showcases green economy at G20 summit

Reuters | Sept. 21
... innovation and research, which Pittsburgh offers through schools like Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. ...
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Pittsburgh's heart of steel still beats amid transformed city

USA Today | Sept. 21
… in 2003, they employed about 12,000 people, according to the Center for Industry Studies at the University of Pittsburgh...
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A city at the summit

Wall Street Journal | Sept. 21
… Mr. Toker is a Pittsburgher by choice, not by birth, a native Montrealer who is the University of Pittsburgh's resident historian …
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Pittsburgh's economic revival, bond debt offer lessons to G-20

Bloomberg | Sept. 21
… The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University provided the luck, offering critical research talent and serving as business incubators. ...
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Pittsburgh's transformation is a shining example to the world

newjerseynewsroom.com | Sept. 21
… The University of Pittsburgh grew its medical school and affiliated hospitals into the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, or UPMC.
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G-20 leaders heading to Pittsburgh look to cross troubled waters of the global economy

MiniPost.com | Sept. 21
... hockey club (three-time winners of the Stanley Cup in the last two decades); and University of Pittsburgh men's basketball (a perennial top-20 team). ...
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How Pittsburgh got its green back

Toronto Star | Sept. 21
... local talent pool, with 35 universities and colleges in the region, including the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. ...
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Reborn Pittsburgh's moment in the sun

Portfolio.com | Sept. 21
… Chris Briem, a regional economist at the University of Pittsburgh, calls it “concentrated job destruction.” Every Rust Belt town has a sad story, ...
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Lessons for the G-20

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Sept. 21
With most steel production having moved overseas or into mini-mills in other parts of the country, Steel City needed a new economic engine. Home to Carnegie Mellon University, a center of computer research, and the University of Pittsburgh, known for its medical innovation ...
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European Union head to visit Pitt during summit

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Sept. 21
Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission of the European Union (EU), will visit the University of Pittsburgh on Thursday, the opening day of the G-20 summit. ...
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G-20 stands for growth

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Sept. 21
"I'm sure China will quietly remind the U.S. that they don't want irresponsible monetary and fiscal policy," said University of Pittsburgh economics professor James H. Cassing.
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Education, medicine, research strut their stuff

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Sept. 21
Carnegie Mellon, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center invited G-20 delegations and media to hour-long tours yesterday of a dozen sites devoted to regenerative medicine, robotics, entertainment technology and other scientific pursuits. ...
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Protectionist practices can hurt global and regional economy

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Sept. 21
... Steven Husted, professor of economics at the University of Pittsburgh, expects G-20 leaders to address the issue again this week. ...
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What a difference 25 years made in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Sept. 21
... "When the `80s came, you had a sense of civic leaders flailing around, trying to find a way. And who can blame them? The scale of this was unfathomable," said Edward Muller, director of the urban studies program at the University of Pittsburgh. ...
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Is globalization's day in the sun over?

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Sept. 21
... "There will be, in some countries, a reflexive action to try to protect employment," said Alberta Sbragia, director of the European Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh. ...
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A global glow for Pitt: Nationality Rooms additions will represent Turkey and Switzerland

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Sept. 21
... With that in mind, savvy G-20 visitors may want to steal away to Oakland this week and tour the 26 nationality classrooms at the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning. ...
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Global scribes get taste of city's spirit

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Sept. 21
Collaboration among UPMC, University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University is one of the reasons Pittsburgh has been able to transform itself since the decline of the steel industry in the 1970s ...
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Newsweek staffer says 'Burgh beguiled Obama

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Sept. 21
... Since last week, he has taken part in a panel discussion at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh in Oakland, and he'll be the honored guest tonight at a private speaking engagement at Duquesne University sponsored by PNC Bank. ...
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W. Pa. economy, union history boost coverage

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Sept. 21
... Judy Lave, a professor of health economics and chairwoman of health policy and management at the University of Pittsburgh, said the metro area has a concentration of employers in the education, medical and manufacturing fields that provide health insurance as a benefit. ...
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G-20 summit protests expected to remain peaceful

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Sept. 21
Some University of Pittsburgh sociologists expect this week's Group of 20 summit protests and demonstrations to be peaceful ...
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Festival at University of Pittsburgh marks South Korea's part in G-20 summit

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Sept. 21
Korean dancers, foods and crafts were featured in a festival Sunday at the University of Pittsburgh to celebrate South Korea's role in this week's Group of 20 economic summit.
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Pitt, CMU, UPMC host 'eds and meds' tours for international journalists

Pittsburgh Business Times | Sept. 21
… University of Pittsburgh Medical Center President and CEO Jeffrey Romoff on Monday attributed Pittsburgh's economic rebirth to the region's “collaborative ...
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Pittsburgh making a good impression on visitors

KDKA | Sept. 21
… The Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh and Soldiers and Sailors Museum in Oakland were some of the first places ...
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Pittsburgh showcases green economy at G20 summit

Reuters | Sept. 20
The combination, powered by Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh atop the hill, has fueled the city's high-tech identity. …
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Pittsburgh, three ways

The Washington Post | Sept. 20
... are education, innovation and research, which Pittsburgh offers through schools like Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. ...
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Environmental innovation began early in erstwhile 'smoky city'

Water World | Sept. 20
… Such environmental problems make Pittsburgh's green branding ironic, said Eric Beckman, co-director of the University of Pittsburgh's Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation.
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How women saved Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Sept. 20
... Then, in December 2007, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Social and Urban Research published their highly regarded and comprehensive report ...
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China buoyed by economic emergence

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Sept. 20
... "One thing is very clear," said Thomas Rawski, a University of Pittsburgh scholar who has chronicled the dramatic transformation of the economy in recent decades. ...
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Pittsburgh evolves into international leader in health-care research

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Sept. 20
When University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Mark Nordenberg first heard Pittsburgh would host the Group of 20 summit, he was surprised....
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Appearances likely to trump substance at Downtown G-20 meeting

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Sept. 20
... "Stimulus was the answer to the short-term problem," said Gunduz Caginalp, a mathematical finance professor at the University of Pittsburgh....
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Pittsburghers forge ahead on cutting edge

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Sept. 20
Dr. Bruce Lee, 41, assistant professor of medicine, epidemiology and biomedical informatics, University of Pittsburgh, is an expert in creating virtual models to gain insight into epidemics.
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Seeds of Pittsburgh's change rooted in steel's decline

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Sept. 20
History shows business and government leaders paid little attention to warnings from the then-University of Pittsburgh professor and other contributors to the Economic Study of the Pittsburgh Region published by the Pittsburgh Regional Planning Association. ...
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Events that shaped Western Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Sept. 20
... Carmen DiCiccio, a Pittsburgh history expert at the University of Pittsburgh. ...
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W. Pa. innovators' contributions resulted in significant change

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Sept. 20
Brashear directed the Allegheny Observatory in Pittsburgh from 1898 to 1900, when he became chancellor of the school that now is the University of Pittsburgh. ...
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Dreaming of Pittsburgh

Wall Street Journal | Sept. 19
… Anchored by the research facilities and teaching hospitals associated with the University of Pittsburgh, the city has become an advanced medical destination ...
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Activists gather in Pittsburgh before G-20 summit

Philadelphia Inquirer | Sept. 19
The gathering in Pittsburgh's Oakland section, near the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and Carlow University, is scheduled to resume ...…
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In time for G-20, book explores Pittsburgh neighborhoods

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Sept. 18
It's a history of the country's 60th largest city that University of Pittsburgh art and architecture professor Franklin Toker chronicles in his new book, "Pittsburgh: A New Portrait."
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These leaders bring pizazz to G-20 summit

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Sept. 2
Silvio does get carried away, while Sarko is much more serious," said Giuseppina Mecchia, associate professor of French and Italian at the University of Pittsburgh. ...
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Ambassador scouts Pittsburgh for Japan’s new leader

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Sept. 1
During his three-day visit to Pittsburgh, Nishimiya said he’s checking sites Hatoyama might want to visit — such as the city view from Mt. Washington, the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning and the Sen. John Heinz History Center in the Strip District. ...
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Experts offer businesses tips for marketing during the G-20

Pittsburgh Business Times | Sept. 1
Ann Dugan, assistant dean and founder of the Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence at the University of Pittsburgh’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business ...
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Ambassador pays a visit to Japanese school

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Aug. 31
Japan’s consul general touring city in preparation for G-20 summit
Most of the children who attend the school are Japanese and have parents who are working for Japanese companies in the area or at the universities and medical centers, said Dr. Miki, a research assistant professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. ...
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New Web sites extol Pittsburgh before arrival of world's leaders

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Aug. 21
And the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC have joined forces with Carnegie Mellon University to create www.edsmedspittsburgh.org, a site aimed at national and international journalists that localizes the commonly used buzzword "ed-med economy."
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Carnegie Mellon, Pitt involved in $10 million 'model checking' research

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Aug. 19
A $10 million grant from the National Science Foundation will help scientists at Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh and six other institutions to research ways to combine computer science techniques with the hope of saving lives.
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Investment opportunities abound in Oakland

Pop City | Aug. 19
Oakland is home to three universities—Carlow University, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh—all of which are resuming classes this month. The University of Pittsburgh's 2009 Economic Impact Report attributed $246 million spent by students on goods, services and rental payments in Allegheny County during the 2008 fiscal year.
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Growing Pittsburgh Life Science Greenhouse

Pop City | Aug. 19
Armed with a $33 million share and the support of the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, UPMC health system and Pittsburgh's regional foundation community, a vision emerged for building the region into a biotechnology powerhouse.
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Beyond the G-20: Making Pittsburgh better

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Aug. 18
While our region is frequently recognized as an example of positive economic recovery, data from a number of University of Pittsburgh benchmark studies show that the benefits of regional recovery are unevenly distributed by demographic group, especially race. ...
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Firms hope G-20 wins investors

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Aug. 18
Diamyd is one of many companies working with the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse that hope the upcoming G-20 summit might be a springboard. ...
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Pittsburgh among areas with some hiring gains

Pittsburgh Business Times | Aug. 14
The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University conduct almost $1 billion in combined research each year… .
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Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association holding 'bootcamp'

Pittsburgh Business Times | Aug. 13
The fair will also have a new event, called the on-deck circle, featuring universities… . These include the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, Case-Western University, Pennsylvania State University, West Virginia University and Ohio University.
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City hopes to finally shake off 'smoky' industrial label

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | July 30
"It's a very rare opportunity to focus the world on Pittsburgh," said Andy Masich, president and CEO of the Senator John Heinz History Center… . Among other inventions, the Big Mac and Jeep originated in Western Pennsylvania, Masich said. Jonas Salk and researchers at the University of Pittsburgh created a polio vaccine in 1955. Full article >

Medical sector aims to showcase health care, city's role as trailblazer

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | July 19
Will world leaders want to take a look at the [University of Pittsburgh's] McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, where scientists are trying to rebuild damaged body parts such as fingers and bones?
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