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| University of Pittsburgh | |
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| Motto | Veritas et Virtus |
| Established | February 28, 1787 |
| Type | mix of public and private |
| Endowment | US $2,334,000,000 |
| Chancellor | Mark Nordenberg |
| Provost | James V. Maher |
| Academic staff | 4,669 |
| Students | 27,562 |
| Undergraduates | 17,427 |
| Postgraduates | 10,135 |
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Campus | Urban, 0.53 km2 (132 acres) |
| Former names | Pittsburgh Academy (1787-1819) Western University of Pennsylvania (1819-1908) |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics | 17 sports teams NCAA Division I ACC |
| Nickname | Pitt, Panthers |
| Mascot | "Roc" the Panther |
| Affiliations | AAU, NASULGC, EDUCAUSE, ORAU |
| Website | www.pitt.edu |
The University of Pittsburgh is a public university in the city of Pittsburgh in the United States of America. It is also called "Pitt". Pitt was started in 1787. Pitt has 27,562 students. Pitt is famous for philosophy, studying other countries, and its hospital called the "University of Pittsburgh Medical Center" (UPMC). Pitt does a lot of research. Pitt is also famous for its tall building named the "Cathedral of Learning". Pitt is also famous for sports. Pitt's best sports are American football and basketball.
Inside the "Cathedral of Learning"
Inside "Heinz Chapel"
Pitt's art building named "Frick Fine Arts Building"
Pitt student apartments
Pitt basketball game
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Hugh Henry Brackenridge, founder of Pittsburgh Academy, the precursor to the University of Pittsburgh
The University in 1833 at its location on 3rd Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh
The Cathedral of Learning, the centerpiece of Pitt's campus and the tallest educational building in the Western Hemisphere
Jonas Salk developed the first polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh.
The lower campus, the traditional heart of the university, is typified by Gothic Revival architecture including Heinz Chapel (right) and the Stephen Foster Memorial (center foreground), but the 42-story Cathedral of Learning dominates most views across the Oakland neighborhood
The restored Louis XV mirrored ballroom of the Beaux-Arts styled William Pitt Union
Frick Fine Arts Building with the Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain
Thomas Starzl Biomedical Science Tower is connected to the med school and UPMC's flagship hospitals
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Aerial view of the university and Oakland neighborhood; Carnegie Mellon University is at top-right
Vice President of the United States Joe Biden speaks at the Peterson Events Center on 5 April 2016
The Indian Classroom, one of 30 Nationality Rooms in the Cathedral of Learning
The 52 feet (16 m) high, half acre (2,000 m²) Commons Room of the Cathedral of Learning serves as a major study and event space for the university and its students
Salk Hall, where Jonas Salk's team performed the research that led to the first polio vaccine, is also home of the School of Dental Medicine and School of Pharmacy
Litchfield Towers
Sutherland Hall on the upper campus is named for legendary Pitt football coach Jock Sutherland
Walk the Moon performs at Fall Fest 2015
Varsity Walk
The Music Building once served as home to the original studio for Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.
Student media and other organizations are largely headquartered within the William Pitt Union, seen here with the Millennium Panther
The Oakland Zoo, Pitt basketball's student cheering club
Hillman Library
Cheering on the Pitt football team has traditionally been one of the most celebrated activities at the university, as depicted in this cover art from a 1915 game program.
Pitt Football playing Notre Dame at Heinz Field in 2015
Alumni Hall
