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The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is an urban state-related research university located in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with four regional campuses throughout Western Pennsylvania. Founded in 1787, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of higher education in the United States. Pitt is ranked as one of the top public research universities in the nation by the Center for Measuring University Performance (top cluster of 7) and U.S. News & World Report (top 20), has been named as a "best value" by various publications, and has appeared in multiple rankings of the world's top universities. Pitt has also been recognized for its positive campus atmosphere, with The Princeton Review ranking Pitt as having the 8th happiest student body and the 11th best quality of life in the nation in 2010. Pitt is among the world's most active research institutions with over $700 million in annual research expenditures. Pitt and its medical school are also closely affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), a leading international academic medical center that has been consistently ranked in U.S. News & World Report's "Honor Roll" of the approximately 15 to 20 best hospitals in America over the last decade. Pitt is popularly recognized for its centerpiece building, the Cathedral of Learning at 535 feet (163 m), the tallest educational building in the Western Hemisphere; for its central role in developing the first polio vaccine; and for fielding nationally competitive NCAA Division I athletic programs. Template:/box-footer Show new selections Allegheny Observatory The Allegheny Observatory is an American astronomical research institution of the University of Pittsburgh. The facility is located in Riverview Park in the Observatory Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh and is listed on the National Register of Historical Places. Founded on February 15, 1859, the current Classic Revival facility was begun in 1900 and completed in 1912. Noted aviation pioneer Samuel Pierpont Langley served as the observatory's director, as well as prominent astronomers James Edward Keeler and John Brashear. The observatory continues to serve as an important and active academic research facility of the university's Department of Physics and Astronomy which, among other projects, uses the facility in the search for extrasolar planets. Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate women's basketball program of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt". The Pitt women's basketball team competes in the Big East Conference and plays their home games in the Petersen Events Center. The university first sponsored women's basketball on the varsity level in 1914 and have appeared in five straight national post-season tournaments. The head coach of the Panthers since 2003 is Agnus Berenato. ▼ University of Pittsburgh ► Pittsburgh Panthers ► University of Pittsburgh buildings Template:/box-footer Buildings People Football seasons Basketball seasons Template:/box-footer Pennsylvania Pittsburgh University ACC College football College basketball College baseball Portal Portal Portal Portal Portal Portal   WikiProject WikiProject WikiProject WikiProject WikiProject WikiProject WikiProject Template:/box-footer 35px (1990) The Ukrainian Nationality Room is dedicated. 400px Photo credit: TheZachMorrisExperience Barco Law Building Michael Chabon Michael Chabon (/ˈʃeɪbɒn/ SHAY-bon; born May 24, 1963) is a Pitt alumnus, author, and "one of the most celebrated writers of his generation", according to The Virginia Quarterly Review. Chabon's first novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (1988), was published when he was 25 and catapulted him to literary celebrity. He followed it with a second novel, Wonder Boys (1995), and two short-story collections. In 2000, Chabon published The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, a critically acclaimed novel that John Leonard, in a 2007 review of a later novel, called Chabon's magnum opus; it received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2001. His novel The Yiddish Policemen's Union, an alternate history mystery novel, was published in 2007 to enthusiastic reviews and won the Hugo, Sidewise, and Nebula awards; his serialized novel Gentlemen of the Road appeared in book form in the fall of that same year. Pitt Wikiproject An invitation to join us! You are invited to participate in the Pitt WikiProject, a WikiProject dedicated to developing and improving articles about, and related to, the University of Pittsburgh. Please see the Pitt WikiProject page for more information. Template:/box-footer There are many ways you can help improve Pitt-related content on Wikipedia. For suggestions, see the list of suggested tasks at the Pitt Wikiproject. Here are some suggestions: Translate University of Pittsburgh, Cathedral of Learning/Nationality Rooms, and UPMC articles into other languages for the non-English versions of Wikipedia. Please see the translation project subdivision. Expand the stub articles on Pitt's schools & colleges. Articles needing particular help include the CBA and Social Work. The articles on the Pharmacy and the Swanson School of Engineering could have greatly expanded history as there is a whole histories written just on those schools and available online. Create/expand pages for the more important individual football seasons and All-Americans. Template:/box-footer Pitt on Wikinews News Pitt on Wikiquote Quotes Pitt on Commons Images Pitt on Wikisource Texts Pitt on Wikibooks Books Pitt on Wikivoyage Travel Template:/box-footer What are portals? · List of portals · Featured portals