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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 The Oakland Zoo is the student cheering section for the University of Pittsburgh men's and women's basketball teams. The Zoo cheers on the Panthers from the bottom tier of the stands at the Petersen Events Center, primarily across from the teams' benches and on the baselines under the baskets. The "Pete" holds a rowdy crowd of 1,500 students and is consistently sold out for Panthers home game. The Oakland Zoo is named after Oakland, the neighborhood in which the university is located. The name "Oakland Zoo" is used for the basketball cheering sections only; the football cheering section is known as "The Panther Pitt". Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball at the Petersen Events Center The Pitt Panthers men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate basketball program of the University of Pittsburgh. The Pitt men's basketball team competes in the Big East Conference and plays their home games in the Petersen Events Center. The Panthers have won two Helms Athletic Foundation National Championships, reached one Final Four, received 15 First Team All-American selections, appeared in 22 NCAA and eight NIT tournaments, and through the 2009-10 season have recorded 1,437 victories against 1,041 losses since their inaugural season of 1905-06. The head coach of the Panthers since 2003 is Jamie Dixon. ▼ 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 400px Photo credit: Lancaster, Oshawa, Canada Varsity Walk Thomas E. Starzl (born March 11, 1926) is an American physician, researcher, and is an expert on organ transplants. He performed the first human liver transplants, and has often been referred to as "the father of modern transplantation." Starzl was awarded the National Medal of Science and was named one of the most important people of the Millennium, ranking No. 213, according to the authors of 1,000 Years, 1,000 People: Ranking the Men and Women Who Shaped the Millennium and has been identified as the most cited scientist in the field of clinical medicine. His autobiographical memoir, The Puzzle People, was named by The Wall Street Journal as the third best book on doctors' lives. At the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine since 1981, Starzl has been retired from clinical and surgical service since 1991, but continues to devotes his time to research endeavors and remains active as professor of surgery at the and has been honored as the namesake of the transplantation Institute, a bioscience research facility, as well as a street. 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