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Pitt Chronicle
April 27, 2008
Pitt, UPMC, U.S. Navy Unveil Center to Enhance Navy SEALs’ Performance, Lives »
Sports medicine and training advances developed for elite athletes now are being used to protect and enhance the performance and lives of the elite U.S. Navy SEALs.
McGowan Institute Gets Key Role in Program to Use Regenerative Medicine to Help Wounded Soldiers »
The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, a collaboration between the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC, has been selected as one of the leaders of a national $85 million program to use the science of regenerative medicine to develop new treatments for wounded soldiers.
Pitt Trustees’ Property and Facilities Committee Approves Projects Valued at $120 Million »
The Property and Facilities Committee of the University of Pittsburgh’s Board of Trustees approved 12 construction and renovation projects totaling more than $120 million and a sublease from Magee Women’s Research Institute and Foundation for the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute at its April 14 meeting. The construction and renovation projects are expected to create 629 construction and 252 construction-support jobs, and the University will pay business privilege taxes of $188,436 on the construction.