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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 University of Pittsburgh Stages, previously known as the University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre or Pitt Rep, is the flagship theatre company for the University of Pittsburgh Department of Theatre Arts. Pitt Stages features students on stage with professional actors and teaching artists staging public performances of classic masterpieces, contemporary productions, and student-directed labs. The company's primary performance spaces include the University's Stephen Foster Memorial and Cathedral of Learning. Pitt Stages also runs the Shakespeare-in-the-Schools program which tours classic theater for K-12 students throughout the Pittsburgh area. Pittsburgh Panthers baseball is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate baseball program of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt". The Pitt baseball team competes in the Big East Conference and plays their home games at the Petersen Sports Complex (starting in 2011). It is the university's oldest recorded sport dating to 1869. The Panthers have won both the Big East regular season and Big East Tournament championships, received four First Team All-American selections, and have appeared in three NCAA championships. 32 Panthers have been selected in the Major League Baseball Draft. Joe Jordano has been the head coach of Pitt baseball since 1998. ▼ 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: TheZachMorrisExperience Barco Law Building Wangari Maathai Wangari Muta Maathai (born April 1, 1940 in Ihithe village, Tetu division, Nyeri District of Kenya) is a Kenyan environmental and political activist. She received her masters in Biological Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh in 1966. In the 1970s, Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights. In 2004 she became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for “her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.” Maathai was an elected member of Parliament and served as Assistant Minister for Environment and Natural Resources in the government of President Mwai Kibaki between January 2003 and November 2005. She has been the subject of various documentary films. 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. 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