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PITTSBURGH, March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Grigsby, a business law firm with headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA and an office in Bonita Springs, FL, is proud to present Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff, whose latest book, Cleopatra: A Life, is climbing the New York Times Best Sellers List. Schiff will present her ancient tale of intrigue on April 4, 2011 at the Carnegie Museums as part of the Drue Heinz Lectures, along with an inside look at the museum's anthropology wing...
CARNEGIE, Pa., March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Want to run in the Pittsburgh Marathon, but your event is sold out? A few spaces are still available if you race for charity. Compete in the name of The Salvation Army and make a difference in the lives of needy Western Pennsylvania children. By registering for Team Salvation Army, your benefits are huge. You will receive free entry into the 2011 Pittsburgh Marathon; admission to a pre-race pasta party on May 14th; a Salvation Army...
A Pitt and Carnegie Mellon team developed a new model of how self-repairing materials function and show that materials with a certain number of easily breakable bonds can absorb more stress, a natural trick found in the resilient abalone shell, according to a report in Langmuir Conventional rules of survival tend to favor the strongest, but University of Pittsburgh-based researchers recently found that in the emerging world of self-healing materials, it is the somewhat frail that survive. The...
PITTSBURGH, March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Peter M. DeComo, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (PLSG), the organization providing capital investments and customized company formation and business growth services to the region's life sciences enterprises, today congratulated John W. Manzetti and the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse for being named the 2011 Outstanding Leadership in Technology category winner at the 2011 Pennsylvania Technology...
PITTSBURGH, March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UPMC Health Plan earned the highest ranking for overall satisfaction by a health insurer in Pennsylvania in 2011, according to a study on member experience by J.D. Power and Associates, the nationally recognized market research company. UPMC Health Plan's strong performance was particularly impressive because it came in the highly competitive Pennsylvania region. J.D. Power and Associates divided the nation into 17 regions and found that members in...
PITTSBURGH, March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- StarKist Co., a leading producer, distributor and marketer of shelf-stable seafood products in the United States, announced today that Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Human Resources, Melissa Murphy, was recognized by the Pittsburgh Business Times as one of the region's top 15 business women. A seasoned and well-respected professional with more than 20 years of experience, Murphy is an outstanding leader who consistently...
PITTSBURGH, March 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon announces special incentives and pacers to encourage Olympic hopefuls to race with them on May 15, 2011. A cash award of $1500 plus prizes and travel expenses will go to the top American male and female who achieves their first "A" qualifying time for the 2012 Olympic Trials in Houston. Awards of $1250 in value are offered for the second and third place "A" qualifiers, and...
PITTSBURGH, March 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the UPMC Health Plan Half Marathon sold out, the Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon is excited to announce the UPMC Health Plan/UPMC Sports Medicine 5K, scheduled for Saturday, May 14th at 8:00 a.m. Registration opens to the public next Monday, March 7th and is limited to 2,000 runners. The race will take place on the North Shore and finish at the official Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon finish line on West General...
Strongest effect seen in tissue taken from participants after 1 week of useA gel developed to protect against HIV during vaginal sex produced a strong antiviral effect when used in the rectum, according to an early-phase study presented today at the 18th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI). The results, based on rectal tissue biopsies sampled from HIV-negative men and women who used the product daily for one week, provide the first-ever evidence that tenofovir gel...
Pittcon Proudly Announces More Than $1.1 Million in Science Related Grants -- 2011 Awardees Include K-12 Schools, Colleges and Universities The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon), a Pennsylvania non-profit Corporation, has proudly announced its 2011 Pittsburgh Conference Memorial National College Grants (PCMNCG) Program recipients. Pittsburgh, PA (Vocus) February 25, 2011 The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied...
