The University of Louisville Alumni Magazine: for alumni, faculty, staff, students and anyone that is a UofL Cardinal fan.
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1 8 | L O U I S V I L L E . E D U ACC epting the invitation Meet the neighbors Syracuse University Located in the heart of central New York, Syracuse University earned an international reputation for being a major research university within an intimate setting. Founded in 1870, here are some more facts about the 'Cuse (as it is known): • More than 21,000 students attend Syracuse. • The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications is one of the country's fi nest journalism programs, producing the likes of ABC's Ted Koppel and Fox News' Megyn Kelly. • In 1946, Syracuse's enrollment tripled overnight as U.S. servicemen returned from World War II. More recently, U.S. News & World Report ranked Syracuse #4 for veterans. • Notable alumni include: Entertainment icon Dick Clark, former Ms. America Vanessa Williams, the fi rst African-American Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis and Vice President Joe Biden. University of Pittsburgh An internationally renowned public research university founded in 1787, the University of Pittsburgh is a leading center of learning and research in the arts, sciences, humanities, professions, and health sciences. Other fast facts include: • Enrollment – more than 35,000 undergradu- ate and graduate students. • Pitt's Cathedral of Learning, a Gothic Revival skyscraper, is the tallest educational building in the Western Hemisphere and includes 29 Nationality Rooms representing the cultures of ethnic groups living in Pittsburgh. • Pitt ranks fi fth among all U.S. universities for competitive grants awarded to members of its faculty by the National Institutes of Health. • Notable alumni include: NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon, Oscar-winning dancer and actor Gene Kelly, and Nobel Peace Prize-winning Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai. Virginia Tech Founded in 1972, Virginia Tech prides itself as the commonwealth's most comprehensive university and its leading research institution, with 215 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and 30,000 students. Here's a little more about Virginia Tech: • With more than $454 million in research expenditures in 2012, Virginia Tech is ranked 41st by the National Science Foundation, and 25th for public universities in the 2013 edition of U.S. News & World Report. • Its longest-running tradition is the fi ring of "Skipper" the cannon when the Hokies score at home football games. • Virginia Tech's collegiate gothic architecture incorporates Hokie Stone – a native limestone mined in a quarry the university owns. • The nickname "Hokie" was made up by a student in 1896 by a student for a spirit competition. UofL and Pitt: Racing against the clock Life-threatening injuries can be suffered in many different ways — gunshot wounds, horrif c car crashes and workplace ac- cidents. The treatment a victim receives after suffering trauma and the amount of time it takes to receive treatment can often be the difference between life and death. UofL has partnered with the University of Pittsburgh to examine a new emergency medical treatment in hopes of increasing accident survival rates. The Pre-hospital Air Medical Plasma trial — known as "PAMPer" — involves infusing two units of AB universal-donor plasma into patients in shock during air medical helicopter transport in an effort to curb excessive hemorrhaging. "The most acute threat to these patients is uncontrolled hemorrhage or bleeding, resulting in shock, severe complications or even early death," UofL Director of Trauma Surgery and principal investigator Brian G. Harbrecht, MD said. "Across the country, however, surgeons are seeing lower rates of complications, such as multiple organ failure, and in- creased survivorship through use of early blood product transfusion." The trial also will track the effects of plasma on other clinical outcomes, such as total blood transfusion requirements during the f rst 24 hours. Knowing that some might not want the treatment because of religious or other beliefs, UofL has undertaken a signif cant public outreach campaign in the region covered by the trial: cities in Kentucky and Indiana 50 to 150 miles outside Louisville. Those wishing to opt out of the trial can get information on the trial website at louisvillesurgery.com/pamper. A clinical trial conducted by UofL and the University of Pittsburgh examines whether plasma infusions during emergency care can increase survival rates for certain types of accident victims. U L _ 1 8 1 8 UL_18 18 6 / 2 3 / 1 4 9 : 2 6 A M 6/23/14 9:26 AM