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Pittsburgh-Marquette Challenge winner.


The 2007 Pittsburgh-Marquette Challenge was one for the record books as physical therapist students raised more than $230,000 for the Foundation. A milestone was met as the Challenge pushed past the $1 million mark in total funds raised during its 18-year history. In addition, a new record was set for funds raised in a given year. Students from 56 universities and colleges participated in the 2007 Challenge. The top student fundraising efforts were at the following schools:

First Place. University of Pittsburgh

Second Place. University of Miami This article is about the university in Coral Gables, Florida. For the university in Oxford, Ohio, see Miami University.

The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida,[2] UM,[3] or just The U
 

Third Place. Indiana University

Honorable Mention. Arcadia University; Boston University; Emory University; Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo School of Health Sciences; MGH Institute of Health Professions; Regis University; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science History
In 1912, a group of physicians and community leaders formed a non-profit school, then known as The Chicago Hospital-College of Medicine, to serve medical students who were able to attend only at night.
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; University of Delaware; University of Iowa; University of Maryland at Baltimore, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Also known as The University of North Carolina, Carolina, North Carolina, or simply UNC ; University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission ; Virginia Commonwealth University; and Washington University in St Louis

Most Successful Newcomer. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo School of Health Sciences

Biggest Stretch School. University of Pittsburgh
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Title Annotation:News from the Foundation for Physical Therapy
Publication:Physical Therapy
Date:Jul 1, 2007
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