It’s been 16 productive years since Arthur S. Levine, the John and Gertrude Petersen Dean and senior vice chancellor for the health sciences, was recruited to the University of Pittsburgh. Take a gander at some of these impressive figures on the health sciences. Pitt has made an extraordinary climb during that tenure—ascending as the country has lived through some serious swells and groans (mostly groans) in National Institutes of Health funding. Things won’t get easier with clinical revenue streams likely diminishing. Strategic community, industry, and international partnerships have become key. And with long-standing talent and topnotch recruits streaming across campus, Levine is confident Pitt will continue to rise.
| INSTITUTION | RANK | AWARD (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | 1 | $1,523 |
| University of Pennsylvania | 2 | $634 |
| Johns Hopkins | 3 | $630 |
| University of California, San Francisco | 4 | $614 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 5 | $457 |
| University of California, San Diego | 6 | $446 |
| UCLA | 7 | $445 |
| University of Washington | 8 | $438 |
| University of Michigan | 9 | $418 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 10 | $396 |
| Washington University in St. Louis | 11 | $392 |
| Stanford University | 12 | $386 |
| Duke University | 13 | $372 |
| Yale University | 14 | $361 |
| Columbia University | 15 | $350 |
Table source: NIH Web site, Dec. 10, 2014 (Awards by Organization)