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World Premiere: 'The Shot Felt 'Round the World'

Issue Date: 
April 19, 2010

University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg and Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Robert Hill cohosted the April 14 world-premiere screening of a new film documentary, The Shot Felt ’Round the World, produced by Pitt Film Studies Program faculty member Carl Kurlander. The documentary tells the story of the Pitt research team and the Pittsburgh community’s roles in the creation of the Salk polio vaccine. 1. The by-invitation event, which marked the 55th anniversary of the vaccine being declared “safe, effective, and potent,” drew about 600 people to The Twentieth Century Club. University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg and Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Robert Hill cohosted the April 14 world-premiere screening of a new film documentary, "The Shot Felt ’Round the World," produced by Pitt Film Studies Program faculty member Carl Kurlander. The documentary tells the story of the Pitt research team and the Pittsburgh community’s roles in the creation of the Salk polio vaccine. The by-invitation event, which marked the 55th anniversary of the vaccine being declared “safe, effective, and potent,” drew about 600 people to The Twentieth Century Club.
Jonathan and Peter Salk (seated, from left), two of Jonas Salk's sons, who came to the screening from California; Chancellor Nordenberg; Kurlander; and Vice Chancellor Hill (standing, from left).Jonathan and Peter Salk (seated, from left), two of Jonas Salk's sons, who came to the screening from California; Chancellor Nordenberg; Kurlander; and Vice Chancellor Hill (standing, from left).
Hill (right) talks with Ron Flynn, who had volunteered to be a recipient of the Salk vaccine in its experimental phase even though he could not benefit directly from the inoculation because he had already contracted polio.Hill (right) talks with Ron Flynn, who had volunteered to be a recipient of the Salk vaccine in its experimental phase even though he could not benefit directly from the inoculation because he had already contracted polio.