KWH Fellows 'push the edges' of fiction
According to Writers House Director Al Filreis, the 2009 class of Writers House Fellows--Joan Didion, Mary Gordon and Robert Coover--is one of the best yet.
Q&A/Karin Brower
When women's lacrosse coach Karin Brower arrived at Penn in 1999, she inherited a team that had put up only one winning season since 1984. Today, they're one of the best teams in the country.
Ex-cons get little help upon release
Most of the 40,000 ex-convicts released into the Philadelphia region each year will not receive the organized traditional services they need to transition back into society and stay out of prison.
»
Penn Current |
 |
Behind the Curve: Have U.S. Automakers Built the Wrong Cars at the Wrong Time -- Again?
The change in consumer attitudes about fuel efficiency has been so swift and widespread that the American vehicle manufacturers have found themselves once again behind the curve relative to their Asian and European competitors. Lou Gehrig’s Disease Protein Found Throughout Brain, Suggesting Effects Beyond Motor Neurons
Advancing from prior research, neurologists have learned that misfolded proteins called TDP-43 accumulate throughout the brain, suggesting ALS has broader neurological effects than previously known. Sensing Tension
A tiny biological motor called myosin-1 places tension on cellular springs within the body and aids in the body's ability to hear, balance and absorb glucose. Blinding Kids With Science
Penn is a part of a $10 million U.S. Department of Education consortium that will study how the mind processes and retrieves information. The research findings will be used to find ways that may improve science education in middle schools. The 34th Annual International Conference on High Energy Physics
As the Large Hadron Collider hums to life, scientists from over 70 countries discuss the future of high energy physics, string theory, black holes and the “God Particle” at the largest, invitation-only physics RESEARCH conference of the year. » Research at Penn |
