Penn Current: News, Ideas and Conversations from the University of Pennsylvania http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:10:04 EST Penn Current: News, Ideas and Conversations from the University of Pennsylvania Copyright 2009, University of Pennsylvania Penn Current: News, Ideas and Conversations from the University of Pennsylvania http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/images/penn_logo.gif http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/ 140 46 Hero Police Dog Treated at Penn Vet's Matthew J. Ryan Hospital http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/latestnews/111209.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:21:01 EST http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/latestnews/111209.html A police dog shot twice in the line of duty underwent life-saving surgery at the Matthew J. Ryan Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. Humbug or wise man? http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/interviews/111209-1.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:47:05 EST http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/interviews/111209-1.html Wharton Professor Joel Waldfogel talks about his new book, "Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays," he advocates a rethinking of gift giving that could make the giver and the person on the other end of that holiday gift much happier. Gene therapy improves vision http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/features/111209-1.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:09:01 EST http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/features/111209-1.html For the first time, gene therapy has been shown to safely improve vision in children and adults with rare retinal diseases that cause blindness. Penn football sets record http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/features/111209-2.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:40:01 EST http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/features/111209-2.html Penn football's win over Brown on Oct. 31 marked the University's 1,300th football game, the most in NCAA history. Penn Arts Crawl: A day of creativity, exhibitions and new experiences http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/features/111209-3.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:40:01 EST http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/features/111209-3.html The Arts Crawl on Nov. 20 will allow students, faculty and staff to sample from the wide array of arts-related activities and spaces on and near campus. Advocating equal rights for all http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/interviews/102909-1.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:40:01 EST http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/interviews/102909-1.html Tobias Wolff is a leading legal advocate for equal justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities, serving as legal advisor and LGBT policy chair during Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. Preserving the urban canopy http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/features/102909-1.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:58:01 EST http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/features/102909-1.html A team based out of the Morris Arboretum is helping to protect and enhance the Parkway's overhead greenery as street-level renovations move forward. Battling painful side effects from breast cancer treatment http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/research/102909.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:04:01 EST http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/research/102909.html A team of Penn researchers has found a way to identify breast cancer survivors who are most at risk for painful side effects from a cancer treatment drug. E-books and the academy http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/features/102909-2.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:51:01 EST http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/features/102909-2.html E-books have yet to appear on Penn syllabi consistently, but that doesn't mean the changing nature of what a book actually is isn't already affecting scholarship, learning and the relationship with the written word.