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News Releases
Penn and Other Institutions Receive $10 Million Grant to Establish Center for Cognition and Science Instruction
July 14, 2008
The University of Pennsylvania is a part of a consortium consisting of three Pennsylvania universities and two non-profit organizations receiving $10 million for five years from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences to establish a 21st Century Center for Cognition and Science Instruction.
Penn Partnership Designed to Eliminate Childhood Obesity Takes First Prize in Pediatric Conference Contest
July 09, 2008
Students from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Pediatric Acute/Chronic and Oncology Nurse Practitioner program earned first place for their research poster at the 24th Annual Pediatric Nursing National Conference in Las Vegas.
Penn’s Field Center Will Host Public Hearing on Child Welfare With State Sen. Leanna M. Washington
July 09, 2008
The Senate Policy Committee has convened statewide public hearings to gain better insight on the child-welfare system and keeping children safe. This is the third public hearing.
Noted Writers Robert Coover, Joan Didion and Mary Gordon Named 2009 Kelly Writers House Fellows
July 08, 2008
Robert Coover, Joan Didion and Mary Gordon will be the Kelly Writers House Fellows at the University of Pennsylvania for spring 2009.
Chair of Penn Chemistry Department Is Named Editor of The Journal of Chemical Physics
June 30, 2008
Marsha I. Lester, recently named to Fellowship in the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, will take over as editor of the respected journal effective Jan. 1, 2009.
University of Pennsylvania Engineers Reveal What Makes Diamonds Slippery at the Nanoscale
June 23, 2008
Robert Carpick and his team led a collaboration to determine what makes diamond films such slippery customers, settling a debate on the scientific origin of its properties and providing new knowledge that will help create the next generation of super low friction materials.
Nanotechnology Made Simple: The Penn Science Café Visits Washington, D.C.
June 20, 2008
When common, everyday materials like carbon are only a few molecules wide, they begin to do strange things like conduct electricity. Dr. Robert Carpick will explain nanotechnology, give some examples of what it can be used for and talk about unique efforts to help university research in nanotechnology have a commercial impact.
Robert Ghrist Is Appointed a PIK Professor at Penn
June 20, 2008
Robert Ghrist, one of the world’s leading applied mathematicians, is the seventh Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
Innovative Law School Teaching Tool Reaches Out to a Generation Raised on Video
June 12, 2008
From Canada to the Caribbean: Tree Leaves Control Their Own Temperature, Penn Study Reveals
June 11, 2008
The temperature inside a healthy, photosynthesizing tree leaf, about 21°C, is affected less by outside environmental temperature than originally believed, according to new research from biologists at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Penn in the News
Africa Attracts Renewed Attention From American Universities
Chronicle of Higher Education | July 18, 2008
The Botswana UPenn Project is featured.
Penn's Sleepless Fruit Fly May Hold Clues on Sleep
Philadelphia Inquirer | July 18, 2008
Amita Sehgal and Penn researchers in the School of Medicine are cited for their study of sleeping patterns in fruit flies.
Human Services Dept. Gets 3d Provisional License
Philadelphia Inquirer | July 18, 2008
Carol Spigner of the School of Social Policy and Practice comments on the Philadelphia Department of Human Services and the recent changes the organization has made.
Surgeon Sued for Giving Anesthetized Patient Temporary Tattoo
Philadelphia Inquirer | July 16, 2008
Arthur Caplan of the School of Medicine discusses a medical-ethics lawsuit.
FAMU Looks to Alumni, Athletics, Attractions to Boost Finances
Tallahassee Democrat | July 16, 2008
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education discusses university fundraising.
Temple, Penn to Lead Science Instruction Initiative
Philadelphia Inquirer | July 15, 2008
Penn’s Graduate School of Education is among the universities that are part of a new program to help middle-school students with science education.
Specter Takes Last Chemo Dose
Philadelphia Inquirer | July 15, 2008
John Glick of the School of Medicine discusses Sen. Arlen Specter’s cancer treatment.
Will Other Phila. Unions Embrace Police-contract "Model"?
Philadelphia Inquirer | July 15, 2008
Donald Kettl of the School of Arts and Sciences and Penn's Fels Institute of Government says employee benefits are more difficult to manage than wages.
Too-Busy Teens Feel Health Toll
Washington Post | July 15, 2008
Kenneth Ginsburg of the School of Medicine says growing pressure for adolescents to succeed could be affecting their health.
The Buzz: McCain Gets the Raza-berry
Kansas City Star | July 15, 2008
Brooks Jackson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center discusses political rhetoric, and the Center’s Web site, Factcheck.org, is cited for its analysis of Barack Obama’s campaign.
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Source Sheets
Measuring Poverty in the U.S.
July 15, 2008
Domestic Violence in the Military: The Wimunc Case
July 14, 2008
Law Requiring Philly Tour Guides to Pass History Test
July 02, 2008
Supreme Court Ruling in Gun-Control Case
June 26, 2008
Arrest of Bear Stearns Executives
June 23, 2008
Midwives and At-Home Births
June 20, 2008
Literacy: Adult, Youth & International Issues
June 19, 2008
Sex, Intimacy and Sleep Disorders
June 17, 2008
Supreme Court Ruling: Terror Suspects, Civilian Courts
June 12, 2008
Hydration During a Heat Wave
June 10, 2008
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