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Truly Transcendent
Though few of architect Louis I. Kahn’s building projects were realized during his lifetime, the handful that were built were enough to establish him as one of the preeminent visionaries of the 20th century. Now the Kroiz Exhibition Gallery at Penn’s Architectural Archives—which boasts an extensive Kahn collection—is celebrating Kahn’s most magnificent building achievement with a new show through April 8, 2005. The exhibit, “A Place of Transcendence: Louis I.
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Screen Science Monsters, aliens and science experiments gone wrong come to life on the silver screen in The Wistar Institute’s free film series, “Science in the Movies.” On Oct. 13, be sure to catch the 1951 classic “The Thing,” about a pilot who is rescued from a spacecraft crash only to embark on a murderous rampage. Maybe once and for all you can settle the mystery of the film—was it directed by Christian Nyby, as it states in the credits, or mogul Howard Hawks, who received a production credit?
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Penn wins grant for nanotechnology center
The University of Pennsylvania is one of six institutions to receive funding from the National Science Foundation for a new Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center. The Penn center will receive $11.6 million during the next five years. The center will administer Penn’s new Undergraduate Minor and Ph.D. Certificate Program in Nanotechnology along with serving as a national resource for single molecule analysis. The center will collaborate with partners including Drexel University and Cambridge University.
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Kerry rally draws thousands
After striding on stage to Bruce Springsteen’s “Never Surrender,” Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry pitched his candidacy on Sept. 24 to a crowd of thousands on the Penn campus. Penn students, staff, faculty and other supporters filled Hill Field, at 34th and Walnut, and spilled out on the surrounding streets to hear the candidate deliver his stump speech on the economy, the Iraq war, health insurance and Medicare. Huge cheers erupted when Kerry addressed abortion rights, calling the Supreme Court “three words of motivation” for voters.
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Hurricane expert surveys a season of storms
By the time the remnants of Hurricane Jeanne finally left Pennsylvania in late September, the storm had dumped more than ten inches of rain in some areas, sent several rivers spilling over their banks, snarled traffic and left homes across the area flooded. She wasn’t alone. The storm was just the latest in a powerful series of hurricanes, including Ivan, that have battered the Caribbean and Eastern United States since hurricane season began in June.
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Has Penn been a presidential hot spot?
Dear Benny,After watching all the hoopla surrounding John Kerry’s visit on Sept. 17, I couldn’t help but wonder: How many presidents—or presidents-to-be—have visited Penn over the years? — Eyes On The Election Dear Dear Wannabe Presidential Historian,As it turns out, Penn has welcomed more than its share of presidents—a total of 18, to be exact—though not always during their time in the White House.
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If you see more, you’re likely to eat more
The health-conscious know that they’re likely to wreak havoc on their hips if they eat too much at Thanksgiving dinner or dip too heartily into gigantic supermarket dispensers of candy. But what if they sampled just a little bit of each potato dish or just a couple pieces of each gummy color?
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Staff Q&A: Bob Higgins
STAFF Q&A/Getting trauma victims to Penn’s hospitals is all in a day’s work for the man who run’s UPHS’s helicopter flight team.
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Bookquick/“Everyday Politics: Reconnecting Citizens and Public Life”
Increasingly a spectator sport, electoral politics has become bitterly polarized by professional consultants and lobbyists, and has been boiled down to the distributive mantra of “who gets what.” In “Everyday Politics,” Harry Boyte transcends partisan politics to offer an alternative. He demonstrates how community rooted activities reconnect citizens to engaged public life, not just on election day, but throughout the year.
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T Cell's Memory May Offer Long-Term Immunity to Leishmaniasis
PHILADELPHIA -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered a "central memory" form of "helper" T cells that can offer immunity to leishmaniasis, a disease that causes considerable death and disfigurement across the globe and has been found in U.S. military personnel returning from Afghanistan and Iraq.