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In order to expand the research capabilities of medicine, chemistry and other scientific fields, the Center for Targeted Therapeutics and Translational Nanomedicine has created the Chemical and Nanoparticle Synthesis Core, which will fashion research components with the dimensions and precision only a nanotech expert can provide.
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According to a 3-year, 27-center study led by the Perelman School of Medicine, researchers found that omega-3 fatty acids are no more effective than placebo pills in alleviating the symptoms of dry eye. While the 12-month study found participants experienced an improvement in their symptoms, the results of those taking the supplements and those in the control group were not markedly different.
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Three Wharton-Lauder students are the recipients of the 2018 Jacobson Global Venture Award. The $10k cash award allows students to spend the summer concentrating on their entrepreneurial development in lieu of a summer internship. The students' projects concentrate on the sustainable diamond trade, an auto insurance brokerage for underserved populations, and a traumatic injury detection system venture owned and operated by military veterans.
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Crist Beiler, a registered ER nurse at Lancaster General Hospital, is one of only two medical interpreters fluent in Pennsylvania Dutch for the Amish community of Lancaster County.
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Penn received a Gold Rating for its 2017 submission of the STARS survey for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. The STARS survey is a comprehensive benchmarking system and is used by more than 800 colleges and universities on six continents to evaluate their environmental performance.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg endured hours of grilling from two Congressional committees to answer questions on why his company did not do a better job protecting user data. But many lawmakers struggled with technical terms or did not know how aspects of Facebook worked. What would have been some better lines of questioning? Wharton professors weigh in.
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When best friends and then-high school sophomores Bevan Cohen and Sabrina Epstein started snapping photos of their lunches around New York City, it seemed like fun to post them to Instagram. They had no idea they were on the road to becoming full-fledged influencers.But 3,700 photos and 313,000 followers later, @eastcoastfoodies has become a trademarked brand.
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Recent fatalities involving driverless cars have Wharton professors analyzing what may be just the beginning of safety testing, and inevitable accidents, from emerging autonomous vehicle technology.
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In conjunction with the Undergraduate Assembly and the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, the Division of Public Safety recognized outstanding personnel from organizations across the city that serve as its partners in safety, along with members of the Penn community, during its Spring Commendation Ceremony, Wednesday, April 4 at Clair M. Fagin Hall.
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The latest leadership role for Perelman School's Jill M. Baren, MD, is as a fellow with the American Council on Education (ACE). Baren and 45 fellows will work in tandem with their respective university presidents and associates while conducting projects within their institutions, and receiving mentorship for senior positions.
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