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Penn to Offer Free, Online Class on ADHD
If you’re one of the people who takes the University of Pennsylvania online course “’Pay Attention!!’ ADHD Through the Lifespan,” you will learn that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder isn’t just kid stuff. Even though between 5 and 8 percent of school-aged children in the United States are diagnosed with ADHD, it is estimated that 4 percent of adults also suffer from some form of attention deficit disorder -- and that number is increasing.
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Author Malcolm Gladwell to Speak at the University of Pennsylvania
WHO: Malcolm GladwellWHEN: Feb. 14, 2013, 4:30 p.mWHERE: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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New Statistical Tool May Help Detect Novel Genes Linked to Heart Disease, Penn Study Reports
PHILADELPHIA — Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Massachusetts Amherst report in the latest edition of PLOS ONE utilizing a novel statistical tool to analyze existing large databases of genetic information to mine new information about genes that modulate low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and its downstream consequences, heart attack, stroke and death. This new approach to analyzing existing data su
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Penn certifies three as Level 4 green offices
If Penn’s Green Office Certification Program was the Olympics, achieving Level 4 accreditation would be equivalent to winning a gold medal. To date, three offices at the University have won gold. In total, 38 University offices have medaled in the Green Campus Partnership’s Green Office Certification Program.
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Penn Guardian helps keep campus community safe
The dedicated men and women of the Division of Public Safety (DPS) are responsible for enhancing the quality of life, safety, and security of the Penn community. One way DPS accomplishes its mission is through the Penn Guardian program. Launched in 2010, Penn Guardian is an opt-in service that allows faculty, staff, and students to provide important information to DPS first responders in the event of an emergency.
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Writers House welcomes acclaimed poet John Ashbery
Throughout its 14 years, the Kelly Writers House Fellows program has welcomed such literary luminaries as Tony Kushner, David Sedaris, Jamaica Kincaid, and Joan Didion, but only one Fellow has been invited back a second time: celebrated poet John Ashbery.
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First annual Y-Prize rewards student innovators
What happens when you pair business-minded Wharton students with tech-savvy Penn Engineering students, and ask them to come up with a $5,000 idea?
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Penn Professor Tukufu Zuberi’s ‘African Independence’ Wins Two Top Awards at San Diego Black Film Fest
PHILADELPHIA –- Tukufu Zuberi, a University of Pennsylvania sociology and Africana studies professor, has won the 2013 San Diego Black Film Festival Best Director award for his documentary film
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Burrison Gallery accepting artwork submissions
Tucked inside the University Club at Penn in The Inn at Penn, the Burrison Gallery provides an intimate space to showcase the work of artists from the University and West Philadelphia communities. Past exhibitors include faculty members Rosemary Stevens, Hitoshi Nakazato, and Benjamin Pierce, staffer Bruce Montgomery, and faculty spouse Judy Gelles.
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Penn Open Online Calculus Course to Earn ACE Credit
PHILADELPHIA — A massive open online course, or MOOC, taught by a University of Pennsylvania calculus professor has been recommended for credit by the American Council on Education.