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Author Jennifer Egan Among 10 to Be Honored at Penn’s 78th Alumni Award of Merit Gala
PHILADELPHIA – At a black-tie gala Friday, Oct. 26, the University of Pennsylvania will honor alumni and alumni groups who, through their accomplishments or continued involvement, have brought honor and prestige to Penn.
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New Penn physics professor dives deep for research
Alison Sweeney is one of the newest faculty members in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the School of Arts and Sciences, but until she came to Penn, she didn’t fit into either of those disciplinary boxes. She mostly studied sea life, traveling to places like Palau in the western Pacific Ocean to study exotic squid and giant clams.
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Penn Medicine Research Identifies Association Between Neuromuscular Disorder and Loss of Smell
PHILADELPHIA — Changes in the ability to smell and taste can be caused by a simple cold or upper respiratory tract infection, but they may also be among the first signs of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. Now, new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has revealed an association between an impaired sense of smell and myasthenia gravis (MG), a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by fluctuating fatigue and muscle weakness.
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Penn Libraries calendar features rare artwork
Penn's Rare Book & Manuscript Library is filled with materials from the medieval and Renaissance eras that most people don’t get to see unless they’re doing research. But now, some of those items are being featured in a unique 2013 wall calendar.
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International fair highlights opportunities abroad
If you’re taking undergraduate or graduate courses at Penn and want to spend part of your summer working or interning outside the United States, make sure you attend the International Opportunities Fair. The fair will be held on Thursday, Oct. 25, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Houston Hall’s Bodek Lounge. A Study Abroad Fair featuring credit-granting opportunities for undergraduate students will be held concurrently in Houston Hall’s Hall of Flags.
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Daniel Polsky Appointed Executive Director of Leonard Davis Institute at Penn
PHILADELPHIA — Daniel Polsky has been named executive director of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. The announcement was made today by Penn Provost Vincent Price.
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Penn Libraries Digitize Horse and Horsemanship Books
PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania Libraries announce the release of the digitized Fairman Rogers Collection, a library of rare and unique books devoted to horses and horsemanship.
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Nominate a co-worker for Models of Excellence
Inspiring stories of dedication to Penn and its mission are the building blocks for accelerating the University’s trajectory from excellence to eminence.
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Penn accepting Green Fund applications
Calling all staff, faculty, and students: Now is your chance to turn your ideas for sustainability into real-life projects with the help of Green Fund support. Penn’s Green Campus Partnership is currently accepting applications for Green Fund grants, the seventh round of one-time monetary awards given to fund innovative green ideas generated by the campus community. The deadline is Wednesday, Oct. 31.
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Penn Receives Gift to Name Smilow Center for Translational Research and Enhance Bioinformatics Efforts
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania has received an undisclosed gift from father and son philanthropists Joel and William Smilow to support Penn Medicine’s translational research activities, naming the Smilow Center for Translational Research in the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.