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Penn Researchers and Colleagues Create a Cheaper, Cleaner, More Efficient Catalyst for Burning Methane
PHILADELPHIA — As the world’s accessible oil reserves dwindle, natural gas has become an increasing important energy source. The primary component of natural gas is methane, which has the advantage of releasing less carbon dioxide when it’s burned than do many other hydrocarbon fuels. But because of the very stable structure of the methane molecule, it can be difficult to access the energy stored within. When unburned methane escapes into the atmosphere, it’s a greenhouse gas 20 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.
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Health Advocate helps cut through red tape
The U.S. healthcare system is very complex and can often be difficult to navigate. Where do you turn when you are confused by medical bills or need help finding the right doctor? And what can you do if you try to schedule an appointment, only to be told that the next opening isn’t for another six months?
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Morris Arboretum’s Horticulture Center Wins the American Architecture Award
PHILADELPHIA -- The Horticulture Center at the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, designed by Overland Partners|Architects, was awarded the American Architecture Award as one of the top new architectural projects in the United States.
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Kelly Writers House at University of Pennsylvania Announces Spring 2013 Fellows
PHILADELPHIA – The Kelly Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania has announced that John Ashbery, Janet Malcolm and Rodrigo Garcíahave been selected Spring 2013 Fellows.
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Composite Nanofibers Developed by Penn Scientists Next Chapter in Orthopaedic Biomaterials
Bioengineered replacements for tendons, ligaments, the meniscus of the knee, and other tissues require re-creation of the exquisite architecture of these tissues in three dimensions. These fibrous, collagen-based tissues located throughout the body have an ordered structure that gives them their robust ability to bear extreme mechanical loading.
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Penn Study Finds With Vacant Lots Greened, Residents Feel Safer
PHILADELPHIA -- Greening vacant lots may make neighborhood residents feel safer and may be associated with reductions in certain gun crimes, according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Results show that residents living near greened vacant lots feel safer than those near non-greened sites. Additionally, researchers noted that incidents of police-reported crimes may be reduced after greening.
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Penn Engineering’s Camp for Girls Grows, Adds Math Classes
PHILADELPHIA — In a ceremony in Levine Hall’s Wu and Chen Auditorium on Aug. 3, the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania graduated its latest class: 70 girls entering the 7th, 8th and 9th grades. The graduates were students at GEMS -- Girls in Engineering, Math and Science -- a weeklong summer camp.
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Penn GSE Internships Making Global Impact on Education Development
Studying abroad can take students to new places – both literally and figuratively. But, there are more benefits than just adding stamps to one’s passport. As many students at Penn are discovering, international travel and helping others in the global community serve as building blocks to a solid future.
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NIH Awards $18.5 Million to Personalized Therapeutics Consortium Led by Penn Researcher
PHILADELPHIA — The National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) awarded $18.5 million to establish the Personalized NSAID Therapeutics Consortium (PENTACON), an international group of scientists led by Garret A. FitzGerald, MD, FRS, director of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Selected to Lead U.S. Nurse-Training Initiative
The Department of Health and Human Services has selected the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) as one of five hospitals that will take part in a nationwide initiative designed to train more nurses at a higher level.