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Penn and Genographic Project Scientists Illuminate the Ancient History of Circumarctic Peoples
PHILADELPHIA — Two studies led by scientists from the University of Pennsylvania and National Geographic’s Genographic Project reveal new information about the migration patterns of the first humans to settle the Americas.
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Exchange outgrown baby clothes at bi-annual Super Swap
Tiny newborn outfits draw collective “oohs” and “aahs” at baby showers. Too bad infants outgrow them so quickly. At Penn’s bi-annual Super Swap, gently used baby clothes, toddler and children’s toys and gear, as well as maternity clothing that is no longer of use, can be exchanged for similar items.
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Swine welfare closely studied at Penn Vet
Human beings have been influencing the evolution of the pig for more than 10,000 years. Descended from the hairy, ornery wild boar, modern pigs’ physical forms and everyday lives are increasingly molded by human technology.
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Penn Researchers Recognized for Improving Nanotech Design Principles
PHILADELPHIA — Targeted drug delivery is one of the more enticing applications of nanotechnology; by designing pharmaceuticals on an atomic scale, engineers hope to get them attacking diseases with newfound precision and efficiency. A team of University of Pennsylvania researchers has recently been recognized by the National Science Foundation for the development of computer models that will be instrumental in improving these designs.
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Penn researchers discover protective power of Mississippi River
The Mississippi, North America’s largest river and the fourth-largest river in the world, is a powerful natural force. So powerful, it appears, that the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill changed course due to the river’s outflow, sparing the Louisiana coast from worse oil pollution than it might have otherwise experienced.
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Five Penn Students Win Digital Media Awards
Five Penn students will be able to conduct research using digital media through grants from the Penn Libraries. The Seltzer Family Digital Media Awards provide each student digital media tools such as video or still cameras, audio recorders or an iPad for their projects. The Penn Libraries will provide tech support for the students’ projects.
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HR helps solve summer emergency childcare needs
In a few short weeks, the young children of Penn employees will be able to shout the familiar rhyme, “No more pencils, no more books...” as schools close for the summer break. Many will spend their summer days at camps or participating in other supervised activities while their parents are at work. But if an emergency childcare issue arises, the Division of Human Resources (HR) is here to help.
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Penn Graduate Students Kara Cohen, Katie Murphy Selected as Schweitzer Fellows
PHILADELPHIA – Two University of Pennsylvania graduate students are among 16 from around the region selected as Greater Philadelphia Schweitzer Fellows for 2012-13.
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Penn Study Documents Gender Pay Gap Among Stockbrokers
PHILADELPHIA – The excesses of Wall Street may be big news, but behind the headlines is another major story. When it comes to men and women stockbrokers, men take home bigger paychecks.New published research by Janice Madden, professor of regional science, sociology and real estate at the University of Pennsylvania, shows that female stockbrokers can earn as much as 20 percent less than their male counterparts.
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Penn Medicine Research Challenges Concept That Raising HDL Helps Counter Heart-attack Risk
A new study published by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the Broad Institute, and Massachusetts General Hospital, challenges the conventional concept that raising a person's HDL levels (good cholesterol) will always help lower their risk of a heart attack.