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Penn and Haverford Sign Agreement to Fast-track Undergrads Into Penn Engineering Master’s Programs
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania and Haverford College are launching a new program that will allow undergraduates at Haverford to gain early admission into a master’s degree program offered by Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Science. The arrangement effectively allows Haverford students to obtain their bachelor’s degree in four years and then, through Penn, obtain their master’s degree with just one additional year of study.
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Penn’s Fels Institute of Government Announces Public Policy Challenge Winner
PHILADELPHIA –- The Closing Schools, Opening Opportunities team has won the University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute of Government’s Third Annual Public Policy Challenge.
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Creating Canopy Initiative Helps Penn Earn Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA Designation
PHILADELPHIA -- Creating Canopy: Spreading Roots for a Greener Region, a program that Penn initiated in the spring of 2011 in partnership with the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department has helped the University earn its third consecutive Tree Campus USA designation from the Arbor Day Foundation.
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Penn Study: Breast Cancer Patients Suffer Treatment-related Side Effects Long After Completing Care
More than 60 percent of breast cancer survivors report at least one treatment-related complication even six years after their diagnosis, according to a new study led by a researcher from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The findings are part of a special issue of Cancer devoted to exploring the physical late effects of breast cancer treatment and creating strategies to prevent, monitor for, and treat these conditions in the nation's 2.6 million survivors of the disease.
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New Penn Dental Researcher George Hajishengallis Gets at the Root of Gum Disease
PHILADELPHIA — Trained as a dentist in Greece, George Hajishengallis, one of the newest faculty members at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, was happy enough with the idea of practicing dentistry there. But something was missing. “As important as clinical treatment is — and I think it’s more important than research,” said Hajishengallis, “it can become routine.”
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Penn Study Cautions Use of Drugs to Block 'Niacin Flush' in Heart Patients
Niacin, or vitamin B3, is the one approved drug that elevates "good" cholesterol (high density lipoprotein, HDL) while depressing "bad" cholesterol (low density lipoprotein , LDL), and has thereby attracted much attention from patients and physicians. Niacin keeps fat from breaking down, and so obstructs the availability of LDL building blocks.
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'MAYA 2012' World Premiere Opens May 5 With Fanfare at Penn Museum
Did the Maya believe the world would end in December 2012?With MAYA 2012: Lords of Time—a world premiere exhibition opening May 5th—the Penn Museum confronts the current fascination with the year 2012, comparing predictions of a world-transforming apocalypse with their supposed origins in the ancient Maya civilization. The exhibition is presented in partnership with the Instituto Hondureño de Antropologia e Historia of the Republic of Honduras, and runs through January 13, 2013.
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Penn Rec/HR forum answers fitness questions
Is it better to exercise in the morning or in the afternoon? Does walking two miles burn the same number of calories as running two miles? What’s the best mix of cardio and strength training for a person your age? Those are the sorts of questions, says Chris Bosch, associate director of programs for Penn’s Department of Recreation, that are likely to be posed at a free lunchtime forum designed to shed light on the basics of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
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Help Morris Arboretum name its new swans
Swan keeper Kate Deregibus can tell the Morris Arboretum’s new mute swans apart by their personalities: one, she says, is “docile” and the other…not so much. The swans—one-year-old sisters donated to the Arboretum this spring by Nicholas and Athena Karabots—don’t yet have names, and Arboretum officials are asking the public for help.
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DNA Sequencing Consortium Finds Patterns of Mutations in Autism, Highlighting Potential Risk Factors
Researchers have long recognized that autism runs in families, suggesting a genetic component. Yet, few genes have so far been identified and the underlying genetic nature of autism — how many genes contribute and to what extent they influence a person's chances of developing the disorder — remains poorly understood.