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Morris Arboretum plant sale blooms in May
Gardeners, rejoice. Spring is ushering in longer days, beautiful blooms and the highly anticipated Morris Arboretum Annual Plant Sale. Arboretum members can get early dibs on plants on Friday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The plant sale opens to the general public on Saturday, May 7, the day before Mother’s Day, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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University of Pennsylvania Receives $15 Million Gift to Enhance Student Life and Learning
PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania has received a $15 million gift from an anonymous donor to renovate the historic Arts, Research and Culture House, to create a center for campus life that builds on the cultural diversity of Penn students and offers a rich intellectual and social experience for the entire University community.
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Penn Vet Conducting Free Eye Exams for Service Dogs in May
The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary will be participating in the National Service Dog Eye Exam sponsored by the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) and Merial for the month of May.
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Penn Vet study examines why and when dogs bite children
Hospitals treat hundreds of thousands of dog bite injuries every year—most of them to children—but detailed information about the incidents themselves are hard to come by. A recent study conducted by the Penn’s Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, as well as the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), has produced the most thorough analysis of children’s behavior and dog bites to date.
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Swing into spring with Penn events aplenty
Spring is in full swing, a time to go outside and enjoy sunny skies, cool breezes and the many springtime events Penn has to offer between now and the end of the semester.
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National Trial Shows Equal Efficacy of Two Medications Used to Treat Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a disease that damages the retina and can destroy central vision, affects approximately 1.6 million Americans. For the past five years, there has been active debate over treatment options for AMD patients because ophthalmologists have not had accurate data regarding the true efficacy of the most commonly used medication.
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What role does motivation play in IQ testing?
New psychology research at Penn demonstrates a correlation between a test-taker’s motivation and that person’s performance on an IQ test and, more important, between that performance and a person’s future success. Angela Lee Duckworth, an assistant professor of psychology, led the research, which involved two related studies.
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Winning in Style: Stylitics Wins Wharton Business Plan Competition
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 28, 2011--The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced that student team Stylitics won the $30,000 Michelson Grand Prize of the 2011 Wharton Business Plan Competition (http://bpc.wharton.upenn.edu). The prize was awarded at the Wharton School’s annual Venture Finals, April 27, 2011, where student finalists received more than $115,000 in combined cash prizes and in-kind legal/accounting services.
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Studies of Mutated Protein in Lou Gehrig’s Disease Reveal Paths for Drug Discovery, Penn Study Suggests
Several genes have been linked to ALS, with one of the most recent called FUS. Two new studies in PLoS Biology, one from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and the other from colleagues at Brandeis University, both examined FUS biology in yeast and found that defects in RNA biology may be central to how FUS contributes to ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. These findings point to new targets for developing drugs.
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Penn Forum to Examine How Women’s Health Is Impacted by Urban Environment
PHILADELPHIA –- Leaders in health care, urban planning and public health will meet for the first time May 5 in New York to discuss ways to improve practice and policy to address unique health challenges of women in cities. “Healthy Cities: Healthy Women” will be a forum on the health of women, the health impact of living in an urban environment and the practice of public health. It is a project of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, the Penn Alumni Relations office and the Trustees’ Council of Penn Women.