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Select Penn summer camps offer discounts for faculty and staff
The end of the school year is just around the corner and many parents/guardians are pondering what to do with their children over the summer break. Select Penn summer camps offer discounts for faculty and staff, and others offer perks, such as pre- and post-camp activities that enable parents to drop their children off in the morning before heading to work. But campers must sign up soon; many programs are already full.
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War rugs offer a glimpse of changing art in Afghanistan
If your idea of an Oriental rug is one decorated with traditional images of flowers, birds and medallions, it may be time to expand your point of reference at the Penn Museum’s exhibit, “Battleground: War Rugs from Afghanistan.”
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Penn offers smokers several ways to quit
Stopping smoking requires commitment, willpower and for many, a little help.
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Penn scientists develop a new way to re-grow cartilage
Every day the world over, runners hit the streets, pounding the pavement. Their knees are taking a pounding, too. As runners well know, cartilage, the shock absorber within the joint, wears down over time and when an injury occurs, it is unable to heal itself. Traumatic injury can cause small tears on the cartilage surface that never heal, and get worse with time. Trauma and arthritis are the primary culprits for sidelining jogging enthusiasts and weekend warriors alike.
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Penn students learn the art of the deal in Cannes
As they prepare for finals, students enrolled in the Penn-in-Cannes program are also preparing for their brush with fame at the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival.
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Penn Engineering to Host Energy Research Lecture by Arun Majumdar, Director of ARPA-E
WHO: Arun Majumdar, director, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy U. S. Rep. Chakka Fattah of Philadelphia
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School of Veterinary Medicine
In the late 1800s, when meat consumption by Americans was increasing, livestock illness was one of the biggest threats to the livelihoods of farmers. At the time, many of the United States’ veterinarians came from Europe, and there was an urgent need for home-grown doctors who could save sick animals.
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Penn Retains Position Atop the EPA’s College and University Green Power Challenge
PHILADELPHIA -- With nearly 50 percent of electrical power purchased from a renewable energy source, the University of Pennsylvania remains the No. 1 individual school in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s College and University Green Power Challenge.
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Five University of Pennsylvania Professors Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
PHILADELPHIA –- Five University of Pennsylvania faculty members have been named Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. They are among 212 new Fellows and 16 Foreign Honorary Members recognized as some of the world’s most accomplished leaders from academia, business, public affairs, the humanities and the arts. The new AAAS Fellows at Penn are:
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Ends of Chromosomes Protected by Stacked, Coiled DNA Caps, Penn Study Finds
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are delving into the details of the complex structure at the ends of chromosomes.