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Horse-Dragon and Colossal Iguana: Penn Grad Student, Others Identify New Beaked Herbivorous Dinosaurs
PHILADELPHIA – Paleontologists from the University of Pennsylvania and the Utah Geological Survey have described two skeletons representing two new species of beaked herbivorous dinosaurs, known as iguanodonts, from Utah. The new dinosaurs were preserved in rocks dating to the Early Cretaceous Epoch, ~145.5 – 99.6 million years ago. The new specimens help illuminate the natural history of North American iguanodonts.
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Two From Penn Win Marshall Scholarships
PHILADELPHIA – Two University of Pennsylvania seniors, Kristin Hall and GJ Melendez-Torres, have won Marshall Scholarships.
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DPS offers safety tips for the holiday shopping season
On “Black Friday,” the day after Thanksgiving, retailers traditionally kick off the holiday shopping season by offering the lowest possible prices and too-good-to-miss deals. But while shoppers are searching for bargains, unscrupulous characters may be lurking, waiting to prey on oblivious consumers.
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Alumni event in Atlanta focuses on bioethics
Penn President Amy Gutmann was joined by Emory University President James W. Wagner on Nov. 16 for Penn’s first-ever alumni event featuring two university presidents. The conversation, “Universities on the Leading Edge: Advancing Dialogue on Bioethics,” capped off a two-day meeting of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, which Gutmann chairs in partnership with Wagner, who serves as vice-chair.
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Music Department offers a score of fall performances
You could spend a lot of money on a ticket to a Center City concert featuring the works of Beethoven or Mozart, or you could pay little to nothing to watch an impressive student ensemble perform some of the same classical pieces on campus.
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Five ways to make the most of your charitable giving
With the holidays and the end of the calendar year just around the corner, many people are preparing to donate money, goods or their personal time to a variety of charities and good causes.
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Learn about Liberal and Professional Studies at employee luncheon
Penn’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS) offers Ivy League classes to highly qualified adult students. Some LPS scholars are beginning or completing their bachelor’s degrees. But in recent years, LPS has also become a place for students seeking post-baccalaureate study in professional and pre-professional programs in the humanities, and natural and social sciences.
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Process Leading to Protein Diversity in Cells Important for Proper Neuron Firing
PHILADELPHIA – Cells have their own version of the cut-and-paste editing function called splicing. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have documented a novel form of splicing in the cytoplasm of a nerve cell, which dictates a special form of a potassium channel protein in the outer membrane. The channel protein is found in the dendrites of hippocampus cells -- the seat of memory, learning, and spatial navigation -- and is involved in coordinating the electrical firing of nerve cells.
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Penn Research Indicates Light Bending by a Black Hole May Offer Proof of Extra Dimensions
PHILADELPHIA –- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania report that a new test for measuring the ability of gravity to bend light seen from distant stars around large objects like black holes may offer proof of the existence of extra dimensions in the universe.
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Penn Recognized for Supporting Work/Life Balance
PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania has received the 2010 Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation Corporate Leadership Award.