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Gov. Edward G. Rendell Will Speak at Penn School of Dental Medicine Commencement
WHAT: Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell will speak at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine’s Commencement.
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Language Log, where words rule
Free speech and grammar advice reign on the Language Log, a blog co-founded by Mark Liberman, a professor in Penn’s Department of Linguistics and Department of Computer and Information Science.
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Penn increases childcare options for University, West Philly communities
Finding reliable, affordable daycare for preschoolers is a challenge for most working parents. Now, thanks to Penn’s contributions to two neighborhood childcare centers, 100 more children can be cared for safely and securely while their parents are at work.
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Penn Museum and Franklin Institute partner to offer ancient Egypt experience
A larger than life statue of Ramesses II, ca. 1250 B.C.E., dominates the Penn Museum's Upper Egyptian Gallery. Photo Credit: Penn Museum The Penn Museum is partnering with The Franklin Institute this summer to offer an unparalleled ancient Egyptian experience.
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VP Maureen Rush honored for her contributions to Police Athletic League
Philadelphia’s Police Athletic League (PAL) serves more than 26,000 children across the city, providing free educational, athletic and cultural after-school programs and teaching essential life skills.
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Vice President Biden to speak at School of Social Policy & Practice Commencement
It’s not often that smaller schools within the University of Pennsylvania land big-name commencement speakers. It’s even more rare that someone’s parent serves as the guest speaker at graduation exercises. But, this year, one graduate’s proud dad will speak at the School of Social Policy & Practice’s Commencement on May 17 in the Irvine Auditorium.
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Cellular Workouts Strengthen Endothelial Cells' Grasp
PHILADELPHIA –- University of Pennsylvania bioengineers have demonstrated that the cells that line blood vessels respond to mechanical forces — the microscopic tugging and pulling on cellular structures — by reinforcing and growing their connections, thus creating stronger adhesive interactions between neighboring cells.
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Mathematicians Solve 140-Year-Old Boltzmann Equation
PHILADELPHIA –- Two University of Pennsylvania mathematicians have found solutions to a 140-year-old, 7-dimensional equation that were not known to exist for more than a century despite its widespread use in modeling the behavior of gases.
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Centers Host Language Programs for High Schoolers, Teachers
PHILADELPHIA -- The South Asia Center and the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania will host summer language programs to teach Hindi, Urdu and Chinese to students entering grades 9-12. The programs, to be taught by Penn faculty, are funded by Startalk, the national effort to enhance Americans’ learning and teaching of less commonly taught languages in high schools.
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Penn alum, astronaut Garrett Reisman returns to space
Photo courtesy of NASA NASA astronaut and Penn alumnus Garrett Reisman is scheduled to go back into space on May 14 aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. This is the final planned mission for Atlantis, before NASA retires its space shuttle fleet to focus on building new technology and rockets.