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Penn Engineers Create Carbon Nanopipettes That Are Smaller Than Cells and Measure Electric Current

PHILADELPHIA –- University of Pennsylvania engineers and physicians have developed a carbon nanopipette thousands of times thinner than a human hair that measures electric current and delivers fluids into cells. Researchers developed this tiny carbon-based tool to probe cells with minimal intrusion and inject fluids without damaging or inhibiting cell growth.

University of Pennsylvania Web Site Monitors Presidential Candidates' Campaign Pledges

PHILADELPHIA – The Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania has launched a nonpartisan Web site devoted to monitoring and analyzing government-reform proposals made by the 2008 presidential candidates. TheNextGovernment.com (www.TheNextGovernment.com) is an effort to stimulate public discussion about the most significant challenges and issues facing the federal government.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

A digital town hall

To get the word out about the barbeque next door, a rash of burglaries plaguing the street or an illness that’s affecting the elderly lady a few doors down, neighbors can now do something much simpler than make rounds of phone calls or knock on doors.

Hope for humans, with help from dogs

Penn researchers Nicola Mason, Robert Vonderheide and Karin Sorenmo believe a cancer vaccine they recently tested with strong results in dogs could one day also be used in humans.

Dean Jeffcoat of Penn Dental in NIH Video Produced to Encourage Young Girls to Consider Careers in Research

PHILADELPHIA -- Marjorie Jeffcoat, dean of the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, is one of three U.S. dental researchers featured in a new educational video produced by the National Institutes of Health.

Scribe Video Center

WHAT: Scribe Video Center, located at 4212 Chestnut St., is a community media arts center dedicated to training people in all aspects of film, audio and video production. This year, Scribe turns 25, and will celebrate with a year-long series of events honoring past work and themes.

The future of medicine

Heart disease. Cancer. Stroke. Diabetes. Alzheimer’s. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these are the Nos. 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7 leading causes of death in the United States, respectively, responsible for nearly 1.5 million deaths in 2004, the most recent year studied. All await a cure—and eradication may be on its way with the arrival of Penn’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine (IRM).

Where It All Began

Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Gary Tomlinson is one of the most acclaimed researchers in his field of musicology, having earned kudos and awards for works ranging from a philosophical history of the opera form to a groundbreaking analysis of the music of the Incas and Aztecs.

University of Pennsylvania Commemorates MLK: "Opening Minds to A Diverse Democracy"

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy with “Opening Minds to a Diverse Democracy,” a symposium on social change and nearly two weeks of special MLK-related events, including lectures, films and discussion groups on the Penn campus from Jan. 21 to Feb. 1.