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$20M gift to SEAS will boost nano

A Penn alumnus recently gave a very large gift to support the study of the very small. In August, it was announced that Krishna Singh gave $20 million to the School of Engineering and Applied Science—the single largest gift in the school’s history—to create the Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology. The facility is slated to be 100,000 square feet and will serve as a place for multi-disciplinary research, education and innovation for the campus and the region.

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The Current Staff Photo credit: Mark Stehle WHO SHE IS: Cashier in the Office of the Vice President for Finance and Treasurer YEARS AT PENN: 5

The Facilitator

Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Steven Fluharty, vice provost for research, envisions Penn’s mammoth $780 million research enterprise as a building held up by four strong pillars.

Penn, Bucknell Alumni Teams' 3,050-Mile Bike Race Will Raise Scholarship Funds and Honor Fellow Biker

PHILADELPHIA -- Three University of Pennsylvania alumni are in the midst of a cross-country bike race  against a four-man team of Bucknell alums to raise $1 million in scholarship funds for each university to support outstanding students from low-income backgrounds.The Bucknell-Penn Alumni Bike Race Across America for Scholarship, believed to be the first such effort by a group of university alumni to raise scholarship funds, is expected to take 19 days.

Katie Rodan, Co-Founder of ProActiv Solution, Will Speak at University of Pennsylvania's Weiss Tech House

WHO: Dr. Katie P. Rodan, co-developer of ProActiv Solution, willkick off the Weiss Tech House 2007-2008 speaker series when she addresses students about entrepreneurship and innovation.WHAT: The Weiss Tech House is a student-run hub of technological innovation at Penn that supports students in the creation, development and commercialization of innovative technologies.  WHERE: Wu Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall, 3330 Walnut St. WHEN: Sept. 27 at 6 p.m.

The Penn Science Café Presents: \"Faust in Copenhagen-A Struggle for the Soul of Physics\" with Dr. Gino Segre of Penn

WHO: Dr. Gino Segre, professor emeritus of physics, School of Arts and Sciences, University of PennsylvaniaWHAT: The Penn Science Cafe lecture series, free and open to the public, takes science out of the laboratory and treats it to a night on the town.  The Cafe is your chance to ask a leading expert your questions about science.WHERE: The MarBar, 40th and Walnut streets, PhiladelphiaWHEN: Thursday, Sept. 27, 6 p.m.Doors open at 5:30 p.m.Menu items available for purchase.

Penn Engineers Design Electronic Computer Memory in Nanoscale Form That Retrieves Data 1,000 Times Faster

PHILADELPHIA -- Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have developed nanowires capable of storing computer data for 100,000 years and retrieving that data a thousand times faster than existing portable memory devices such as Flash memory and micro-drives, all using less power and space than current memory technologies.

Guest Chef Series, Locust Walk Farmers Market Highlight Penn Dining Services' Fall Events

PHILADELPHIA - Chefs from several local restaurants will share their culinary favorites as the Guest Chef Series at University of Pennsylvania gets under way for the second straight year, as just one of several events and new services offered on campus by Penn Dining Services.

Penn Launches New Program on Democracy, Citizenship and Constitutionalism With Inaugural Lecture Sept. 20

PHILADELPHIA -- Demetrios Papademetriou, co-founder and president of the Migration Policy Institute, will present the inaugural lecture of the University of Pennsylvania's Program on Democracy, Citizenship and Constitutionalism. The lecture will be on Sept. 20 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Kirby Auditorium of the National Constitution Center, 525 Arch St. in Philadelphia, with a reception to follow.  The event is free and open to the public.

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