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University of Pennsylvania Engineers Discover Natural "Workbench" for Nanoscale Construction

PHILADELPHIA -- Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have taken a step toward simplifying the creation of nanostructures by identifying the first inorganic material to phase separate with near-perfect order at the nanometer scale.  The finding provides an atomically tuneable nanocomposite "workbench" that is cheap and easy to produce and provides a super-lattice foundation potentially suitable for building nanostructures.The findings appear in the August issue of Nature Materials.

Penn Vet To Perform First-Ever Radiation Therapy On "Sir-Mix-A-Lot" the Anaconda

WHO: Penn veterinarians, and Sir-Mix-A-Lot, a yellow anaconda from the Brandywine ZooWHAT: Rare treatment of a reptile with radiation therapy WHERE: Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania39th and Spruce StreetsPhiladelphia, PAWHEN: Thursday, July 12, at 9:00 a.m.WHY: Veterinarians at the University of Pennsylvania will perform one of the first-ever radiation therapy treatments on an adult anaconda suffering with a life-threatening cancerous lesion.

Ground-breaking Celebration Set for July 18 for The Radian Student Housing Community

WHAT: A ceremonial ground breaking celebrating the construction of The Radian, a student apartment community in the 3900 block of Walnut Street in Philadelphia, adjacent to the University of Pennsylvania campus and developed by University Partners and Inland American Communities. Scheduled to open in August 2008, the $50 million-plus building will feature a 14-story, 150-unit apartment community as well as more than 40,000 square feet of street- and mezzanine-level retail stores.  Its construction will include environmentally friendly energy features.

Heather Weiss Frattone Named to Post at Penn Law School

PHILADELPHIA -- Heather Weiss Frattone has been named associate dean for career planning and placement at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.  Her appointment is effective July 9."Heather brings to this position an impressive track record in legal practice and policy development as well as great intelligence, energy and creativity," Michael A. Fitts, Penn Law dean, said.   

A better commute

WHAT: Bike commuting. More and more Philadelphians are choosing to start their day on their bikes—a commuting option that allows them to get some early-morning exercise, save money (gas isn’t getting any cheaper), avoid traffic and, in some cases, even shave some time off those dreadful Philly drive times.

Dr. Dog, Bob Mould at 'XPN festival

By The Current Staff Suzanne Vega, Bob Mould and Los Lonely Boys are all coming to town this summer. Well, more like across the river, to Camden’s Wiggins Park at this year’s XPoNential Music Festival. This four-day WXPN concert series runs July 19 through 22, and features two stages of music for grown-ups and a Kids Corner stage for the young ones.

Meyerson's legacy

New report on DHS highlights failings, makes recommendations

Carol Spigner, from Penn’s School of Social Policy and Practice, co-chaired a committee that reviewed the work of Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services. Photo credit: Candace diCarlo

Out with the old

Construction at Penn continues this summer with the kickoff of a major project to build a new campus home for the Annenberg Public Policy Center. The new building, designed by noted Tokyo architect Fumihiko Maki, will bring much needed consolidation to the Center, which currently has offices spread between the 3rd floor of the Annenberg School, the 5th floor of 3535 Market Street and Washington, D.C.

Penn's MAGPI Unit to Facilitate Global Multicast of "Live Earth" Concert Using Internet2 Technology

WHAT: A live multicast of the "Live Earth" concert series, a global event featuring a 24-hour series of eight concerts that will bring together more than 100 music artists and 2 billion people in support of a global movement to solve the climate crisis. WHO: The University of Pennsylvania's Division of Information Services and Computing MAGPI unit will provide the service, along with partners Internet2, Penn Video Network, Montgomery County Community College and Defenders of Wildlife.