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Penn Departments Test Use of Alternative Fuel in Vehicles
PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania will test a newly developed biodiesel fuel made from waste grease from commercial kitchens. The fuel, produced by Philadelphia Fry-o-Diesel, LLC, a biodiesel production company, is cleaner burning than petroleum diesel.
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Council Calls for New Partnership Between Nursing and Medicine to Address Personnel Shortages
PHILADELPHIA - The Council on Physician and Nurse Supply is calling for a new partnership between nursing and medicine to address the growing shortage of physicians and nurses.The Council, based at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, noted physician shortages exist within most specialties and that nursing shortages are widespread. At current training levels, there will be too few physicians and nurses to meet future demand.
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A New Technique for Building Nanodevices in the Lab: Electron beam "carves" the world's smallest devices
PHILADELPHIA -- Physicists at the University of Pennsylvania are using a new technique to craft some of the tiniest metal nanostructures ever created, none larger than 10 nanometers, or 10,000 times smaller than the width of a single human hair.
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University of Pennsylvania to Begin Construction on New Home for Annenberg Public Policy Center
PHILADELPHIA - By next year, steel beams framing the new Annenberg Public Policy Center building will begin to rise along the 36th Street walk on the University of Pennsylvania campus. Occupancy of the building, designed by Tokyo architect Fumihiko Maki is set for late summer of 2009.The building is a gift of the Annenberg Foundation and the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, which have contributed $41.5 million to the project, including $6 million earmarked for perpetual maintenance.
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Fluorescence Diffuse Optical Tomography Provides High Contrast, 3-D Look at Breast Cancer
PHILADELPHIA -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have created the first three-dimensional optical images of human breast cancer in patients based on tissue fluorescence.Fluorescence diffuse optical tomography, or FDOT, relies on the presence of fluorophore molecules in tissue that re-radiate fluorescent light after illumination by excitation light of a different color. The reconstructed images demonstrated significant tumor contrast compared to typical endogenous optical contrast in breast.
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Here Comes the Sun: University of Pennsylvania Awarded DOE Funding to Increase Use of Solar Power
PHILADELPHIA -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have been awarded part of a $22.7 million grant to improve the capture, conversion and use of solar energy. The project is a multi-center effort funded by the Department of Energy and aimed at increasing the amount of solar power in the nation's energy supply.
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Wellness every week
This summer, take a break from your normal Wednesday lunch routine to learn the basics of CranioSacral therapy, healthy grilling and yoga. The Wellness Wednesdays workshop series is back, along with therapeutic massage every Tuesday and Thursday and Reiki on Mondays and Wednesdays. “Initially, the idea was to offer something nice to our colleagues,” says Susan Villari, director of the Office of Health Education, which sponsors the workshop series from June through August. “It’s just a treat—summer is the time you can take advantage of things.”
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Penn Professors Elected to American Philosophical Society
PHILADELPHIA -- Three professors in the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania have been elected to membership in the American Philosophical Society. Election to the APS recognizes extraordinary accomplishments in all fields.The new APS members from Penn are Daniel H. Janzen, professor of biology; Victor H. Mair, professor of Chinese language and literature; and Peter Stallybrass, professor of English.The American Philosophical Society is the nation's first learned society. It was founded in Philadelphia in 1743.
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Construction begins ...
As the dust begins to settle on the newly constructed Domus apartment building at 34th and Chestnut streets, bulldozers have already started breaking ground for another residential project just a few blocks to the west on Walnut Street. The Radian, a 150-plus-unit apartment community, is slated to open on the 3900 block of Walnut Street in August 2008. The $50 million-plus, 14-story building will feature street- and mezzanine-level retail, and its construction will incorporate several environmentally friendly energy features.
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Researchers Link Common Skin Secretion to a Deadly Parasite of the Developing World
PHILADELPHIA -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have found a link between some of the world's most common parasites that cause infection and disease throughout the developing world and their attraction to a chemical secreted from human and animal skin.These skin-penetrating parasites infect more than 600 million people worldwide and contribute to anemia, ill health and poor physical and cognitive development among children of developing nations.