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Making Food Stamps Work: Penn Study Examines Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger Campaign
PHILADELPHIA-- A report by University of Pennsylvania researcher Mary Summers highlights critical enrollment barriers for those eligible for food stamp benefits and offers strategies to improve screening of food stamp clients.
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Evelyn H. Lauder Photographs to Be Shown at Arthur Ross Gallery at Penn
PHILADELPHIA -- "Beauties and Other New Work," an exhibition of color photographs by Evelyn H. Lauder, will be on display at the Arthur Ross Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania from August 26 - October 15.The Gallery is located at 220 S. 34th St.
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Lost Connections Amid the Hippocampus: Amnesiac Study Offers Insights into How Working Memory Works
PHILADELPHIA -- Memory tests performed with amnesiacs have enabled researchers to refute a long-held belief in an essential difference between long-and short-term memories. In the study, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania determined that the hippocampus -- a seahorse shaped structure in the middle of the brain -- was just as important for retrieving certain types of short-term memories as it is for long-term memories.
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Wortham Tapped as Interim Education Dean at Penn
PHILADELPHIA -- Stanton Wortham, professor of education and associate dean for academic affairs in the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education, will serve as the school's interim dean, beginning Aug. 1.
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The Penn Science Cafe Presents: "How's Johnny Doing in Calculus?: Mathematics and Mathematics Education for the 21st Century"
WHAT: The Penn Science Cafe, is your chance to ask your questions directly to leading scientific experts. WHO: Dennis DeTurck, professor of mathematics and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.WHERE: The MarBar, 40th and Walnut streets, PhiladelphiaWHEN: 6 p.m., Monday, May. 22Doors open at 5:30 p.m.Menu items available for purchaseWhy is math hard? Or rather, why does it seem so hard?
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Statement on the Barbaro Surgical Procedure
Major surgery on Barbaro began at 1 p.m. this afternoon and ended at approximately 7 p.m. According to orthopedic surgeon Dr. Dean W. Richardson, the operation went satisfactorily and Barbaro is in his recovery stall. "Barbaro presented with a case that was about as difficult as such an operation could be," said Richardson.Barbaro had fractured his leg in three places. During the surgery, the bones were set and will be allowed to fuse in place over time. Recovery will take many months.
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"Bubble Bassets" Cured of Genetic Disorder by In-Vivo Gene Therapy Technique
PHILADELPHIA -- In-vivo gene therapy successfully restored the immune system in basset pups with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency, or XSCID, a life-threatening genetic disorder that effectively disables the immune system. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease injected a retrovirus containing a corrective version of the gene responsible for XSCID, an important proof of principle for the technique of "in-vivo" gene therapy.
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Documenting Nick Drake
Nick Drake was one of the most troubled and most talented songwriters of his generation. He released just three studio albums in his all-too-brief career, none of which sold particularly well, and after battling depression all his life, died of an apparent overdose of antidepressant drugs in 1974. He was 26. Only in the decades since his death has the music world come to appreciate Drake’s genius: Cited as an influence by such varied artists as Lucinda Williams, Peter Buck of R.E.M.
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Movable Feast: Iced tea drinks
By THE CURRENT STAFF We’re big coffee drinkers here at the Current, but once in a while, waiting in line for our venti cappuccinos we’ll catch sight of tea offerings on the menu board that sound intriguing. And with summer in the offing, we figured some of the iced tea beverages deserved a sip. We went for chai and green tea since they sounded exotic, and while we’re not likely to make the switch from our beloved bean anytime soon, we did get a taste of how the other half drinks. And it’s really not so bad.
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A high-tech home
When the sparkling new Skirkanich Hall opens next month, it will do more than just give Penn engineers access to world-class lab space. It will also finally give Penn’s stellar bioengineering department a real home—which is something the department, and several of its faculty, hasn’t had for some time. “There is one researcher right now whose office is down at 30th and Market streets,” says Ira Winston, director of facilities for Penn Engineering. “We have some faculty in Hayden, some in Towne, and some don’t have labs at all.”