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Cytokine Signal Shuts Down Hyperactive T Cells; "Off Switch" Could Halt Inflammation And Autoimmunity
PHILADELPHIA -- Since their discovery, cytokines have provided biomedical researchers with a tangled web of immune-system pathways to unknot. While most known cytokines have a role in stimulating immunity, one cytokine, IL-27, may actually suppress CD4 T cells, the helper T cells that orchestrate the immune system response to infections, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.
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Penn Researcher: In Spite of Predictions, Child Abuse Did Not Increase after Welfare Reform
PHILADELPHIA -- Despite predictions to the contrary, the incidence of child abuse did not rise with the implementation of welfare reform.After analyzing data from a number of national sources on child abuse and neglect, Richard J. Gelles, dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania, concluded that, not only did maltreatment of children in the United States not increase after the 1996 passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, the opposite happened.
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Radnor School District Superintendent Named Director of Penn Center for Educational Leadership
PHILADELPHIA -- John A. DeFlaminis, retiring superintendent of the Radnor School District, has been named executive director of the Penn Center for Educational Leadership in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Students take Philly history to the streets
If you want to see Philadelphia in all of its depth and with historic perspective, the folks at Poor Richard’s Walking Tours believe you should take to the streets. Learn about literary Philadelphia by walking the neighborhoods of important 19th century novels written here. Take a tour of North Philly to discover the black political mosaic of the 1960s and the importance of various Philadelphia civil rights leaders.
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Ask Benny: It's all relative when it comes to sick leave
Dear Benny,I have an elderly aunt who has contracted a chronic disease. While the illness is not severe enough to require round-the-clock nursing care, she must see a physician on a regular basis for tests on her condition. Is it possible for me to use my accumulated sick time to take her to her appointments and provide other care that she needs?— Loving Niece Dear One Who Cares,Only if your aunt lives with you, according to Human Resources.
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The Trane stops here
Saxophonist John Coltrane is considered one of the giants of modern jazz. His playing style influenced an entire generation of musicians, and his untimely death in 1967 at age 40 cut short a career that produced such landmark albums as “Giant Steps” and “A Love Supreme.”
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Research post filled
Perry Molinoff, a renowned neuroscientist and the former chairman of the Department of Pharmacology at Penn, has been named Vice Provost for Research, effective immediately. Molinoff was the A.N. Richards Professor of Pharmacology and chairman from 1981 to 1995. An expert on the structure and function of cell membrane receptors involved in signal transduction, Molinoff’s research has led to a greater understanding and treatment of diseases ranging from heart failure to schizophrenia.
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Campus Buzz
Mighty sweet for Jemmott: When the School of Nursing elevates someone to one of its eight endowed chairs, it’s not content to just issue an announcement and leave it at that. Especially if it’s someone as respected in her field as Loretta Sweet Jemmott who’s being elevated. To celebrate her appointment to the van Ameringen Chair in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, the school invited a panel of experts in the fields of AIDS research and family planning—plus her family and her pastor, the Rev. Jacob L.
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Get along, get ahead with HR classes
Focus on your career and your well-being with help from the folks at Human Resources. Take advantage of these upcoming Learning and Education programs. For course locations and more information, call 215-898-3400 or visit www.hr.upenn.edu/learning. Registration required for most programs. The Cornell Interactive Theatre Ensemble