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"Uplift: The Bra in America "
The bra has been stereotyped as an object of seduction, glamour and even oppression. In “Uplift: The Bra in America,” Jane Farrell-Beck and Colleen Gau use this clothing item to illuminate the effect the brassiere has had on women—their fashions, health and economic opportunity—and to understand the business history of fashion.
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Buckle up or else...
The Penn Police Department will be looking to see if you’re wearing seatbelts Thanksgiving weekend as part of a statewide safety campaign, “Buckle Up Pennsylvania.” The police recently received a grant of $7,700 from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to encourage seatbelt use, making Penn the first university ever to be included in the “Buckle Up” program, said Lt. Thomas C. Messner, who is coordinating the police efforts.
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Scientists Win $1.26 Million To Study Microfluidic Systems
PHILADELPHIA - Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have received a three-year, $1.26 million grant, part of a push to develop minute, fluid-based systems that could be used to safely detect minuscule quantities of airborne pathogens, analyze blood in real time and inconspicuously monitor the safety of food and water.
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Penn, Goldman Sachs Foundation To Promote Entrepreneurship In Education
PHILADELPHIA The University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education and The Goldman Sachs Foundation are preparing Penn students and K-12 educators to start new initiatives in education. The Goldman Sachs Entrepreneurship in Education program will nurture entrepreneurial-minded educators and support their development of new initiatives.
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Director of Penn Institute for Economic Research Appointed
PHILADELPHIA -Antonio M. Merlo has been appointed director of the Penn Institute for Economic Research at the University of Pennsylvania. Merlo, the Lawrence R. Klein Associate Professor of Economics, joined the Penn faculty in 2000 after holding tenured positions at the University of Minnesota and New York University. His specialty is political economy, and he is a research fellow in the public policy program of the Centre for Economic Policy Research.
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New $2.84 Million Grant Supports Efforts to Improve Reliability of Computers Embedded in Electronic Devices
PHILADELPHIA - Computer scientists at the University of Pennsylvania and other institutions have received a $2.84 million grant to boost the dependability of the specialized minicomputers embedded in electronic devices from toasters to passenger jets. The three-year award, from the U.S. Department of Defense Army Research Office, brings external funding awarded to Penn embedded systems research group within the last 18 months to more than $6 million.
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Crime busters
Former Attorney General Janet Reno and Philadelphia Police Commissioner John F. Timoney were both on hand to receive awards at the dedication of the Jerry Lee Center of Criminology Oct. 15. The ceremony recognized both Reno’s and Timoney’s work in research-based crime prevention. Founded last year with an initial $5 million gift from the Jerry Lee Foundation, the center has undertaken projects such as a $3.5 million contract with the English government to introduce and test “restorative justice” for serious adult offenses in London, Oxfordshire and the Newcastle area.
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Lifesaver Can playing a computer game prevent someone from having a heart attack? Thanks to Barry G. Silverman, professor of systems engineering and creator of the Heart-Sense game, it can. The 15-minute game begins with a conversation between an emergency worker and an individual experiencing severe chest pains. Players then enter a fictitious village to witness people with chest pains and symptoms of heart attack. In follow-up questionnaires, those who played the game said they are now more likely to seek help in the event of heart attack symptoms.
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Test yourself on Mr. Grossbach’s neighborhood
Check off how many of these cool spots west of campus you know. We got the list from long-time neighborhood denizen Barry Grossbach, executive vice president of the Spruce HIll Community Association. See if you’re an Official West Phillyphile or maybe just a U. City Newbie. Woodlands Cemetery, Woodland Avenue and 40th Street, resting spot of artist Thomas Eakins and Penn Dental School founder Thomas Evans.
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Government pumps $6.7 million into circulatory research
- The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has awarded $6.7 million over five years to Penn’s Institute for Medicine and Engineering. The grant will promote the study of cellular and molecular mechanisms in blood vessels that regulate physiological processes in the cardiovascular system. Led by IME Director Peter F. Davies, the investigation will also test new therapies for heart valve calcification, blood clotting disorder and the weakening and rupture of blood vessels.