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Ed sec praises research
U.S. Secretary of Education Roderick Paige came to Penn Oct. 10 to praise an international education research project and to get a good word in for his boss’s education agenda. Paige delivered those messages to the international panel of researchers who participated in the Six Nations Education Research Project, a seven-year project led by the Graduate School of Education.
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Take a class on how to react and stay safe
Given the mail traffic that flows daily through campus and the public concern about anthrax, Penn is holding sessions on how to recognize and respond to suspicious deliveries. The Division of Public Safety will hold the training sessions, open to all members of the Penn community, Oct. 25 and 26 at the Harold Prince Theatre at the Annenberg Center. The one-hour sessions will be held each day at 9 a.m. and noon.
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Penn thinks big on small-scale research
Over in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, they’re really sweating the small stuff these days. That’s because, in the words of Vijay Kumar, deputy dean for research in SEAS, “small is big.” The small stuff we’re talking about here is really small — the size of a single atom or molecule. Penn researchers are busy pushing these atoms and molecules around, one by one, to see what happens and create devices and processes that will change the way we live.
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Managers, assistants - HR has a class for you
If you missed them the first time around, here’s your second chance. Brought back by popular demand, these courses are offered through Penn’s Human Resources Learning and Education Program. Been there, done that? There are new programs to check out as well. All course locations at the Training Center, 3624 Market St., Suite 1B South, unless noted otherwise.
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“If you don’t pay attention, you’re going to get whacked pretty hard.”
After 13 years in Annapolis, Md., a small, quiet town, Penn’s new head coach of men’s lacrosse can’t wait to explore the city with his wife CeCe and children, John, 10, and Maggie, 8. He’s not just thinking shows and zoo and Art Museum, either. “I haven’t been to South Street yet,” said Matt Hogan, 41. “I want to see South Street.”
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In a Show of Entropy's Benefits, Scientists Find 'Fuzzy' Molecules Can Assemble Precisely Into Distinct Lattices
PHILADELPHIA - Physicists at the University of Pennsylvania have determined that adding a "fuzz" of chemical chains to colloidal molecules can lead them to form a predictable array of lattices. The entropy-driven phenomenon represents a way in which the power of entropy might be harnessed by scientists for constructive purposes. The finding, in which researchers led by Penn physicist Randall D. Kamien examined the effects of a halo of polymer limbs on otherwise spherical molecules suspended in liquid, is the cover story in today issue of the Journal of Physical Chemistry B.
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Penn Announces Largest U.S. Wind-Energy Purchase
PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania has announced it will make the largest U.S. retail purchase of wind energy through an agreement with Community Energy Inc. The announcement was made at the dedication of Pennsylvania newest wind farms, the Exelon-Community Energy Wind Farms at Somerset and Mill Run. The event is being held at the Somerset Wind Farm and coincides with Gov. Mark Schweiker proclamation of "Wind Energy Week" for the week of Oct. 22.
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Norma Lang, R.N., Ph.D., Earns Joint Commission's 2001 Ernest A. Codman Award
Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. - The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations today recognized Norma Lang, R.N., Ph.D., for her leadership role in promoting the use of performance measures to improve health care services by naming her the individual winner of the 2001 Ernest A. Codman Award.
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Scientists Report First Transgenic Animal Developed Via Retroviral DNA Insertion Into Male Germ-Line Stem Cells
PHILADELPHIA - Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine have successfully used a retrovirus to modify genes in spermatogonial stem cells in a mouse - the first instance, in any species, of a transgenic animal created by inserting a gene into male germ-line stem cells.The inserted gene subsequently appeared in approximately 4.5 percent of offspring of mice transplanted with the altered stem cells, and was transmitted to at least three succeeding generations.
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New National Technology Lab for Adult Education Established at Penn
PHILADELPHIA ducational researchers at the National Center on Adult Literacy at the University of Pennsylvania have been awarded a three-year, $2.4 million grant from the U. S. Department of Education to foster the use of technology, including distance learning, the Internet and CDs, in adult education and literacy programs nationwide.