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Penn Presents Inaugural Symposium on Applied Mathematics and Computational Science
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Penn Announces $50 Million Penn Integrates Knowledge Neurosciences Initiative
PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania will make a major investment in neuroscience, the interdisciplinary study of brain/behavior relationships and nervous-system diseases, with a $50 million contribution from Penn’s Health System to endow five new Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) professorships.
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Penn College of General Studies Changes Name to College of Liberal and Professional Studies, Offers New Programs
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania’s College of General Studies has changed its name to the College of Liberal and Professional Studies. It is also redefining and expanding its mission and vision in response to changing global and national trends in higher education.
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Penn Physicist Available to Discuss the First Beam of the Large Hadron Collider, Live from CERN
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Penn Study: Americans Show Little Tolerance for Mental Illness Despite Growing Belief in Genetic Cause
PHILADELPHIA –- A new study by University of Pennsylvania sociology professor Jason Schnittker shows that, while more Americans believe that mental illness has genetic causes, the nation is no more tolerant of the mentally ill than it was 10 years ago.The study published online in the journal Social Science and Medicine uses a 2006 replication of the 1996 General Social Survey Mental Health Module to explore trends in public beliefs about mental illness in America, focusing in particular on public support for genetic arguments.
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Penn Chemist Discovers the Elusive Chemical Middleman That Removes Acid Rain
PHILADELPHIA –- Researchers have discovered the middleman in the complex chemical reaction that is essential to the atmosphere's ability to break down pollutants, especially the compounds that cause acid rain. The study improves the basic understanding of the chemical removal of acid rain and will allow scientists to better model how pollutants are removed from the atmosphere and to predict potential environmental conditions.
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Penn Physicist Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Among Eight Scientists to Receive the 2007 National Medal of Science
PHILADELPHIA - University of Pennsylvania physicist Fay Ajzenberg-Selove, is among eight recipients of the 2007 National Medal of Science, the nation's highest honor for science. Ajzenberg-Selove and her fellow honorees will receive their medals at a White House ceremony Sept. 29.
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Penn Museum Launches Penn Cultural Heritage Center
PHILADELPHIA –- The Penn Cultural Heritage Center, dedicated to expanding scholarly and public awareness, discussion and debate about complex issues surrounding the world’s endangered cultural heritage, has been established at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia.
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Penn Media Seminar on Neuroscience and Society
Sept. 19, 200810 a.m. to 1 p.m.Penn Club of New York, Tarnapol Room30 W. 44th Street,New York, N.Y. If attending, please RSVP immediately to Blake Cole at 215-898-8721 or coleba@pobox.upenn.edu. The seminar is open to the news media only.
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Chief of U.N. Al Qaeda Monitoring Team to Release New Briefing Seven Years After 9/11
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