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Mark Stehle The emerging field of neuroscience has the potential to answer questions about human behavior, memory and emotion, and help us better understand criminal behavior and addiction.
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PHILADELPHIA - "Little Ben," the autonomous vehicle engineered by University of Pennsylvania and Lehigh University faculty and students to drive itself, has advanced to the finals of the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge.
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Local 8 stagehand union workers drive stakes into the ground to support a stage in front of College Hall, which was set up for Homecoming weekend last month. Photo credit: Mark Stehle
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Photo credit: University Archives He was America’s “March King,” so it was only fitting that John Philip Sousa paid several visits to the well-regarded Penn Band back in the day.
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Peter Petraitis has spent much of his career as a marine biologist studying the rocky shores of Maine. So he understands why some might be a tad confused that his latest project is taking him to Mongolia. Which is, after all, a landlocked country.
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PHILADELPHIA - A research team led by a University of Pennsylvania mechanical engineer has discovered that friction between two sliding bodies can be reduced at the molecular, or nanoscale, level by changing the mass of the atoms at the surface. Heavier atoms vibrate at a lower frequency, reducing energy lost during sliding.The study appears in the November issue of the journal Science.
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Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Researchers have known for years that young children begin acquiring language-learning abilities from a very early age. The outstanding question has always been: How early?
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WHERE: Can you believe it’s been ten years since the release of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone?” Neither can the Penn Museum, which transforms into the Magical Muggle Museum this month in a day devoted to all things Harry Potter. WHEN: Sunday, Nov. 11, from 12:30 to 4:45 pm.
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WHO: Maureen Rush, Penn vice president for public safetyRichard Gelles, dean of Penn's School of Social Policy and PracticeStudent-run, Medical Emergency Response Team, or MERTPhiladelphia Fire DepartmentPhiladelphia Police DepartmentWHAT: Penn Public Safety Division simulated hazardous materials accident to test UPennAlert emergency notification systemWHEN: Nov. 1, 2007, 10:45 a.m.WHERE: Caster Building Locust Walk, near 37th Street
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PHILADELPHIA -- Two videos produced by the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands as part of an ongoing effort to education the nation's youth about the U.S. Constitution have been selected to receive the 2008 American Bar Association Coalition for Justice Burnham "Hod" Greeley Award.The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands is administered by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania.