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The Facilitator
Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Steven Fluharty, vice provost for research, envisions Penn’s mammoth $780 million research enterprise as a building held up by four strong pillars.
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Penn Endowment Grows to $6.6 billion, a 20.2 % Return on Investments That Is Strongest in 10 Years
PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania's endowment returned 20.2 percent for the fiscal year that ended June 30, bringing its total market value to $6.6 billion. The endowment has grown more than 65% during the past three years thanks to strong investment returns, new gifts and the reinvestment of reserves. The endowment registered its best performance in a decade this year. Returns were strong across the board with solid gains in domestic and international equities, emerging markets, absolute return, private equity, real estate and natural resources.
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A new way to reduce C-section risk?
Dr. James Nicholson says his recent research indicates that a new maternal care method could help reduce the risk of cesarean section.
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Scientists at Penn Veterinary Medicine School Report New Strategy to Create Genetically Modified Animals
PHILADELPHIA- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine have demonstrated the potential of a new strategy for genetic modification of large animals. The method employs a harmless gene therapy virus that transfers a genetic modification to male reproductive cells, which is then passed naturally on to offspring.
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Clay @ Penn
WHAT: Clay@Penn, the 2007 Clay Invitational. WHERE: The Charles Addams Gallery, Addams Fine Arts Hall, 200 South 36th Street (just across the street from the Penn Bookstore).
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$20M gift to SEAS will boost nano
A Penn alumnus recently gave a very large gift to support the study of the very small. In August, it was announced that Krishna Singh gave $20 million to the School of Engineering and Applied Science—the single largest gift in the school’s history—to create the Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology. The facility is slated to be 100,000 square feet and will serve as a place for multi-disciplinary research, education and innovation for the campus and the region.
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Penn, Bucknell Alumni Teams' 3,050-Mile Bike Race Will Raise Scholarship Funds and Honor Fellow Biker
PHILADELPHIA -- Three University of Pennsylvania alumni are in the midst of a cross-country bike race against a four-man team of Bucknell alums to raise $1 million in scholarship funds for each university to support outstanding students from low-income backgrounds.The Bucknell-Penn Alumni Bike Race Across America for Scholarship, believed to be the first such effort by a group of university alumni to raise scholarship funds, is expected to take 19 days.
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Katie Rodan, Co-Founder of ProActiv Solution, Will Speak at University of Pennsylvania's Weiss Tech House
WHO: Dr. Katie P. Rodan, co-developer of ProActiv Solution, willkick off the Weiss Tech House 2007-2008 speaker series when she addresses students about entrepreneurship and innovation.WHAT: The Weiss Tech House is a student-run hub of technological innovation at Penn that supports students in the creation, development and commercialization of innovative technologies. WHERE: Wu Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall, 3330 Walnut St. WHEN: Sept. 27 at 6 p.m.
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The Penn Science Café Presents: \"Faust in Copenhagen-A Struggle for the Soul of Physics\" with Dr. Gino Segre of Penn
WHO: Dr. Gino Segre, professor emeritus of physics, School of Arts and Sciences, University of PennsylvaniaWHAT: The Penn Science Cafe lecture series, free and open to the public, takes science out of the laboratory and treats it to a night on the town. The Cafe is your chance to ask a leading expert your questions about science.WHERE: The MarBar, 40th and Walnut streets, PhiladelphiaWHEN: Thursday, Sept. 27, 6 p.m.Doors open at 5:30 p.m.Menu items available for purchase.