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Shifting Forms: Penn Study Shows How Variations of Same Protein Affect Immune Response
How a T cell decides to make protein X, Y, or Z can have profound effects for fighting foreign invaders or staving off dire autoimmune reactions. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified the steps that control how different forms of an immune cell protein called CD45, which is critical for activating the immune system when faced with pathogens, are controlled in the arc of a body’s immune response.
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”The Dogon: Work, Women and Water” at Penn’s Arthur Ross Gallery
PHILADELPHIA — “The Dogon: Work, Women and Water” opens at the University of Pennsylvania’s Arthur Ross Gallery on Nov. 5. Featuring 15 photographs by renowned Magnum photographer Stuart Franklin, this exhibit is in cooperation with the 2010-11 Year of Water at Penn. Last year, the Voss Foundation commissioned Franklin to photograph its efforts to provide clean drinking water to the Dogon region of Mali, a land-locked country in western Africa.
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MAGPI’s First Annual Content Provider Carnival Is Coming to Town – Virtually
Step Right Up, Step Right Up -- for the First Annual MAGPI Content Provider Carnival where 22 amazing distance learning content providers will come together all under one virtual tent via live webcast to schools across the country!!
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Rebecca Bushnell’s Term as Dean of Arts and Sciences at University of Pennsylvania Is Extended
PHILADELPHIA –- University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price announced today that Rebecca Bushnell has agreed to extend her term as dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Penn until June 30, 2013.
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Seeking Excellence Each year, the Models of Excellence Awards recognize the accomplishments and commitment of Penn staff members who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, creativity and innovation in their daily work. The award celebrates men and women who serve as inspiring role models, with candidates for the prize nominated by their co-workers. Staff members are encouraged to nominate coworkers and outstanding supervisors who communicate clearly, provide compassionate support and promote a constructive and collaborative work environment.
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New Bolton Center
Opened in the early 1950s, Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center rests on 700 acres in pastoral Chester County and offers some of the country’s finest veterinary services for horses, cattle, camelids, pigs, goats, sheep and other large animals. The campus includes the George D.
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Linguistics conference examines the myriad roles of human language
Faculty in Penn’s Department of Linguistics study topics as varied as mathematical linguistics, philosophy of language and speech perception and have an array of academic backgrounds, from psychology to computer science.
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Franklin Field
Photo credit: University Archives Franklin Field is probably best known as the home to the Penn Relays and the Quaker football team, but in the stadium’s history it has hosted a wide variety of events, including professional football and soccer games, the Army-Navy Game, concerts and even military functions during World War I.
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Obama’s place in history of race, politics and culture in America
In his 2008 book, “Sweet Land of Liberty: The Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in the North,” released on the same day Barack Obama was elected the first African-American president of the United States, Thomas Sugrue says Obama appeared in only one sentence because he was not yet a central figure in civil rights.
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Celebrating the written word
Photo credit: Tanya Barrientos Once upon a time, in a land of knowledge known as Penn, a band of forward-thinkers believed there should be a place on campus where people could discuss, appreciate and participate in every aspect of the writing process.