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Dedication Set for Morris Arboretum’s Horticulture Center Complex, a Regional Model of Sustainability
PHILADELPHIA – The Morris Arboretum will host a dedication ceremony for its new $13 million Horticulture Center at Bloomfield Farm, across the street from the Arboretum’s public garden, at 11 a.m., Oct. 5. The Horticulture Center marks the first new building to be built on the property since the founding of the Morris Arboretum in the early 1900s.
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Penn Spectrum celebrates diversity of University alumni
Since 1755, when two Mohawk Indian brothers became students at Penn, the University has opened its doors to people of every race, color, creed and sexual orientation.
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PennDesign presents high-speed rail plan to Vice President Biden at White House
At the White House on September 16, students and professors from Penn’s School of Design will present a plan for cutting-edge high-speed train service to the man who may be America’s most famous commuter – Vice President Joe Biden.
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Penn, Philadelphia Fire Dept. to Host Campus Fire and Emergency Preparedness Event Tomorrow
WHO: Maureen Rush, University of Pennsylvania vice president for public safety Lloyd Ayers, Philadelphia fire commissioner
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Using the Structure of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor to Fight Cancer
PHILADELPHIA - Many types of tumors grow because of over-expression or a mutation of a protein called the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), normally regulated by a hormone-like peptide called the epidermal growth factor (EGF). Several cancer drugs, including Herceptin, Erbitux, Iressa and Tarceva fight tumors by blocking EGFR and related receptors, notes Mark A.
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Why the Biological Clock? Penn Study Says Aging Reduces Centromere Cohesion, Disrupts Reproduction
PHILADELPHIA –- University of Pennsylvania biologists studying human reproduction have identified what is likely the major contributing factor to the maternal age-associated increase in aneuploidy, the term for an abnormal number of chromosomes during reproductive cell division.
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At Penn Institute for Urban Research Event, Museum Directors to Discuss Art Museums as Community Anchors
PHILADELPHIA — The Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) will host a panel discussion with leaders from the country’s most prominent art museums at 6 p.m. Sept. 13, in the Van Pelt Auditorium of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The event kicks off the two-day Penn IUR Roundtable on Anchor Institutions conference, which convenes leaders of institutions that function both as important physical presences in their cities and as a part of the economic lifeblood of their communities.
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Penn takes leadership role in extreme energy makeover
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University of Pennsylvania to Welcome International Students for 2010-11 Academic Year
WHO: Students from nearly 130 countries WHAT: Penn’s Office of International Programs’ cross-cultural program WHEN: Sept. 3, 2010, 12:30 p.m.
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Moonstruck Primates: Owl Monkeys Need Moonlight as Much as a Biological Clock for Nocturnal Activity
PHILADELPHIA –- An international collaboration led by a University of Pennsylvania anthropologist has shown that environmental factors, like temperature and light, play as much of a role in the activity of traditionally nocturnal monkeys as the circadian rhythm that regulates periods of sleep and wakefulness.