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Double Agents: Penn Researchers Identify Immune Cells That Fight Parasites May Promote Allergies and Asthma
PHILADELPHIA –- Millions of people in both the developing and developed world may benefit from new immune-system research findings from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.The Penn Vet researchers, studying how the immune system operates, have discovered a previously unidentified cell population that may be the body’s double-edged sword, fighting off parasitic infections but also causing the harmful immune responses that can lead to allergies and asthma.
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Roger Allen awarded Moroccan Medal of Honor
The Kingdom of Morocco has awarded a Medal of Honor to Roger Allen, a professor of Arabic and comparative literature and chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations at Penn.
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Staff Eco-Reps champion University environmental goals
More than 40 staff members from schools and offices throughout the University came together on March 4 to learn about the Green Campus Partnership’s new Staff Eco-Reps Program.
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Three Penn Professors Receive National Science Foundation Awards
PHILADELPHIA -- Three professors in the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science have received National Science Foundation Career Awards for junior investigators. The awards recognize and support the early career-development activities of teacher/scholars.
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Models of Excellence Awards honor leadership, creativity, service
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Penn Center for Africana Studies Hosts Ramsey Lewis as Artist in Residence for Series of Public Master Classes
PHILADELPHIA -- Jazz legend Ramsey Lewis will be the Spring 2010 Artist in Residence for the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Africana Studies. The composer and pianist will visit Penn’s campus March 17-19.Lewis, who has three Grammy Awards and seven gold records, is known for a performance style and musical selections that display his early gospel roots, classical training, love of jazz and fondness for other musical forms.
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Penn reaffirms academic partnerships in China
President Amy Gutmann greets U.S. Ambassador to China Jon M. Huntsman and Loretta Evans, president of the Penn Club of Beijing.
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Bioengineer Ravi Desai Wins 2009 JCS Prize From the Journal of Cell Science
PHILADELPHIA –- Ravi Desai, a bioengineering researcher completing his doctoral degree at the University of Pennsylvania, has won the 2009 JCS Prize, awarded annually to the first author of the paper judged best by the editors and editorial board of the Journal of Cell Science. Authors must be students or postdoctoral researchers to be considered for the prize.
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University of Pennsylvania Announces Expansion of Partnership With Peking University
BEIJING -- In a ceremony today on Peking University's campus, the University of Pennsylvania and Peking University announced an agreement recognizing shared academic interests between the two universities. The memorandum of understanding builds on several existing partnerships between the two universities, namely between the Wharton and Guanghua schools of business.
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Penn Dental Medicine Students Seal the Deal in Community Outreach to Grade Schoolers
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