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Witch hazel in winter
This is the time of year that seems the darkest, when it feels like the warmer days of spring will never, ever come. But some bright spots do exist amidst the bare branches of winter. On Sunday, Feb. 28, the Morris Arboretum is hosting a day of fun and exploration centered on the vibrantly colored witch hazel shrub that blooms from fall through winter.
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The Monuments Men
Not only was Adolph Hitler a diabolical, genocidal despot, he was also a thief. As he and the Nazis made their way across Europe, they stole tens of thousands of pieces of priceless artwork from their European conquests and Jewish prisoners, including renowned works by Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci and Jan van Eyck.
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Houston Hall
The country’s first student union, Houston Hall is the large, Gothic building in the Quad at 3417 Spruce St. Probably most famous for its Houston Market, which offers a smorgasbord of mouth-watering delights, the building also houses retail shops, the University’s information center and a number of lounges, offices and meeting places. In this edition of By The Numbers, we deck the halls of Houston Hall.
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Earthquake survivors treated in Philadelphia
The first Haitian residents flown to the United States for medical care are being treated at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, due to an enormous effort from a second-year medical student, a team of doctors and a nonprofit organization.
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Staff Q&A / Eli Lesser
Photo credit: Mark Stehle
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Can we see Penn on Google Maps?
Dear Benny: Last summer a guy from Google rode a tricked-out tricycle through campus taking panoramic photos of the buildings for Google Maps. Are those images online yet? —Freeze Frame
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Sigma Chi windows go green
Since 1928, the Sigma Chi fraternity has resided in the striking red brick house at 3809 Locust Walk, the home originally built for the Drexel family in 1892. But the years have taken a toll on the building. Single-pane windows that were sufficient when the house was constructed, today allow cold winter air to seep inside. Layers of paint added over decades are chipping from the window sashes.
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Carnegie Award will fund student research and travel
Penn President Amy Gutmann was awarded the prestigious Carnegie Corporation’s Academic Leadership Award last fall, and she has now announced that the $500,000 in funds will go toward new student research, travel and educational opportunities
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Barbara Berger
Photo credit: University Archives Up until the 1960s, Penn had gender-separate student government organizations—a male Undergraduate Council and a Women’s Student Government Association (WSGA).
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Penn Biologists Determine MicroRNA Activity Is Suppressed in Mouse Ovum
PHILADELPHIA –- Biologists at the University of Pennsylvania studying oocytes in mice, the immature egg cells necessary for sexual reproduction, have demonstrated an unusual behavior in microRNA, or miRNA, activity that may be the first event in reprogramming the differentiated oocyte into pluripotent blastomeres of the embryo. MicroRNAs are a member of the family of small RNAs, the so-called dark matter of the biological world.