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Working like a dog
Because a dog’s sense of smell is a thousand times more sensitive than a human’s, canines are regularly used to detect bombs and other explosives. They sniff out illegal drugs and endangered plants, and they can use their snouts to reveal ailments such as cancer, diabetes and seizures.
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Penn's Marie Gottschalk and Charlene Compher named 2009-10 Fulbright Scholars
Marie Gottschalk and Charlene Compher of the University of Pennsylvania have been awarded 2009-2010 Fulbright Scholarships.
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Helping out around the holidays
Penn is encouraging faculty, staff and students to take a few minutes this winter to donate a toy, warm winter coat or holiday meal to those in need.
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In the spirit of W. E. B. Du Bois
Photo credit: Candace diCarlo
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Righteous Dopefiend
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Zane Grey
Photo credit: University Archives “A sharp clip-clop of iron-shod hoofs deadened and died away, and clouds of yellow dust drifted from under the cottonwoods out over the sage.” – “Riders of the Purple Sage”
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Katherine Beals
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Lights, camera, soap and water
Who knew all those HUP employees had musical, dancing and acting talents, as well as medical ones? In student Ryan Leonard’s nearly four-minute video, “Heroes Wash Up,” a cast of HUP employees—doctors, nurses, administrators and even security guards—sing, sway and snap to impart the importance of hand washing.
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Staff Q&A/John Gustafson
Photo credit: Mark Stehle For more than two decades, John Gustafson has helped transport Penn staff, faculty and students from one end of campus to the other, shuttling them from transit stops across Center City and West Philadelphia, to offices, dorms and every point in between.
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