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President Gutmann discusses the state of education with The Wall Street Journal
Penn President Amy Gutmann provided her perspective on education reform, innovation, and U.S. students’ achievement in the sciences and math as a member of a Wall Street Journal editorial panel in New York last week.
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Penn Plans Energy Awareness Week Events Around Campus, Neighborhood
PHILADELPHIA –- A film screening, information displays, a bicycle that generates electricity and reverse trick-or-treating on Halloween are among events this week at the University of Pennsylvania in observance of Energy Awareness Week.
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Fighting Sleep, Penn Researchers Reverse the Cognitive Impairment Caused By Sleep Deprivation
PHILADELPHIA –- A research collaboration led by biologists and neuroscientists at the University of Pennsylvania has found a molecular pathway in the brain that is the cause of cognitive impairment due to sleep deprivation. Just as important, the team believes that the cognitive deficits caused by sleep deprivation, such as an inability to focus, learn or memorize, may be reversible by reducing the concentration of a specific enzyme that builds up in the hippocampus of the brain.
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Philadelphia Eagles Officials to Talk at Penn Law About the Team’s Environment-Friendly Initiatives
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Penn's Dean of Admissions blogs for The New York Times
Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Dean of Admissions Eric J. Furda, a 1987 Penn graduate, will answer questions about the college admissions process from Oct. 26 through Oct. 30 for “The Choice” education blog of The New York Times.
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Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report Forum at University of Pennsylvania Law School
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Penn Law School to Host Visual Legal Advocacy Roundtable
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Penn Launches Web Site Tracking Research Funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania has launched a Web site to inform the public of scientific research funding it has received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the stimulus measure that has delivered the largest increase in basic funding in the history of federally funded scientific research: $21.5 billion.
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Penn Study: Transforming Nanowires Into Nano-Tools Using Cation Exchange Reactions
PHILADELPHIA –- A team of engineers from the University of Pennsylvania has transformed simple nanowires into reconfigurable materials and circuits, demonstrating a novel, self-assembling method for chemically creating nanoscale structures that are not possible to grow or obtain otherwise.
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A Penn Positive Health Lecture Series Event: A Focus on Preventing Cardiovascular Disease
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