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Penn Bookstore book club
WHAT: In late May, the Penn Bookstore launched a free monthly book club geared towards professionals, but open to everyone—faculty, staff and non-Penn-affiliated members of the community.
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Inside the minds of casino customers
A potential casino customer has a number of decisions to make. Which casino to visit? When to go? How much money to spend? And where to spend that money—at slot machines or tables? Similarly, a potential hotel guest must decide where to stay, when to go, how many nights to stay, what services to use—such as room service or the mini bar—and if and when he or she will return.
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Penn Positive Health Lecture Series: How Positive Emotions Improve Health and Lower Infection Risk
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Social Moms Make Better Moms, at Least in Baboons, According to Penn and UCLA Study
PHILADELPHIA –- Female baboons who have strong social relationships with other females give birth to offspring who are much more likely to survive to adulthood than baboons reared by less social mothers, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of California, Los Angeles, and others. The results support a growing body of research on humans — especially women — indicating that strong social networks are crucially important to health and reduced stress.
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Penn Materials Scientist Finds Plumber's Wonderland on Graphene
PHILADELPHIA –- Engineers from the University of Pennsylvania, Sandia National Laboratories and Rice University have demonstrated the formation of interconnected carbon nanostructures on graphene substrate in a simple assembly process that involves heating few-layer graphene sheets to sublimation using electric current that may eventually lead to a new paradigm for building integrated carbon-based devices.
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Penn Law students work in public service internships around the world
Five Penn Law School students are spending the summer learning about another country’s legal system, customs and traditions.
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Karen Glanz is appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor
Karen Glanz, a globally influential public-health scholar, has been named the ninth Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor. The appointment was announced on June 9 by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Interim Provost Vincent Price.
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Karen Glanz Is Appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor at University of Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA -- Karen Glanz, a globally influential public-health scholar, has been named the ninth Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. The appointment was announced today by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Interim Provost Vincent Price.
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Six West Philadelphia Students Win Penn Volunteers in Public Service and Business Services Division Scholarships
PHILADELPHIA –- Six college bound students from West Philadelphia have been awarded scholarships from Penn Volunteers in Public Service, Penn VIPS, and the Business Services Division at the University of Pennsylvania. The winners are:• Dennis Robinson from Bartram High School • Teria Fennell from Overbrook High School
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Learn About String Theory and Multiple Dimensions, a Penn Boot Camp
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