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The Dorrance H. Hamilton Fernery
WHAT: The Dorrance H. Hamilton Fernery at Penn’s Morris Arboretum in Chestnut Hill. WHERE: The Fernery is one of the many hidden charms of the Arboretum, located at 100 E. Northwestern Ave. in Chestnut Hill. Tucked away between the ever-popular Rose Garden and the woodsy areas along Wissahickon Creek, the Fernery can be easy to miss. But it’s worth a visit—especially in winter.
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Penn Law prof: Prop 8 raises serious questions
Californians went to the polls this past Election Day and did something rarely seen in American politics—they removed a right from a constitutionally protected group of citizens. Proposition 8, which passed with less than a 5 percent margin, changes the California Constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry in the state. It also provides that only a marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.
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Penn Students John O'Malley and Will Son Take Top Honors in National Competition for Best Video
PHILADELPHIA –- University of Pennsylvania freshmen John O'Malley and Will Son, have been selected as best-video winners in a national contest run by Facing Up, a non-partisan project exploring long-term challenges of the federal budget. They will share a cash prize of $500.Facing Up is a national consortium comprised of The Brookings Institution, Concord Coalition, The Heritage Foundation, Public Agenda and Viewpoint Learning.
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Laser-powered research
Jianxin Chen, right, a member of the research staff in the Department of Chemistry, and Diana Camila Urbanek, a chemistry post-doc, use ultra-fast laser spectroscopy to explore the dynamic structure of protein folding. Photo credit: Mark Stehle
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University of Pennsylvania, Shanghai Jiao Tong University to Expand Academic, Research Collaborations
SHANGHAI –- The University of Pennsylvania and Shanghai Jiao Tong University today announced an agreement to expand and enhance their ongoing academic and research collaborations, including identifying student and faculty exchanges, development of plans for research collaboration in regenerative medicine, formation of a joint Center of Excellence in Medical Imaging and exploring a jointly sponsored conference on International Financial Market Regulation.
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New Penn-Based Index Ranks World's Best Think Tanks, and Brookings Institution Is Tops in U.S.
PHILADELPHIA — The Brookings Institution tops the U.S. list in a first-ever ranking of the world’s best think tanks.“The Global Go-To Think Tank” index, based on a worldwide survey of hundreds of scholars and experts, is reported in the January/February 2009 issue of Foreign Policy magazine available at www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4598.
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Memorial Service for Dr. John Pryor
As was announced late last week, PENN Medicine has lost a good friend and dear colleague with the death of John “JP” Pryor. Dr. Pryor was working in Iraq as an Army trauma surgeon when he was felled by enemy fire on Christmas Day. John was an exceptional human being who truly lived his values everyday. He felt a special obligation to use his skills to help those serving our country and the many innocent victims of war. Sadly, this admirable trait put him in harm’s way one last time.
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Embryonic Heart Cells Thrive Only in an Environment That's Just Right, Penn Study Says
PHILADELPHIA –- Cellular engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have determined that cardiomyocytes, the specialized cells that form the heart muscle, thrive when cultured in an environment that mimics their own elastic nature but falter, weaken or die when “grown” on stiffer or softer materials.
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Penn Libraries Receive Gotham Book Mart Collection
University of Pennsylvania Libraries Receive Gotham Book Mart Collection PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania Libraries are now home to some 200,000 items from New York’s landmark Gotham Book Mart, which closed last year. The collection is primarily modern and contemporary poetry and literature, but it also includes works on art, architecture, jewelry, music, dance and film. “We’re honored to steward the collection and give it new life as an academic resource,” said Carton Rogers, vice provost and director of libraries, said.
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Penn Veterinary Researcher Tracy Bale Receives Career Development Award from Society for Neuroscience
PHILADELPHIA –- Tracy Bale of the University of Pennsylvania has received a 2008 Career Development Award from the Society for Neuroscience.Bale is an assistant professor in the departments of Animal Biology at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Psychiatry at the School of Medicine.