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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.
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A Microscale System to Study Frustration in Buckled Monolayers of Microspheres Is Demonstrated at Penn
PHILADELPHIA –- A team of University of Pennsylvania physicists has demonstrated a simple system based on micron-sized spheres in water to study and control geometric frustration. Their research, published today in the journal Nature, elucidates open questions about frustration and frustration relief and provides a new tool for scientists grappling with these issues in a variety of fields from magnetism to basic statistical mechanics.
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Construction Set to Begin for Expanded Residential/Retail Complex at 40th and Chestnut
PHILADELPHIA -- The Hub, an eight-story, mixed-use apartment building that opened in December 2006 at 40th and Chestnut streets near the University of Pennsylvania campus, is expanding its footprint with the imminent construction of Hub 3939, next door at 3939 Chestnut St.
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During Economic Downturn, Penn's Center for High Impact Philanthropy Guides Educational Philanthropists
PHILADELPHIA — The Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania has released its first investment guide for philanthropists seeking to make a meaningful impact on a core issue in the U.S. educational system: stopping the flood of at-risk students who fail to develop the skills necessary to become productive, self-reliant adults.
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Iran Releases Scholar Invited to Teach at Penn Law
PHILADELPHIA -- An Iranian legal scholar has been released from custody after being detained by Iran for several months as he awaited U.S. visa clearance to travel to Philadelphia as a visiting scholar at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Mehdi Zakerian, an assistant professor of human rights at an independent university in Tehran, was released on bail several weeks ago, but the Iranian government has not returned his passport to him.
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University of Pennsylvania and PennDOT Team Up for Operation Safe Holiday
WHO: Maureen Rush, Penn Vice President for Public SafetyTom Messner, Penn Public Safety Lou Belmonte, PennDOT Traffic Engineer George Geisler, Law Enforcement Liaison for the PA DUI Association
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New U. City eateries
WHAT: University City truly is international, and boasts not only a diverse population, but restaurants that feature menus from the Middle East to Mexico City. There have been several changes in the U. City dining scene throughout the past few months and a couple of new additions. The Current took a look at just a sampling.