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Penn Researcher Finds No Link Between Gun Ownership and Mental Health Problems, Despite Higher Suicide Rates
PHILADELPHIA — In a new study, a researcher from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy and Practice has found no link between firearms possession and mental-health conditions that may lead to suicide.“Mental Health and Firearms in Community-Based Surveys: Implications for Suicide Prevention” is to be published in the June issue of Evaluation Review.
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Motion-capture studio planned
By The Current Staff Penn is entering a partnership that will create the largest academic motion-capture studio in the region. The University’s Center for Computer Graphics is partnering with Susquehanna International Group LLP to build a new computer graphics center and gallery, which will include a motion-capture studio. Motion-capture is a popular method of animation that has been used by movie studios to create such characters as Gollum from “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy and the giant ape from “King Kong.”
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Hey Day!
The annual campus rite of passage known as Hey Day—in which Penn juniors celebrate their promotion to seniors—was as popular as ever, and messy as ever, when celebrated this year. Photo credit: Mark Stehle
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Left Bank Cuisine
WHAT: The sometimes overlooked eateries and storefronts in and around the Left Bank Apartments, located on the Eastern edge of University City.
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Staff Q&A: Pamela Edwards
Photo credit: Mark Stehle Penn can be a pretty overwhelming place, especially for students who are the first in their family to attend college or those who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Pamela Edwards’ job is to make sure these students—new to Penn, and new to college life—get the support they need.
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MBAs market new cancer treatment
Two Wharton MBA graduates have developed a start-up company, Solixia, based on new technology that will allow doctors to more accurately target cancerous tumors.
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Working to end a war
Penn Law students Sarah Ashfaq, Niki Amalu, Colin McIntyre, Rachel Loftspring and Rushmi Ramakrishna outside the Amnesty Commission in Uganda. Photo credit: A group of Penn Law students has been advising the Ugandan government as it works to bring an end to the country’s brutal 22-year civil war—a war that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives and displaced more than a million people.
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Derby death raises new questions
Penn Vet surgeon Dean Richardson, seen here with Barbaro, says horse-racing injuries like those suffered by Barbaro and Eight Belles can’t be prevented entirely, but can be reduced. Trying to put the Barbaro incident behind it, the horse racing world gathered at Churchill Downs early this month for the sport’s grandest event: The Kentucky Derby.
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RNA Toxicity Contributes to Neurodegenerative Disease, University of Pennsylvania Scientists Say
PHILADELPHIA –- Expanding on prior research performed at the University of Pennsylvania, Penn biologists have determined that faulty RNA, the blueprint that creates mutated, toxic proteins, contributes to a family of neurodegenerative disorders in humans.
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After-School, Summer Freedom School Programs to Be Featured at May 29 Spring Carnival
PHILADELPHIA -- West Philadelphia families with children of all ages are invited to a spring carnival featuring games, face painting, entertainment and free snacks beginning at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, May 29.