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Obesity in older adults leads to increase in disabilities
The obesity epidemic in this country is no secret. Flip on the TV news or open a newspaper and you’re likely to see a story about America’s continuing battle of the bulge. But just how the condition affects the ability of older adults to function has not been known—until now. A new study by two researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine has found that older adults today are much more likely to suffer from disabilities than those a decade ago.
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International House
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Sweet science
Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Chocolate can come from as far away as Belgium or as nearby as Hershey. It can be white or dark. It can be whipped into a mousse, melted into a hot topping or broken off from a candy bar. But years and years ago, it had a much different purpose: It was consumed as an alcoholic beverage.
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Alumni Robert A. Fox and Penny Grossman Fox Give $10 Million to Endow Robert A. Fox Leadership Program
PHILADELPHIA -- Alumni Robert A. Fox and Penny Grossman Fox have made a gift of $10 million to endow and expand the Robert A. Fox Leadership Program in the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. The program, established in 1999 through an initial gift from the Foxes, combines coursework, events and service experiences to inspire and equip undergraduates to assume leadership roles in their future endeavors. This most recent gift brings the Foxes’ total support of the program to more than $23 million.
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Holiday Garden Railway
WHAT: The seventh annual seasonal miniature railway display at the Morris Arboretum features model trains winding through a world created entirely out of items found in nature.
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Reclaiming the riverfront
Green space abounds in the Penn Praxis plan for the Delaware riverfront. The concrete pillars of I-95, desolate brownfields, high-rise condos and industrial warehouses dominate seven miles of waterfront along the Delaware River. But according to the vision forwarded last month by the University’s faculty and student design clinic, Penn Praxis, Philadelphia’s riverfront doesn’t need to look that way.
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Under cover
Lineman Michael Kavchock climbs down a manhole to install copper cable for a new Penn building. Photo credit: Ko Im
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University of Pennsylvania Receives Top Ranking in Public Safety for Educational Facilities
PHILADELPHIA -- A survey by Security Magazine has ranked the University of Pennsylvania No. 1 for safety in the educational market. Penn was ranked sixth out of 500 businesses and organization recognized for being proactive in improving security. "Based on the size of the Penn campus, having more than 50,000 students, employees and patients in the area daily, and being located within a major urban center, Penn has invested significantly in security and as a result finds itself atop the education market,” Security Magazine Publisher Mark McCourt said.
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Beth Warshaw
Photo credit: Mark Stehle WHO SHE IS: Line Producer, WXPN YEARS AT PENN: 7 years
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Polman on Philly politics
Photo by Ko Im Residents of Philadelphia expect 2008 will be a year of new beginnings. Mayor-elect Michael Nutter W’79 certainly hopes so, too.