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Penn Joins National College Recycling Competition
PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania has joined with more than 100 colleges and universities in RecyleMania, a friendly competition to help reduce waste. From Jan. 28 to April 1, campuses across the country will compete to see which institution can collect the largest amount of recyclables per capita, the largest amount of total recyclables and the least amount of trash per capita. There will also be a competition for the highest recycling rate.
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Penn Engineers Create Carbon Nanopipettes That Are Smaller Than Cells and Measure Electric Current
PHILADELPHIA –- University of Pennsylvania engineers and physicians have developed a carbon nanopipette thousands of times thinner than a human hair that measures electric current and delivers fluids into cells. Researchers developed this tiny carbon-based tool to probe cells with minimal intrusion and inject fluids without damaging or inhibiting cell growth.
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University of Pennsylvania Web Site Monitors Presidential Candidates' Campaign Pledges
PHILADELPHIA – The Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania has launched a nonpartisan Web site devoted to monitoring and analyzing government-reform proposals made by the 2008 presidential candidates. TheNextGovernment.com (www.TheNextGovernment.com) is an effort to stimulate public discussion about the most significant challenges and issues facing the federal government.
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Scribe Video Center
WHAT: Scribe Video Center, located at 4212 Chestnut St., is a community media arts center dedicated to training people in all aspects of film, audio and video production. This year, Scribe turns 25, and will celebrate with a year-long series of events honoring past work and themes.
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The future of medicine
Heart disease. Cancer. Stroke. Diabetes. Alzheimer’s. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these are the Nos. 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7 leading causes of death in the United States, respectively, responsible for nearly 1.5 million deaths in 2004, the most recent year studied. All await a cure—and eradication may be on its way with the arrival of Penn’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine (IRM).
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Where It All Began
Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Gary Tomlinson is one of the most acclaimed researchers in his field of musicology, having earned kudos and awards for works ranging from a philosophical history of the opera form to a groundbreaking analysis of the music of the Incas and Aztecs.
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Dean Jeffcoat of Penn Dental in NIH Video Produced to Encourage Young Girls to Consider Careers in Research
PHILADELPHIA -- Marjorie Jeffcoat, dean of the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, is one of three U.S. dental researchers featured in a new educational video produced by the National Institutes of Health.
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Alessandro Pezzati
Photo credit: Mark Stehle WHO HE IS: Senior archivist, Penn Museum YEARS AT PENN: 20
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A peak at PIK
The Penn Faculty Senate’s third annual Founder’s Day Symposium will address a theme near and dear to Penn President Amy Gutmann’s heart: The integration of knowledge. “Aristotle’s Brain: Integrating Knowledge in the 21st Century” will take place at 3 p.m., Friday, Jan. 18 at the Clare M. Fagin Hall at the School of Nursing.
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Lined up
Penn swimmers stay in their lane, and stay in line, as they get their workout done. Photo credit: Ko Im