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Penn's Autonomous Car "Little Ben" Advances to the Finals of the DARPA Urban Challenge
PHILADELPHIA - "Little Ben," the autonomous vehicle engineered by University of Pennsylvania and Lehigh University faculty and students to drive itself, has advanced to the finals of the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge.
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The Penn Band & John Philip Sousa
Photo credit: University Archives He was America’s “March King,” so it was only fitting that John Philip Sousa paid several visits to the well-regarded Penn Band back in the day.
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Penn team reaches out with new climate-change project
Peter Petraitis has spent much of his career as a marine biologist studying the rocky shores of Maine. So he understands why some might be a tad confused that his latest project is taking him to Mongolia. Which is, after all, a landlocked country.
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How speech sounds convey meaning
Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Researchers have known for years that young children begin acquiring language-learning abilities from a very early age. The outstanding question has always been: How early?
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“Heftier” Atoms Reduce Friction at the Nanoscale, Study Led By Penn Researcher Reveals
PHILADELPHIA - A research team led by a University of Pennsylvania mechanical engineer has discovered that friction between two sliding bodies can be reduced at the molecular, or nanoscale, level by changing the mass of the atoms at the surface. Heavier atoms vibrate at a lower frequency, reducing energy lost during sliding.The study appears in the November issue of the journal Science.
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Magical Muggle Museum
WHERE: Can you believe it’s been ten years since the release of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone?” Neither can the Penn Museum, which transforms into the Magical Muggle Museum this month in a day devoted to all things Harry Potter. WHEN: Sunday, Nov. 11, from 12:30 to 4:45 pm.
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Penn to Stage Simulated Hazardous Materials Accident as First Test of Its New Emergency Notification System
WHO: Maureen Rush, Penn vice president for public safetyRichard Gelles, dean of Penn's School of Social Policy and PracticeStudent-run, Medical Emergency Response Team, or MERTPhiladelphia Fire DepartmentPhiladelphia Police DepartmentWHAT: Penn Public Safety Division simulated hazardous materials accident to test UPennAlert emergency notification systemWHEN: Nov. 1, 2007, 10:45 a.m.WHERE: Caster Building Locust Walk, near 37th Street
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Two Constitution Videos by Annenberg Foundation Win American Bar Association Award
PHILADELPHIA -- Two videos produced by the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands as part of an ongoing effort to education the nation's youth about the U.S. Constitution have been selected to receive the 2008 American Bar Association Coalition for Justice Burnham "Hod" Greeley Award.The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands is administered by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Penn Lecture: Gun Policy and Its links to Domestic Violence
WHAT: Reducing Lethal Violence Against Women: Firearms, Policy and Politics, the Ornter-Unity Center on Family Violence LectureWHO: Dr. Susan Sorenson, professor, School of Social Policy and Practice, University of PennsylvaniaIn May, Dr. Sorenson testified before a congressional subcommittee on the effectiveness of laws designed to keep guns out of the hands of abusers. She has written more than 100 publications on how gender, ethnicity and place of birth are related to the risk of violence.WHEN: Thurs., Nov. 1, 3-4 p.m.
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Penn Researchers Pinpoint the Brain Waves That Distinguish False Memories From Real Ones
PHILADELPHIA - For the first time, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are able to pinpoint brain waves that distinguish true from false memories, providing a better understanding of how memory works and creating a new strategy to help epilepsy patients retain cognitive function.The study, the first to show that brain waves predict the veracity of human memories, is available online in the journal Psychological Science and in the November 2007 print edition.