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PHILADELPHIA -- Something about nature loves a helix, the ubiquitous spiral shape taken on by DNA and many other molecules found in the cells of living creatures. The shape is so useful that, while researching the means of creating self-assembling artificial helices, physicists at the University of Pennsylvania believe that they have come across a plausible mathematical reason for why the helical shape is so common. Their findings appear in the Feb. 18 issue of the journal Science.
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PHILADELPHIA -- Penn Integrates Knowledge, a University-wide initiative to recruit faculty members to the University of Pennsylvania whose research and teaching exemplify the integration of knowledge across disciplines, has received its first significant gift.The $10 million gift from an anonymous donor will create four endowed University professorships, which will be joint appointments between Penn schools.
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Penn Appoints JoAnn McCarthy Assistant Provost for International AffairsFeb. 17, 2005PHILADELPHIA JoAnn McCarthy has been appointed Assistant Provost for International Affairs at the University of Pennsylvania. She assumes her new position March 1.McCarthy will work closely with Penn President Amy Gutmann, the provost and deans to develop and implement the University's global strategy. She will oversee Penn's initiatives for increasing visibility in the international arena and provide leadership to move Penn's international agenda forward.
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WASHINGTON -- A team of scientists and engineers led by Daniel Malamud at the University of Pennsylvania has developed a robust means of analyzing oral samples. They believe their work will lead to a kit, not much bigger than a credit card, which could detect exposure to a variety of substances, from narcotics to anthrax to common bacteria and viruses. Their plan would increase ease of detection and accelerate response time whether it was used in the middle of a public health incident or in a busy doctor office.
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WHO:Eighth-grade students from The Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander University of Pennsylvania Partnership School (Penn Alexander) WHAT:"Communiversity Day," a day-long campus visit designed to provide area youth an opportunity to experience college life and see first hand the broad spectrum of activities at the University of PennsylvaniaWHEN:Wednesday, Feb. 16 & Wednesday, Feb. 23Mock trial classes held 11 a.m.-noonCommuniversity Day 9:15 a.m. 2:30 p.m.WHERE:University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolSilverman Hall
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PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania, through its Penn Institute for Urban Research, has launched a master of urban spatial analytics degree to teach the application of spatial technology to business and public-sector decision making.
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PHILADELPHIA -- It seems that the heart wants what the heart wants -- and it can figure it out fairly quickly, according to evolutionary psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania. The researchers studied dating data from 10,526 anonymous participants of HurryDate, a company that organizes "speed dating" sessions, and found rare behavioral data on how people genuinely act in dating situations.
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When she began research on a book about Salvador Dalí Ingrid Schaffner says she was sometimes embarrassed to admit to people what she was working on. Though Dalí may beat even Picasso to the title of best-known-artist ever, his reputation in the art world has never caught up with his fame. The artist’s endless self promotion, his zeal for pop culture and his willingness to caricature himself were, says Schaffner, “all things artists weren’t supposed to do,” and consequently his stock has faltered among the high art cognoscenti.
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Dear Benny, I can’t help but notice when I walk by College Hall that one side of the building seems to have been renovated, while the other side of the building does not. The stone on the apparently renovated east façade seems to have been cleaned up; the stone on the west side, meanwhile, looks untouched. Were there renovations performed on one side of College Hall, but not the other?—Curious About College Hall