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Researchers discover which brain region motivates behavior change

Have you ever been stuck in a rut, going through the same motions day in and day out? How do you motivate to change your behavior?

Amid Devastation of Hurricane Maria, Penn Researchers with Puerto Rico Connections Focus on Helping Colleagues

As Hurricane Maria formed in the Atlantic, then turned into a powerful storm barreling toward Puerto Rico, Arjun Yodh watched the news closely.

The Penn Community Responds to Recent Natural Disasters

The University of Pennsylvania is lending a helping hand after a series of disasters leveled areas across the Western Hemisphere.

Thrashed by Hurricane Maria, Monkey Island Tries to Rebuild, Bolstered by Support From Scientific Community

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and other international universities are working to save an invaluable scientific resource badly damaged during Hurricane Maria: a population of rhesus macaques living on a remote island, as well as the staff and facilities that support them.

Penn Experts Offer Advice Following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma

The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs through November, has already seen two of the strongest storms on record, with hurricanes Irma and Harvey bringing extreme winds, torrential rain and significant flooding to the population centers in their paths.

Hurricane Season and Relief Efforts: Expert Comment From the University of Pennsylvania

Note for TV and radio: The University of Pennsylvania has an on-campus satellite uplink facility with live-shot capability and an on-campus ISDN line.

Penn Undergrad Evaluates Financial Sustainability of Historic House Museums

Julia Bache, a junior at the University of Pennsylvania, is working on a long-term research project that’s focused on the financial sustainability of historic house museums.

Penn Student Design to Reach New Heights in Space Aboard the ISS

by Erica Andersen

Penn Wharton China Center Reflects Upon Two Years of Progress and Growth

On launching the Penn Wharton China Center in Beijing, in March of 2015, University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann said, “We are building on Penn's history of broad, deep eng

Six Research Projects at Penn Bolstered Through Quartet Pilot Competition Funding

Six faculty members from different schools at the University of Pennsylvania are taking their research one step further, with support from the annual Quartet Pilot Research Project Competition.

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