Staff Q&A with Dennis Pierattini Staff Q&A with Dennis Pierattini Above classrooms, galleries, and professors’ offices on the fourth floor of Meyerson Hall sits a room filled with table saws, sanders, hand tools, metal bandsaws, a 3-D printer, and laser cutter.
Compound Derived From a Mushroom Lengthens Survival Time in Dogs With Cancer, Penn Vet Study Finds Compound Derived From a Mushroom Lengthens Survival Time in Dogs With Cancer, Penn Vet Study Finds PHILADELPHIA — Dogs with hemangiosarcoma that were treated with a compound derived from the Coriolus versicolor mushroom had the longest survival times ever reported for dogs with the disease. These promising findings offer hope that the compound may one day offer cancer patients — human and canine alike — a viable alternative or complementary treatment to traditional chemotherapies.
Penn Team Finds Key Molecules Involved in Forming Long-term Memories Penn Team Finds Key Molecules Involved in Forming Long-term Memories PHILADELPHIA — How does one’s experience of an event get translated into a memory that can be accessed months, even years later? A team led by University of Pennsylvania scientists has come closer to answering that question, identifying key molecules that help convert short-term memories into long-term ones.
Center for the Advanced Study of India at Penn to Celebrate 20th Anniversary With Symposium Center for the Advanced Study of India at Penn to Celebrate 20th Anniversary With Symposium PHILADELPHIA -– The Center for the Advanced Study of India at the University of Pennsylvania will hold a 20th Anniversary Symposium on “India: Two Decades of Transformation.”
Penn IUR Co-Director Eugenie Birch Helping to Shape World Agenda on Urban Issues Penn IUR Co-Director Eugenie Birch Helping to Shape World Agenda on Urban Issues NAPLES, Italy -- Eugenie Birch, co-director of the Penn Institute for Urban Research at the University of Pennsylvania, was re-elected co-chair of the
Penn to Mark Constitution Day Penn to Mark Constitution Day PHILADELPHIA – Events on the University of Pennsylvania campus on Sept. 17 and 19 will honor the nation’s constitution. Sept. 17 is Constitution Day.
Edward Rock Appointed Senior Advisor for Open Course Initiatives at University of Pennsylvania Edward Rock Appointed Senior Advisor for Open Course Initiatives at University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA -- Edward B.
One Student’s Experience Tells the Story of Penn’s Financial-aid Policy One Student’s Experience Tells the Story of Penn’s Financial-aid Policy In many regards, University of Pennsylvania sophomore Michael Keramidas is a typical college student, clad in a T-shirt and jeans, with a quick smile and a buzz cut. He was No. 1 in his high school class and applied to 15 colleges.
Embracing world music in a global ‘classroom’ Embracing world music in a global ‘classroom’ At all hours of the day and night, students are expanding their knowledge of the world through its music by logging in to a class called “Listening to World Music,” taught online through Coursera by Carol Muller, a professor of music at Penn.
Embracing world music in a global ‘classroom’ Embracing world music in a global ‘classroom’ At all hours of the day and night, students are expanding their knowledge of the world through its music by logging in to a class called “Listening to World Music,” taught online through