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Penn in Washington
As Washington scorches in record-setting heat, some Penn students are exploring hot government careers though Penn in Washington summer internships.
Penn’s Annette Lareau Named President-elect of the American Sociological Association
PHILADELPHIA – Annette Lareau has been named president-elect of the American Sociological Association. She is the Stanley I. Sheerr Professor of Social Sciences in the University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences’ sociology department.
Penn's Nursing Education Simulation Center
Penn Nursing students spend many hours in the classroom, but their curriculum also provides hands-on instruction, through simulation education.
Penn Faculty Receive Alternative Energy Project Grants
PHIADELPHIA — Alternative energy research projects involving four faculty members from the University of Pennsylvania have been awarded grants from the Energy Commercialization Institute, a translational-research partnership that draws upon several regional universities.
Penn School of Social Policy & Practice’s Ortner Center Pairs With Avon to Go ‘Beyond Brochures’
PHILADELPHIA –- A grant from the Avon Foundation will allow researchers at the University of Pennsylvania to take an in-depth look at how the Internet plays a role in preventing violence against women.
Penn: Annenberg Study Finds Using Present Verb Tense Can Positively Affect Substance Abuse
The use of present versus the past tense in recalling an experience with binge drinking can positively influence behaviors, an important development in aiding the development of alcohol abuse messages.
Peter Van Do Named Director of Penn’s Pan-Asian American Community House
PHILADELPHIA – Peter Van Do has been named director of the Pan-Asian American Community House at the University of Pennsylvania, effective July 23.
Penn Division of Public Safety’s Annual Report Now Online
PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania Division of Public Safety’s Annual Report, capturing a year of Public Safety and its activities, is now available online.
Researchers From Penn, Michigan and Duke Study How Cooperation Can Trump Competition in Monkeys
PHILADELPHIA— Being the top dog — or, in this case, the top gelada monkey — is even better if the alpha male is willing to concede at times to subordinates, according to a study by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Michigan and Duke University.
Penn Researchers Improve Living Tissues With 3D Printed Vascular Networks Made From Sugar
PHILADELPHIA — Researchers are hopeful that new advances in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine could one day make a replacement liver from a patient’s own cells, or animal muscle tissue that could be cut into steaks without ever being inside a cow.