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(09/21/11 3:57am)
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Students compete to design and build apps
(09/19/11 2:15am)
A microwave that plays YouTube videos, phone apps that tell you where to go for dinner and a website that turns tweets into poetry — these were just some of the many creations to emerge from Towne Building this weekend during PennApps, Penn’s bi-annual hackathaon.
Penn team to research sea levels
(09/16/11 1:28am)
Penn’s understanding of the ocean is about to get a lot deeper.
Three Penn research projects receive NSF funding
(09/12/11 2:11am)
Soon, flying robots and ancient Roman farms will be part of the latest Penn research projects to receive funding from the National Science Foundation.
PennEats expands to peer schools as 'UniEats'
(09/12/11 1:42am)
Students at Penn and Columbia and Northwestern universities are eating up the benefits of College senior Elizabeth Wessel’s start-up company, UniEats.
9/11 defines GSE lecturer's research
(09/09/11 4:16pm)
Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher, a Graduate School of Education lecturer, set out in February 2004 to conduct an ethnographic study of working-class Pakistani-American immigrants living in New York City. A Pakistani immigrant herself, she was initially interested in the general immigrant experience, but the focus of her study changed when she found that 9/11 was the defining aspect where she conducted her interviews.
Fresh Grocer wine machine may soon offer hard liquor
(05/13/11 12:05am)
Soon, Penn students may be able to buy hard liquor along with their cereal at the Fresh Grocer.
Researcher studies mental health in Guatemala
(04/28/11 6:33am)
When Victor Polanco first arrived at Penn last July, it was his first time ever leaving Guatemala. Now almost a year later, he is ready to return — bringing with him a plan to help combat mental health issues in his country.
According to Penn Med study, opioids most-prescribed drug
(04/21/11 5:12am)
The number two cause of accidental death is now also the most commonly prescribed type of medication, according to two School of Medicine studies showing a dramatic increase in the amount of opioids prescribed.
New 3D tech enhances surgery
(04/14/11 4:24am)
The 3D technology that makes images on the TV screen pop out is now being used by Penn neurosurgeons in the operating room.
Genetics expand at Penn Med
(04/12/11 8:41am)
In 2001, Lancelot, a formerly blind dog, went to Washington to shake paws with Congress.
Rocky past for gene therapy at Penn Med
(04/11/11 6:30am)
A video shows a young boy wearing an eye patch as he tries to make his way through an obstacle course.
Penn assists Guatemalan 'Hospitalito'
(04/01/11 7:24am)
Tucked away in the highlands of Guatemala near the southern shore of Lake Atitlan lies Hospitalito Atitlan. Isolated in the rural Mayan community of Santiago Atitlan, it is the only hospital to provide 24/7 emergency care for hundreds of miles.
U. researchers one step closer to curing pancreatic cancer
(03/31/11 7:26am)
Thanks to Penn, the war on pancreatic cancer has met its newest ally — the immune system.
Penn studies unidentified domestic violence survivors
(03/29/11 8:25am)
More than three-quarters of domestic violence victims go unidentified when seeking medical care in emergency rooms, a new Penn study shows.
Wharton prof refutes 'implicit egotism'
(03/25/11 5:00am)
Past studies have shown that a Dennis is most likely to be a dentist, an Andrew will probably marry an Andrea and a George probably lives in Georgia.
Penn Med develops HIV-resistant immune cells
(03/21/11 6:36am)
Raising hope that a cure for AIDS is possible, Penn researchers have successfully altered the DNA in immune cells to be HIV-resistant in nine different patients.
Researchers work out obesity solutions
(03/18/11 4:22am)
Penn researchers continue to weigh in on obesity-related problems with two studies released this month focusing on different aspects of the issue.
Penn Med resident champions healthcare curriculum
(03/03/11 9:27am)
At the University of Michigan Medical School, Mitesh Patel spent two years learning how to diagnose heart failure. He knew the signs, symptoms and how to treat it.
Abramson Cancer Center will not publish survival stats
(03/01/11 9:07am)
On Jan. 31, Philadelphia’s Fox Chase Cancer Center announced that they will publish their cancer survival-rate data online, leaving some wondering if other cancer centers in the area — including Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center — will follow their lead.