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"Good" Bacteria Keep Immune System Primed to Fight Future Infections
Scientists have long pondered the seeming contradiction that taking broad-spectrum antibiotics over a long period of time can lead to severe secondary bacterial infections. Now researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine may have figured out why. The investig...
Tue, Jan 26 | from Penn Medicine
Trauma Patients Safe from Risks Associated With So-Called "Weekend Effect," Penn Study Shows
People who are in car crashes or suffer serious falls, gunshot or knife wounds and other injuries at nights or on weekends do not appear to be affected by the same medical care disparities as patients who suffer heart attacks, strokes, cardiac arrests and other time-sensitive illnesses...
Fri, Jan 22 | from Penn Medicine
Penn Scientist Given National Postdoctoral Association 2010 Distinguished Service Award
Trevor M. Penning, Ph.D., director of the Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, will receive The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) 2010 Distinguished Service Award at the NPA’s 8th Annual Meeting, to be held Marc...
Thu, Jan 21 | from Penn Medicine
New Songs in Penn Drive
Penn Masala, the Hindi a capella group from the University of Pennsylvania, is touring India in January after three years, and this can only mean one thing: ...
Wed, Dec 23 | from Indian Express
Clinical Trial Launched at Penn Medicine to Treat Painful Ascites in Advanced Ovarian Cancer Patients
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have opened a study to test a new drug’s ability to control accumulation of fluid in the abdomen – a condition called ascites – of women with advanced ovarian cancer. Currently the only treatment available for ovarian canc...
Thu, Dec 17 | from Penn Medicine
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: "The Gang Reignites the Rivalry" Review
Over on the University of Pennsylvania campus, Dennis and Frank went looking for a new teammate at Dennis' old frat house. What they didn't count on was a ... and more »
Thu, Dec 10 | from IGN TV
Got brain injuries? Eat protein
Akiva Cohen and colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia simulated brain injuries on mice by drilling through their skills and ... and more »
Wed, Dec 9 | from National Business Review
Opinion: Masterworks presents Negri's 'Mass of Hope'
PA Music students from Indiana University of Pennsylvania played for one concert, and last year an orchestra from Slippery Rock University played for their performance of Verdi's Requiem. Negri and his trio will play for the Mass of Hope, with Negri on ...
Thu, Mar 19 | from Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Opinion: Presidents of Colleges Give Back Some Pay
United States - On Tuesday, Amy Gutmann, the president of the University of Pennsylvania, and her husband made a $100000 gift to the university to support undergraduate ... Washington State's 2 Well-Paid University Presidents Opt to Cut ... Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
Sat, Nov 22 | from New York Times
Obama Science, Tech, Space, Arts Team leads
“Giving Barack Obama an official helping hand are Susan Crawford, well-known blogger, professor of law at the University of Michigan and and not-so-well-known viola aficionado, and Kevin Werbach, assistant professor of legal studies and business ethics at the University of Penns...
Mon, Nov 17 | from p2pnet.net
Podcast: Pt 5: Regional and National Financial Crises: Roots, Results and Responses
A PRIOR conference focuses on the mortgage crisis, the public finance arena, financial regulation and the responsibility of the U.S. Congress. With keynotes by former Congressman James Leach, Princeton economist Alan Blinder and Wharton School Professor Susan M. Wachter. Pt 5: PUTTING I...
Wed, Nov 12 | from uc.princeton.edu
Podcast: Please Explain: Undecided Voters (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 31 October 2008)
Dr. Joshua Gold is Assistant Professor at the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania; Dr. Samuel Wang is Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and Neuroscience at Princeton University, and author of Welcome to Your Brain. We're also joined by Carroll Doherty fr...
Fri, Oct 31 | from WNYC
Opinion: South Fayette teacher had 'dream job' for 35 years
PA - Andrew graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and earned graduate credits from Washington & Jefferson College and Penn State University. ...
Wed, Jun 4 | from Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Patch: University says no to Vista SP1
After the drama that ensued about Microsoft putting out the Vista Service Pack 1 only to take it back, comes more bad news. The University of Pennsylvania’s tech support reportedly advised its faculty and students not to upgrade to Vista SP1. InformationWeek’s Paul McDougall had the lowd...
Sun, Mar 23 | from TECH.BLORGE.com
Opinion: Global Warming Bet
A professor at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of business has challenged Al Gore to a bet over global temperatures. The bet is for $10,000 and the professor, Scott Armstrong, is betting that global mean temperatures will be pretty much as they are now, while Al Gore will hav...
Thu, Jun 28 | from Outside The Beltway | OTB
Teaching the Many Instead of the Few
A recent piece by Paul Farhi in the Washington Post notes that the test scores of American students on international tests are not nearly as poor as some critics would claim. According to two researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, cited by Farhi, Americans are above average when c...
Sun, Apr 1 | from History News Network
