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Penn professor applies science to 'Avatar'
For those mesmerized by the 3D cinematic experience of Avatar, it remains to be answered whether the technology the characters use in the film is a possibility or mere Hollywood creation.
Nanotech center receives $1.5 million grant
The NTI solicits and reviews projects involved in nanotechnology and awards funding to submissions geared toward “commercialized and marketable” projects that “will make a difference in peoples lives,” said Robert Carpick, a Penn professor and Penn Principal Investigator Director of NTI.
All-female team wins IBM challenge
The all-women team won first place in the undergraduate division of the 2010 Marketing Summit at the Wake Forest University School of Business.
Nursing School to collaborate on improving long-term care
Penn, in collaboration with Long-Term Quality Alliance, will now play a role in improving care for and increasing awareness of people in need of long-term care.
Penn study discovers increasing autism locally and nationally
In an ongoing study spearheaded by Penn Nursing in 2002 and run under the Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities and the Pennsylvanian Autism and Developmental Surveillance Program, Penn researchers have discovered that Autism Spectrum Disorder has, in fact, increased from 2002 to 2006.
Penn, peers see rise in early applications
Penn, Brown University, Duke University and Dartmouth College reported increases in their early decision application numbers.
Around the Ivies: Columbia expansion plans hit roadblock
A New York state court ruling Thursday forced Columbia University to scale back its expansion plans.
QuestBridge scholars reflect on first semester
Students who came to Penn through QuestBridge — an organization that links low-income students with colleges for full scholarships — say their first semester has been a success both academically and socially.
Ivy Council to publish admissions essay book
Many prospective Penn students want to know how to get into an Ivy League school — and some students are working to provide the answer.
Admissions dean Furda featured on NYT college blog
This week, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Eric Furda has partnered with The New York Times to answer questions from students and parents going through the college admissions process.