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May 13, 2013 - Commencement Address

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Engaging Locally: Netter Center 20th Anniversary Partnership Festival
As a continuation of its 20th Anniversary Celebration, on the afternoon of Thursday, May 2, 2013, the Netter Center hosted a Partnership Festival at Sayre High School. This celebration of University-Assisted Community School partnerships engaged West Philadelphia children, youth, and families, as...Read More ...
Integrating Knowledge: Exploring Single Cells
Understanding why some individual cells respond differently to stimuli such as drugs and disease proteins may provide insights into aging and disease. James Eberwine, PhD, Elmer Holmes Bobst Professor of Pharmacology in the Perelman School of Medicine, and Junhyong Kim, PhD, PhD, Edmund J.Read More ...
Engaging Globally: Animal or Human, It Helps to Have Friends
Whether human or baboon, it helps to have friends. For both species, studies have shown that robust social networks lead to better health and longer lives. Now, a team of University of Pennsylvania researchers has helped show that baboon personality plays a role in these outcomes, and, like people...Read More ...
Increasing Access: Penn and KIPP Celebrate New Partnership
Representatives from the KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) Foundation and the University gathered Oct. 2 to celebrate a partnership that provides Penn with new resources to recruit KIPP students, underwrite their financial aid, and offer them targeted support once they get to campus.Read More ...
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