http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/researchatpenn/Research highlights from Penn's graduate and professional schools.en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssMon, 05 Oct 2009 15:34:46 -0400minicola@upenn.edu (Steven Minicola)http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1661&busWed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1661&busMarketers may dream of coming up with a product that skyrockets in popularity. New research, however, indicates that products which catch on too quickly may end up being less successful overall.http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1571&hltTue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1571&hltUsing a cell culture model of the Ebola virus, researchers have discovered how it disables a cellular protein called tetherin, a key step in the spread of the disease.http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1664&sciTue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1664&sciThe University of Pennsylvania has received more than $75 million in research funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, awards that fund more than 150 studies in gene therapy, robotics, public education, neurological disorders, tobacco's effect on health and more.http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1620&socThu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1620&socIn order to get at the heart of taboo subjects — drugs, homelessness, HIV risk and crime — Philippe Bourgois does more than simply study them from afar.http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1627&tchWed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1627&tchEngineers have demonstrated a simple assembly process for the creation of carbon nanostructures on graphene, a new method that may eventually lead to a new paradigm for building integrated carbon-based devices.