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At the University of Pennsylvania, you'll find a historic, Ivy League school with highly selective admissions and a history of innovation in interdisciplinary education and scholarship. You'll also find a picturesque campus amidst a dynamic city and a world-class research institution. Today Penn is home to a diverse undergraduate student body of nearly 10,000, hailing from every state in the union and all around the globe. Admissions are among the most selective in the country and Penn consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Another 10,000 students are enrolled in Penn's 12 graduate and professional schools, which are national leaders in their fields. The Wharton School is consistently one of the nation's top three business schools. The School of Nursing is one of the two best in the U.S. The School of Arts and Sciences, Graduate School of Education, Law School, School of Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, and Annenberg School for Communication all rank among the top 10 schools in their fields.
Number of Employees 20,000
NAICS Code Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools: 611310
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Obama Appoints Wagner to Council
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University of Pennsylvania president Gutmann to chair Obama’s bioethics commission
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CSC Renews its Contract with the University of Pennsylvania through 2012
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Remembering Marie Little
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The Handbook of Educational Linguistics Is an Essential Volume for Students, Researchers, Language Educators, Curriculum Developers, and Educational Policy Makers.
- 2008-01-28
M2 PRESSWIRE-28 January 2008-Research and Markets: The Handbook of Educational Linguistics Is an Essential Volume for Students, Researchers, Language Educators, Curriculum Developers, and Educational Policy MakersC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:29012008 Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c80870) has announced...
Illumina Announces Multi-Million Dollar Collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania, the Broad Institute, and the CARe Consortium to Develop a Customized SNP Panel for Vascular Disease
- 2007-07-23
New Disease-Focused Product Will Leverage Illumina's Multi-Sample iSelect([TM]) Infinium([R]) Custom Genotyping BeadChip to Test More Than 120,000 Samples SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced a large-scale collaboration with the Institute of Translational Medicine and Therapeutics ITMAT at the University of Pennsylvania Penn, the Broad Institute, and the...
Nanotube/nylon material using carbon spacers.(NANOMATERIALS)
- 2007-06-01
A team of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania Penn and Rice University, both USA, have developed a nylon composite reinforced with single-walled carbon nanotubes SWNTs, which is strong and tough. The material was created using a patented method, developed by engineers from...
First Demonstration of New Hair Follicle Generation in an Animal Model
- 2007-05-16
To: MEDICAL EDITORSContact: Karen Kreeger of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, +1-215-349-5658, Karen.kreeger@uphs.upenn.edu PHILADELPHIA, May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that hair follicles in adult mice regenerate by re-awakening genes once active only in developing embryos. These findings provide...
Dinosaurs Were The First Birds
- 2006-06-15
It turns out that the mother of all birds was kind of a loon. Researchers from Drexel and the University of Pennsylvania have discovered the oldest fossil forerunner of today's birds, a web-footed paddler that closely resembles such common water fowl as ducks and loons. The 110-million-year-old fossils...
Silicon nitride nanogaps for faster components.(NANOTECHNOLOGY)
- 2006-05-01
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, USA, have used electron beam lithography to create nanoscale electrical structures that work at high speeds. Professor Marija Drndic, a physicist in the university's Department of Physics and Astronomy, comments "For the first time, we have been...
Neurotransmitter Orexin Associated with Pleasure, Reward Pathways in Brain, in Addition to Functions in Sleep, Appetite; Newly Discovered Role Could Be Basis for Novel Drug Addiction Treatments.
- 2005-08-24
Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24 AScribe Newswire -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered that the recently identified neurotransmitter orexin also known as hypocretin influences reward processing by activating neurons in the lateral hypothalamus...
Penn Study Documents Access to Trauma Centers in U.S.; Findings Show 84 Percent of U.S. Residents Are Within One Hour of a Trauma Center.
- 2005-06-01
Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, June 1 AScribe Newswire -- A study led by University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine researchers has, for the first time, determined access to trauma centers at the national level. The study found that about 70 percent...
Drug helps fight alcoholism
- 2005-04-05
WASHINGTON AFP — A monthly injection of naltrexone, a drug used to fight opiate addiction, combined with psychotherapy, can significantly reduce alcohol dependence, according to a study. The research showed that a person who habitually drank heavily 19 days a month could, after six months of treatment, cut their...
Experts find link between gambling, post-traumatic stress disorder.(Brief Article)
- 2005-01-21
Seniors with post-traumatic stress disorder or who are patients at Veterans Administration clinics are more likely to gamble in a risky way, according to a study of 843 individuals by researchers at Pennsylvania State College of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania. ...
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