September 29, 2006
Did You Know... that one of the most valuable and unique pieces in Penn's art collection is tucked away in a corner of Van Pelt Library's first floor? The Rittenhouse Orrery is a model of the solar system, complete with accurately moving planets; David Rittenhouse, a mathematician and scientist who later became an astronomy professor at Penn, built the device in 1771. Today, its value is certainly large but hard to estimate because of the device's unique nature. Priceless! [ more ]
In honor of Ben Franklin's 300th Birthday on January 17, 2006, we offer a year of notable Franklin quotes:
"Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, not liberty to purchase power."
-- Benjamin Franklin
September 12, 2006
Did You Know...that the University of Pennsylvania will offer a graduate degree program for learning leaders through a partnership between Penn's Wharton School and Graduate School of Education? The Executive Program in Work-Based Learning Leadership will provide a formalized education in business, leadership, technology and strategy within the context of work-related learning and will welcome its first class in January 2007. The goal is to enable the learning leader, often called the chief learning officer or head of talent development, to function at the same strategic level as other senior executives.
Learn more here.
In honor of Ben Franklin's 300th Birthday on January 17, 2006, we offer a year of notable Franklin quotes:
"He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows, nor judge all he sees."
--Benjamin Franklin
September 1, 2006
Did You Know... that researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine have identified a gatekeeper involved in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases? Penn researchers found that a cytokine messenger protein called interleukin-27 (IL-27) inhibits the immune system cells that are responsible for an array of inflammatory-related diseases, including encephalitis, arthritis, Crohns disease, lupus and even sepsis.The findings, which appear online at Nature Immunology, determine that IL-27 may be a useful target for treating a number of such autoimmune diseases.
Learn more about this here.
In honor of Ben Franklin's 300th Birthday on January 17, 2006, we offer a year of notable Franklin quotes:
"Enjoy the present hour, be mindful of the past; & neither fear nor wish the approaches of the last."
-- Benjamin Franklin
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