Christina Mancheno
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Availability of nurse practitioners expanding, Nursing admins say
Though some say the role of nurses is expanding, what has really changed is the increased availability of nurse practitioners, said Eileen Sullivan-Marx, associate dean for practice and community affairs at the Nursing School.
Alumni's iPhone game explores the Phila. streets
The game levels are based on different parts of the city, such as West Philadelphia, Rittenhouse Square and Center City. The creators may also solicit retail owners to get involved by allowing their stores to be included in the game.
Nursing grad student wins essay contest on health and environment
Nursing graduate student Erin Johnson was announced the winner of the 2010 Hollie Shaner-McRae Nursing Student Essay Contest, which is held annually to recognize a nurse’s role in environmental activism.
Grant funds new collaboration in Ghana
The International Development Summer Institute Africa Program, a new collaboration between the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the College’s African Studies Center, will send 14 students from Engineering, Wharton and the College to Ghana for four weeks this summer.
Hillel holds contest for kosher cookbook
A campus-wide e-mail will be sent out encouraging students to submit their favorite recipes. Submissions will be accepted until April 23, and the winners will be announced April 28.
With new vest, players feel the game
The Tactile Gaming Vest — a vest that makes the player feel the physical effects of being shot in a game — is a Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics class project that was showcased at the 2010 IEEE Haptics Symposium in Boston.
$600K grant helps SEAS start mentoring program
At Penn, many computer science students get jobs at companies like Google and Apple, according to Computer and Information Science professor Jean Griffin. This mentoring program hopes to give the average Philadelphia student the opportunity to work toward these jobs.
SEAS announces new nanotech master's degree
The new degree, which is currently accepting applications until June 1, will open doors for students interested in making a career out of nanotechnology.
Site creates college spinoff on Chatroulette
Simply by entering in their college e-mail addresses and passwords, students can instantly connect with each other from across the globe through Randomdorm.com — a new video-chat website.
New student-run healthcare magazine publishes on campus
'Synapse' already has a general body of 250 students, a general board of 30 students, an advisory board of 10 faculty members and an executive board of eight students.
Conference celebrates women engineers
To commemorate its 60th anniversary, the Society of Women Engineers held its Regional Conference here at Penn for the first time in over 50 years. Over 300 people representing various schools of the Mid-Atlantic region were in attendance.
'People in the know' to offer College-specific admit info sessions
A creation of the Dean’s Advisory Board, Cognoscenti will provide prospective students with specific information about academic life in the College.
Admins not worried over lower nursing exam scores
Drexel University nursing students, among others, outscored Penn School of Nursing students on the National Council Licensure Examination, or NCLEX exams, for 2009.
Nursing School reaches out to Phila. shelters
Verizon recently awarded the Nursing School a grant, which it plans to use to shift the focus of the women’s shelter program to domestic violence, according to Pamela Mack-Brooks, nursing manager of the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Newly invented circuit uses sunlight to self-charge
The circuit could be used in energy-saving devices and future technologies, potentially to power batteries in cell phones with energy from the sun and improve the efficiency of solar panels.
Nursing outlines five-year strategic plan
Penn Nursing Dean Afaf Meleis and the entire nursing faculty is working on its strategic plan — a set of goals that it hopes to address over the next five years.
Writers House becomes new home of 'Jacket'
Not only will Penn’s computer servers keep digital archives of the thousands of web pages that comprised the first forty issues of Jacket, but the Kelly Writers House will continue the magazine’s legacy with Jacket2, which will be released in 2011.
Expert offers job advice to computer science majors
Gayle Laakmann, current Wharton MBA student and former Google, Microsoft and Apple employee, gave a lecture Thursday to a crowd of Computer Science and Engineering students about how to successfully interview with software companies.
Off the Beat and Penn Masala hit high note
Off the Beat and Penn Masala, two a cappella groups on Penn's campus, were featured in the “Best of College A Cappella” CD for 2010.
New course draws students from four schools to one classroom
In a new integrative and discussion-based course — CIS-125 Technology and Policy — undergraduate and graduate students grapple with the legal issues that relate to the advancement of technology.
