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Ask Benny: What are summer hours for facilities?
Dear Benny, I’m a workout fanatic, and I usually prefer to hit the gym after work. But with summer approaching, does Pottruck have shorter hours? Am I going to have to start working out in the morning? Also, are other Penn facilities adjusting their hours for the summer?—Gym Rat
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Words to the wise: Commencement ’05
Penn assistant professor of earth and environmental science Ben Horton spent three weeks this spring in Malaysia with a Penn-led multinational team of scientists seeking to better understand the causes and effects of the Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 26, 2004.
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At Work With...Scott McNulty
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Malaysia, still in recovery
Penn assistant professor of earth and environmental science Ben Horton spent three weeks this spring in Malaysia with a Penn-led multinational team of scientists seeking to better understand the causes and effects of the Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 26, 2004.
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Staff Q&A: Terri White
Terri White’s career at Penn has always revolved around students. When she started here as director of the Greenfield Intercultural Center, she advised many of the student organizations—including the Black Student League and the United Minorities Council—that enhance Penn student life. These days, she’s still working with students, but now her mandate is more fundamental—advising, motivating and preparing young people for college and graduate school.
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Jammin'
University City’s newest music venue, World Café Live, plans most of its programming for grownups—but there’s plenty on stage this summer for the little ones, too. The new “Peanut Butter and Jams” performance series is designed especially for that purpose, with music, comedy and science for young minds.
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Penn School of Nursing Hosts Summit on Reducing Inequities in American Indian Health Care, June 9-11
Photo Opportunity: Medicine Wheel Ceremony Celebration3:30 PM, Friday, June 10 WHAT:A national conference on the health care concerns facing American Indians. The conference brings together health care experts with tribal leaders, focusing on how issues such as obesity, diabetes and violence impact the American Indian communities.
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West Philadelphia Students Promote Healthy Living at "Eat to Live" Celebration
WHO: Students from University City High School, Drew Elementary School and Sayre Middle School; staff of Penn's Urban Nutrition InitiativeWHAT:Food, games, crafts, entertainers (musicians, jugglers, etc.) will be on hand to celebrate healthy eating and living and the success of the Urban Nutrition Initiative's partnership with the schools.WHEN:Thursday, June 9, Noon - 4:30 p.m.WHERE:University City High School, 36th and Filbert streets
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Expert Comment on the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on the Medical Use of Marijuana
Expert Comment on the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on the Medical Use of Marijuanafrom the University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolJune 6, 2005Theodore Ruger, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, teaches, researches and writes about constitutional law and health law."This ruling marks the end of the Court's expansive federalism jurisprudence of the late 1990s. This case stands as one of a few recent ones to indicate that, in a post-9/11world, the Court is more supportive of strong centralized national
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Penn Science Cafe: Tales of the Dinosaur Hunter
WHAT: The Penn Science Cafe, the lecture series open to the public that takes science out of the laboratory and treats it to a night on the town. The Penn Science Cafe can be your chance to ask your questions directly to leading experts. WHO: Peter Dodson, professor of anatomy, Penn's School of Veterinary Medicine, and professor of geology, Penn's School of Arts and SciencesWHERE: The MarBar 40th and Walnut streets, PhiladelphiaWHEN:6 p.m., Monday, May 23