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Penn Sociologist Awarded $5.2 Million MacArthur Foundation Grant
PHILADELPHIA- Frank Furstenberg, professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, has received a four-year, $5.2 million grant from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in support of the Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood, which he chairs.The Network, established in 2000 with MacArthur support, examines the changing nature of early adulthood and the new challenges facing people aged 18 to 34 as they make the transition to become self-sufficient adults.
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Experts Predict a Close Win for Kerry
Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry will win a bare majority of the major-party vote in a very close election, according to a new Delphi survey of American political experts conducted by J. Scott Armstrong, professor of marketing at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.In contrast to traditional polls where people are asked how they will vote, Armstrong employed the Delphi process to ask 15 American political experts to predict how others will vote. Delphi requires responses from only five to 20 experts, versus 500 to 1,000 voters in a political poll.
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Penn Museum's Ancient Olympics Expert David Gilman Romano to Offer Daily Web Journal From 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece
Looking for a broader perspective on the 2004 Olympics Games in Athens, Greece? Log on to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology's website: http://www.museum.upenn.edu for a day-by-day perspective on what's new--and what's not.
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University of Pennsylvania Police Department Retains International Accreditation
PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania Police Department, after undergoing a voluntary reassessment, has retained international accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc.
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Designer and Structural Engineer Cecil Balmond Appointed Penn Professor of Architecture
Designer and Structural Engineer Cecil Balmond Appointed Penn Professor of Architecture July 30, 2004 PHILADELPHIA Cecil Balmond, a distinguished designer and structural engineer, is joining the University of Pennsylvania School of Design as a professor of architecture.
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Pennster Lets Penn Freshmen Get to Campus – Even Before they Arrive
PHILADELPHIA -- To help soothe freshman jitters for the newly minted high school graduates heading to the University of Pennsylvania, there's nothing like meeting your fellow freshman, even if they are from all over the U.S. and around the world. And Pennster is the way to do it.Pennster is a special Web site that connects incoming Penn freshmen, enabling them to connect virtually to their future classmates.
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Penn Names New Vice Provost and Director of Libraries
H. Carton Rogers III named Vice Provost and Director of Libraries at the University of PennsylvaniaJuly 20, 2004PHILADELPHIA - H. Carton Rogers, III, has been named Vice Provost and Director of Libraries at the University of Pennsylvania, Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Robert Barchi have announced. Rogers has been serving in an interim capacity since April 2003.
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A soldier reflects on his war
As Andrew Exum C’00 told a Penn Bookstore crowd June 14, midway through his Penn career, he faced a hard decision. “I was told, ‘You can just muddle through or you can be a leader.’ ” Then part of Penn’s ROTC program, Exum opted for the latter, joining the infantry after graduation and serving as platoon leader in operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
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Summer months bring younger scholars to Penn
People new to Penn are often surprised at how busy the campus remains over the summer months. Lines at the Magic Carpet food truck still put off all but the most devoted fans. College Green is still home to impromptu Frisbee games and tanning sessions. And just try getting an outdoor table at University Square around noon on a balmy day.
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Bookquick/“Beer in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance”
Modern beer has little in common with the drink that carried that name through the European Middle Ages and Renaissance. Looking at a time when beer was often a nutritional necessity, was sometimes used as medicine, could be flavored with everything from the bark of fir trees to thyme and fresh eggs and was consumed by men, women and children alike, “Beer in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance” presents an extraordinarily detailed history of the business, art and governance of brewing.