1/30
News Archives
A complete list of stories featured on Penn Today.
Filter Stories
Displaying 10841 - 10850 of 18591
Archive ・ Penn News
Penn Lightbulb Café Explores Living Deliberately: Monks, Saints and the Contemplative Life
WHO: Justin McDaniel Associate professor and department chair of religious studies
Archive ・ Penn Current
Study shows ‘Fluffya’ accent is steadily changing
If you say, “wooder ice,” when you order a water ice treat or scream, “Go Iggles!” when the Eagles are playing the dreaded Dallas Cowboys, chances are, you’re from Philadelphia—or as some residents call it, “Fluffya.” A new Penn linguistics study shows that traditional Southern inflections associated with Philadelphia native-born speakers are being affected by Northern influences. [youtube]http://youtu.be/64TVtDSm_UQ[/youtube]
Archive ・ Penn News
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy to Deliver Penn Annual Global Distinguished Lecture
Pakistani documentarian Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy will deliver the annual Global Distinguished Lecture at the University of Pennsylvania on Thursday, April 18, at 6 p.m.
Archive ・ Penn Current
University invited to celebrate 'Making History' at Penn Park
On Friday, April 19, the entire Penn community is invited to celebrate the success of the Making History Campaign with student performances, food, a fireworks display against the city skyline, and entertainment from two Grammy-winning musical acts.
Archive ・ Penn Current
Give lots of love with ‘Locks of Love’
Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that causes the body’s immune system to attack hair follicles, leading to hair loss. Some individuals afflicted by the disease experience complete hair loss on the scalp. The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) reports that alopecia areata, which often begins in childhood, affects nearly 2 percent of all Americans. There is no known cure or drugs approved for treatment.
Archive ・ Penn Current
Return of the Philadelphia Science Festival
For the third year in a row, Penn will be well-represented at the Philadelphia Science Festival, a 10-day celebration of the STEM fields: science, technology, engineering, and math.
Archive ・ Penn News
Penn’s Gutmann and Jensen Part of Obama’s BRAIN Initiative
In an attempt to better understand "the three pounds of matter that sits between our ears," President Obama has announced a $100 million investment into the BRAIN Initiative (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies).
Archive ・ Penn News
Psych/Nursing Student Has Deep Roots at Penn
Even though he has never lived in Harnwell House, Tony Krumbhaar has a connection to the legendary University of Pennsylvania president that no one else on campus can claim. He is a great-grandson of Gaylord P. Harnwell, who led Penn in 1953-70. And the roots go even deeper. One of Krumbhaar’s grandfathers, his father and his brother preceded him at Penn. Perhaps that is part of why he says, “Penn is very close to my heart.”
Archive ・ Penn News
Penn Professor Explores History of Adoption in New Book
The question caused consternation. Several decades ago when Peter Conn and his wife filled out paperwork to adopt a baby girl from Korea, one of the questions on a state government form was about the number and names of their “natural” children. “We thought about sending the Commonwealth a letter patiently explaining that, if our three biological children were natural, it meant that Jennifer was unnatural,” he recalls.
Archive ・ Penn News
Penn to Host ‘Let’s Talk About Race’
The School of Social Policy & Practice and the African-American Resource Center at the University of Pennsylvania will host “Let’s Talk About Race” Tuesday, April 16, at 5:30 p.m. in Café 58 in Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce St. The second in a series, the event is free and open to the public. It serves as a frank, interactive discussion, offering people of all races, backgrounds and beliefs a way to foster communication and create understanding.