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Nobel Laureate in Economics Thomas Sargent to Speak at Penn Social Science and Policy Forum Jan. 28
PHILADELPHIA – Thomas Sargent, a 2011 winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, will lecture on “Continental Drift: The Forces Underlying the Euro Crisis” on Jan. 28 from 4:30- 6:00 p.m. in College Hall, Room 200.
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‘Kids Corner’ marks 25 years with music festival
Since its inception in 1988, WXPN’s “Kids Corner” has been hosted by the effervescent Kathy O’Connell. “I kind of believed the show would succeed, but at the same time, it was a pretty big responsibility so I really wasn’t sure,” O’Connell says of the early “Kids Corner” days.
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Nanotech center continues to grow
Construction on the $91.5 million Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology on the 3200 block of Walnut Street is proceeding on time and on budget.
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For the Record: William Fontaine
In 1963, the philosophy scholar became Penn’s first Black tenured faculty member.
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Who are the ‘Open Expression Monitors’?
Dear Benny, I was at a large event on campus recently, where opinions and questions were being tossed around freely. In the crowd, I saw some official-looking people wearing buttons that said “Open Expression Monitor.” What’s an open expression monitor?—CuriousDear Curious,
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Staff Q&A with Lauren Steinfeld
Lauren Steinfeld, senior advisor for Privacy and Compliance, knows that keeping things at Penn private—and creating policies that reflect the shifting technology landscape—is challenging.
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New commission on student safety and alcohol
Earlier this month, Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price announced the formation of the Penn Commission on Student Safety, Alcohol and Campus Life.
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Penn program promotes discussion about race
Race is seemingly one of the few remaining third rails of American politics, whispered about among intimates in private but rarely discussed openly and without reserve, even after the second inauguration of America’s first black president.
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Q&A with Salamishah Tillet
Salam is an Arabic word meaning “peace,” as in the Islamic greeting, As-salam alaykum, “peace be upon you.” Shah is Farsi for “king” or “leader.”