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Morris Arboretum Scarecrow Design Contest -- Calling Storybook, Designer ‘Crows'
PHILADELPHIA -- Morris Arboretum is calling all scarecrows for its annual Scarecrow Design Contest. This year, in addition to Designer scarecrows, participants are invited to create a Storybook themed scarecrow in conjunction with the Arboretum’s Storytime reading program. These scarecrows, more than 30(!), will be on display at the Arboretum for 3 weeks along Scarecrow Walk at the Oak Allée from Saturday, Oct. 6 through Sunday Oct. 21.
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Embracing world music in a global ‘classroom’
At all hours of the day and night, students are expanding their knowledge of the world through its music by logging in to a class called “Listening to World Music,” taught online through Coursera by Carol Muller, a professor of music at Penn.
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Fossilized pollen reveals evidence of Egyptian drought
With their awe-inspiring feats of architecture—the pyramids—ancient Egyptians left their mark on the world. But a new study confirms that the world also left its mark on the Egyptians.
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Penn Children’s Center to pilot evening childcare program
Finding safe, consistent childcare after normal working hours can be a major obstacle for parents working 9-to-5. Sometimes they can call on a reliable babysitter. A few lucky parents have family nearby who can offer a helping hand. But for many faculty, staff, and graduate students, juggling the safety and security of their children with the responsibilities of after-hours academics or work can be difficult.
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Penn Vet Working Dog Center is ready to sit and stay
The Penn Vet Working Dog Center has been operating as a virtual research-and-training facility since its creation in 2007, but it now has a real home at 3401 Grays Ferry Ave. Located at Penn’s new South Bank site in Grays Ferry, the Center provides the program with a space specifically designed for the study of search-and-rescue dogs, and the training of future working dogs.
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Embracing world music in a global ‘classroom’
At all hours of the day and night, students are expanding their knowledge of the world through its music by logging in to a class called “Listening to World Music,” taught online through Coursera by Carol Muller, a professor of music at Penn.
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Spruce Street Plaza adds to University green space
Penn is adding another scenic green space to its West Philadelphia campus with the construction of the new Spruce Street Plaza at the intersection of 33rd, 34th, and Spruce streets, between the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Penn Museum.
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Behind the Scenes of New Student Orientation at Penn
Troy Majnerick knows every place on campus to get ice. That bit of institutional knowledge isn’t a requirement for his job as associate director of New Student Orientation and Academic Initiatives, but it’s valuable information this week. It’s NSO or New Student Orientation week at
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Penn Social Policy & Practice Alumna Coordinates Research at Out-of-Time Resource Center
Karen Okigbo really is a mover and a shaker. And the University of Pennsylvania is the right spot for her. Born in Nigeria, Okigbo lived in Kenya for a few years before she flew halfway around the world and relocated to Fargo, N.D., with her family. When she found herself at the top of her class in high school, she decided to hit the East Coast and moved up to the Ivy League, where she earned a B.A. in political science at Princeton University.
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Penn Medicine Physician Offers Model for Teaching Future Physicians Value-based Care
PHILADELPHIA — Despite the national consensus on the need to improve the value of health care while reducing unnecessary spending, teaching hospitals often struggle to design curricula to train future physicians to deliver such care to their patients.