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iDE Wins the $100,000 Lipman Family Prize of the Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA – The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced today the winner of its inaugural Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize – iDE, a social enterprise that has pioneered innovative, market-based approaches to safe water and sanitation access. Chosen from hundreds of organizations worldwide devoted to social impact and building sustainable solutions for social and economi
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Three University of Pennsylvania Professors Receive 2012 Guggenheim Fellowships
PHILADELPHIA – Jamal J.
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Penn Vet Pathologists Uncover the Fate of Stranded Marine Mammals
Perry Habecker’s claim to fame? He’s the only Pennsylvania pathologist to have autopsied a “Pennsylvania” manatee. The distinction is not incidental; dissecting and studying dead marine mammals is just part of the job for Habecker, chief of the Large Animal Pathology Service at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center campus, and for his colleagues.
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Out & About: Spring at the Arboretum
WHAT: Now that spring is here, be sure to take some time to explore the Morris Arboretum, located at 100 E. Northwestern Ave. in Chestnut Hill. Admission is free with a PennCard, $7 for youth, active military, and students; $14 for seniors; and $16 for adults.
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Virus researcher aims at new target
All scientists latch onto a system to study. Some examine fruit flies. Others look at mice. Robert Ricciardi, chair and professor in the Department of Microbiology in Penn’s Dental School, studies viruses.
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A rebirth for the historic Lazaretto
“You can hear the jets taking off overhead, you’re right next door to the airport, you can practically hear the cars on [Interstate] 95,” says David Barnes. “But if you don’t look too far to the right or to the left, you can imagine a big ship in the 1820s sailing up. That’s the landscape that they saw then.”
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Penn Museum’s Maya Weekend explores the mystique of 2012 in ancient culture
It may be sheer coincidence that this is the 30th anniversary of the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology’s famous Maya Weekend. But then again, with all the mystery surrounding the significance of the year 2012 among the ancient Maya, it may not be a coincidence at all.
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Music on film
Music lovers now have a film festival to call their own. The ‘XPN Music Film Festival will feature more than 10 films, including rockumentaries and biopics about musicians, as well as movies defined by great soundtracks. The festival, produced by the Philadelphia Film Society, will run from Thursday, April 26, to Sunday, April 29. The festival will take place at the Annenberg Center and other theater locations throughout Philadelphia.
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Q&A with John Lapinski
Editor’s note: This interview was conducted prior to the announcement that former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum would suspend his campaign.
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Trustees’ Council of Penn Women Present Beacon Award to Author Toni Morrison
PHILADELPHIA -- Author Toni Morrison has been honored for her contributions to literature and the arts and her commitment to advancing, supporting and promoting women.