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Artists wanted

The Burrison Gallery, located inside the University Club at the Inn at Penn, is calling for submittals of artwork to be considered for future exhibitions. Any Penn faculty, staff, alumni, or family members may submit work for consideration. Submittal packages should include slides, photos, or CDs of work along with the artist’s bio, including their relationship to Penn and a brief description of the work (medium, technique, intent).

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Staff Q&A with Leslie Laird Kruhly

Anyone who has watched a Penn Commencement in the past dozen years knows Leslie Laird Kruhly’s work. She leads the procession of senior administrators, Trustees, and graduates down Locust Walk each May, carrying the University Mace—an ornate, four-pound ceremonial staff.

Olympic Vision

Penn is already a winner in the 2012 Olympics, with School of Design professor James Corner leading a team of architects chosen to develop public spaces in London Olympic Park South. Corner, chairman of the Landscape Architecture Department, and his New York-based firm, James Corner Field Operations, was selected from a pool of 100 worldwide candidates to develop an area designed to continue attracting visitors long after the Olympic games.

Q&A with Ezekiel “Zeke” Emanuel

“Are you interviewing me?” Ezekiel “Zeke” Emanuel bellows in his broad Chicago accent from the doorway of his office in College Hall. The commanding cadence of his voice, the way he whisks by, indicates that he’s a man on the move, with scarce seconds to spare.

Penn’s Med Ed Teaches Those Who Teach America’s Doctors

PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine have launched Med Ed, a program to enhance the teaching abilities of those who teach America’s doctors.  The collaborative program targeting educational leaders in academic medicine will begin in August.

Penn Psychologists Find 6- to 9-Month-Olds Understand the Meaning of Many Spoken Words

PHILADELPHIA — At an age when “ba-ba” and “da-da” may be their only utterances, infants nevertheless comprehend words for many common objects, according to a new study.

Penn School of Social Policy & Practice Introduces Community Teamworks Volunteer Program

PHILADELPHIA – The School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania has launched SP2 Community Teamworks, a pilot program that involves local engagement as well as team-building through volunteer projects. Modeled after Goldman Sach’s Community Teamworks in New York City, School of Social Policy & Practice students, faculty, staff and alumni provide suggestions for and participate in local volunteer opportunities.

Penn Researcher Explores Volunteering in India

PHILADELPHIA – Femida Handy, a professor at the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, is one of four authors of a new book, From Seva to Cyberspace: The Many Faces of Volunteering in India, which traces the origins of seva, direct service to others as well as present-day manifestations of volunteering.

PennDesign’s Marion Weiss Named an American Institute of Architecture Fellow

            PHILADELPHIA – Marion Weiss,  professor of architecture in the University of Pennsylvania School of Design, has been selected as a 2012 fellow by the American Institute of Architecture. The Fellowship honors architects who have made a significant contribution to architecture and society and who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession.