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Penn Park Opening Celebration Slated for Thursday
WHAT: The University of Pennsylvania will officially open Penn Park with a ceremonial tree-planting and ribbon-cutting at a University-wide picnic celebration, complete with food, field games, music and fireworks.
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University of Pennsylvania Opening Celebration for Penn Park Is Sept. 15; Field Day Set for Sept. 17
PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania will hold a grand opening celebration for Penn Park, the centerpiece of the University’s Penn Connects 30-year campus development plan, beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15.
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U.S. Economic Crisis Also Crisis of Race, Penn Professor Argues
Soon after the historic 2008 election of the country’s first African-American president an intense public debate began in some quarters of the United States. Did Barack Obama’s victory signal the beginning of the end of racism and discrimination in the country? Was America finally becoming post racial?
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Celebrate Penn Park with picnics, games and fireworks
Staff, faculty and students are invited to a grand opening celebration for Penn Park on Thursday, Sept. 15, featuring a picnic at 5 p.m., music and games throughout the evening and a fireworks display at 7:30 p.m.
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Arthur Ross Gallery exhibit showcases American beauty
Nestled in the Fisher Fine Arts Library, the Arthur Ross Gallery (ARG) is a campus gem featuring world-class art exhibitions in an intimate setting. The Gallery has redesigned its space to accommodate its latest exhibit, “An American Odyssey: The Warner Collection of American Art,” which consists of 63 paintings chronicling the American experience from 1799-1971 in portraits, still life and landscapes.
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Penn Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Predict Sea-Level Rise and Flooding from Hurricanes
PHILADELPHIA — In an effort to better understand sea-level rise and flooding from hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded a three-year, $1.5 million grant to a research team led by the University of Pennsylvania’s Benjamin Horton. The study aims to provide predictive models and reports that can be used both by environmental scientists and coastal communities.
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Heroic Dogs, a Decade Later
After the attacks of 9/11, the heroism of first responders — firefighters, police officers, EMTs, rescue workers and more — became a source of hope and inspiration in a trying time. But one group of responders has remained relatively unsung: 9/11’s working dogs. Though they are mostly owned by volunteer handlers and privately trained, an estimated 900 dogs were involved in the 9/11 response. They searched for survivors and human remains, patrolled with police officers and comforted both victims and rescue workers.
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Penn Researchers Awarded $1.5 Million to Advance Nanotechnology for Gene Sequencing
PHILADELPHIA -- A research team led by Marija Drndić of the University of Pennsylvania has been awarded a three-year, $1.5 million grant to apply nanotechnology and materials science to the development of “third generation” techniques for DNA sequencing and to lower the cost of sequencing. The grant was made by the National Human Genome Research Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.
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Penn Division of Public Safety to Host Safety Fair
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania Division of Public Safety, in conjunction with the House deans and staff of the College House system, will host a Safety Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 14, from noon to 2 p.m. at three locations on campus: the field at 40th and Locust streets, the Upper Quad and Hill Field.
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Campus comes alive with start of fall semester
After the usual summer lull, the Penn campus is bustling again, with refreshed faculty back from their summer break, returning students reconnecting and making new friends, and the addition of the University’s excited and wide-eyed freshmen.