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Green for Greens

If you want to add a unique touch to your garden, don't miss the Morris Arboretum's annual Plant Sale. The public event on Saturday, May 7 features rare and unusual plants for purchase. Horticultural experts will also be on hand to offer growing tips on some of the items for sale. The event takes place at Bloomfield Farm, across the street from the main entrance of the Arboretum.

Penn Relays

WHAT: The Penn Relays, now in its 117th year, is the oldest collegiate track meet in the United States. Officially known as the Penn Relay Carnival, the event attracts more than 22,000 track and field stars from the junior high school, high school, college, senior and professional levels. Athletes from more than 60 countries will be participating in the three-day event.

Q&A with Dau Jok

For College freshman Dau Jok, violence used to be a way of life. In his native Southern Sudan, it was the way conflicts were resolved. After the brutal murder of his father, when Jok was just 6 years old, his first response was to pick up an AK-47 to avenge his father’s death. When Jok first arrived in the United States at age 11, it was how he wanted to react to the kids who teased him because his English was poor. And when he learned that his paternal grandfather was killed about a year ago after more violence in Southern Sudan, Jok got angry again.

Staff Q&A with Michael Moyer

Over the last half-decade, 20,000 stray or lost cats a year have been seen by the Animal Care and Control Team (ACCT) associated with the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Operations Center at 111 W. Hunting Park Ave. in North Philadelphia. About one-third of these cats have entered the center having an owner and the remaining two-thirds come in as strays.

How does Penn dispose of electronic waste?

Dear Benny,What does Penn do with its e-waste? Does it have an e-recycling program?—Green MachinesDear Greenie,You are right to ask about a recycling program for electronic waste (that’s e-waste for short). Old computers can’t just be tossed in the trash; this equipment may contain heavy metals and other materials hazardous to humans and the environment, including lead, cadmium and mercury.

Select Penn summer camps offer discounts for faculty and staff

The end of the school year is just around the corner and many parents/guardians are pondering what to do with their children over the summer break.   Select Penn summer camps offer discounts for faculty and staff, and others offer perks, such as pre- and post-camp activities that enable parents to drop their children off in the morning before heading to work. But campers must sign up soon; many programs are already full.    

War rugs offer a glimpse of changing art in Afghanistan

If your idea of an Oriental rug is one decorated with traditional images of flowers, birds and medallions, it may be time to expand your point of reference at the Penn Museum’s exhibit, “Battleground: War Rugs from Afghanistan.”

Penn Engineering to Host National Academy of Engineering Regional Meeting and Symposium April 26

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science will host the National Academy of Engineering regional meeting and symposium “Engineered Networks” on April 26.  The event will be held in the Wu and Chen Auditorium of Levine Hall located at 3330 Walnut St. on Penn’s campus. 

Penn offers smokers several ways to quit

Stopping smoking requires commitment, willpower and for many, a little help.