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Penn Graduate School of Education Researchers Head to Haiti to Improve Long-Term Educational Leadership
PHILADELPHIA — Sharon Ravitch, a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, will lead a team of researchers to Haiti on July 15 to launch an educational-redevelopment project aimed at helping to rebuild the country’s academic infrastructure.January’s earthquake in Haiti killed nearly 1,300 teachers, leaving a massive void in educational leadership.
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Penn Powers Down: University-Wide Effort Nets 21 Percent Reduction in Electricity Use
PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania reduced its electricity usage by some 13 megawatt hours during last week’s hour-long Power Down Challenge. This is equivalent to a nearly 21 percent reduction in the typical campus electrical load at this time of year, yielding substantial cost savings.
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Penn Bookstore Monthly Book Club offers lively debate in friendly environment
When it comes to holding book club meetings, it would be hard to find a better location on campus than the Penn Bookstore, where bibliophiles can choose from thousands of titles, coordinate their selections with upcoming visits by authors and couple their discussions with snacks and coffee from the second-floor
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Marcella Durand Named 2010-2011 Fellow at Penn’s Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing
PHILADELPHIA -– Marcella Durand has been named the 2010-2011 CPCW Fellow in Poetics and Poetic Practice at the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Penn Vet extends exclusive pet services to University faculty and staff
Veterinarian Michael Moyer, the Rosenthal Director of Shelter Animal Medicine at Penn Vet and head of Community Practice, gives a dog a checkup, with assistance from a student. Penn Vet’s Matthew J.
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Penn’s Harvey Rubin to Participate in International “Peace and Security Summit” in New York
PHILADELPHIA -– Harvey Rubin, executive director of the Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis and Response at the University of Pennsylvania, will be among the international experts participating in “Peace and Security Summit” June 30–July 1 in New York.
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Penn is home to priceless pieces of public art
Top: Alexander Liberman’s “Covenant." Bottom: Claes Oldenburg’s “Split Button.” Philadelphia is known for its magnificent works of public art, and some of the city’s most spectacular pieces are found right here on Penn’s campus. Take a stroll along Locust Walk and you’ll find John Boyle’s seated, bronze Ben Franklin Statue in front of College Hall.
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Nine from Penn Selected as American Council of Learned Societies 2010 Fellows and Grantees
PHILADELPHIA – Nine scholars from the University of Pennsylvania have been awarded American Council of Learned Societies fellowships and grants.ACLS is a private, nonprofit federation of 70 national scholarly organizations. Its mission is "the advancement of humanistic studies in all fields of learning in the humanities and the social sciences and the maintenance and strengthening of relations among the national societies devoted to such studies."Penn fellows and grantees are:
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Penn Ranks Among Computerworld's Best Places to Work in IT
PHILADELPHIA– June 22, 2010 – The University of Pennsylvania announces that IDG’s Computerworld Magazine has ranked Penn’s Information Systems & Computing organization #5 nationally and #1 in the Mid-Atlantic region in its 2010 Best Places To Work In IT survey. This is the sixth consecutive year the organization has been ranked #1 in the Mid-Atlantic. The survey recognizes employers that challenge their IT staff with interesting and exciting projects while providing great benefits
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Penn Vet students blog about treating animals in Nepal
Third-year Penn Vet student Lauren Aldinger gives an injection to an animal in Nepal. Three Penn Vet students are blogging about their summer experience of treating rural animals in Nepal and helping to train community members there in basic animal health and husbandry.