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'West Philadelphia: Building a Community' public events
These public events are happening in conjunction with the Arthur Ross Gallery exhibit, “West Philadelphia: Building a Community.” For more information, go to www.upenn.edu/ARG. Sept. 10, 5:30 p.m., Arthur Ross Gallery, 220 S. 34th St. Lecture: “Picturing Early West Philadelphia,” by Jeffrey Cohen, senior lecturer, Growth and Structures of Cities Program, Bryn Mawr College Sept. 16, 5:30 p.m., Arthur Ross Gallery Lecture: “Before the Arrival of the University: David Kennedy and ‘West Philadelphia,’” by Martha Mel Edmunds
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President Gutmann welcomes new students during Move-in
Penn President Amy Gutmann welcomes new students to the University during Move-in.
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Can I access my 403(b) plan before retirement?
Dear Benny: Can I access money in my 403(b) account without being penalized? Can I also stop making retirement contributions at any time or is there only one set time per year when I can do this?—Flummoxed about fundsDear Flummoxed, Let’s start with your second question since it involves a more straightforward answer.
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Federal stimulus funds to Penn
President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 into law on Feb. 17, providing $787 billion for job creation and investment in energy, health care, infrastructure and education. Of that amount, $21.5 billion has been set aside for research projects.
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Taking action On Sept. 16, Penn will release its Climate Action Plan, which includes ways—big and small—in which the University seeks to reduce its carbon footprint. The plan originated after President Amy Gutmann signed the Presidential Climate Commitment pledge of the American Association of Sustainability in Higher Education in 2007.
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Q&A/Arjun Yodh
Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Arjun G. Yodh, the James M. Skinner Professor of Science, wanted to be a journalist. But as the son of a physicist, he says his father’s work eventually attracted him to the field. Along with a few gentle paternal pushes, of course.
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Penn School of Social Policy & Practice Launches Gerontology Program With Grant From Hartford
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice is launching a program in working with older adults, with the help of a two-year, $10,000 grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation and a matching $10,000 contribution from a donor.
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Move-in
Photo credit: University Archives The process of moving in to the Penn dorms around 1940—when this picture was taken—was a lot different than it is today. First off, students back then weren’t lugging computers, microwaves and other equipment into dorm rooms to help make college life easier.
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Three Exhibit Deal
Visitors can get three for the price of none on September 10 at the Institute of Contemporary Art’s Fall Opening Reception for three new exhibits. “Dance with Camera,” on display through March 21, is an exhibition (pictured) and screening program that explores a crossover between artists and dancers who make choreography for the camera. Spanning 70 years of art and film, it features works in film, video, and still photography that exemplify the ways dance has compelled visual artists to record bodies moving in time and space.
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Botswana-UPenn Partnership helps tackle national crisis
Botswana, in southern Africa, suffers from the second highest HIV/AIDS rate in the world, with nearly a quarter of the adult population infected. Before the virus began to devastate the country, average life expectancy was almost 70 years. By 2004, it had dropped to 47.