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The New York City Premiere of the Documentary BLAST!, featuring Penn's Balloon-Borne, High-Altitude Telescope

WHAT: The 2008 documentary film BLAST! follows a team of scientists, led by Mark Devlin, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, in their attempts to figure out how galaxies form by launching a revolutionary new telescope on a NASA high-altitude balloon.The film follows cosmologists from Sweden to Antarctica as they attempt — and fail and try again — to launch the high-altitude telescope above the earth’s atmosphere. DETAILS:

Six West Philadelphia Students Win Penn Volunteers in Public Service and Business Services Division Scholarships

PHILADELPHIA –- Six college bound students from West Philadelphia have been awarded scholarships from Penn Volunteers in Public Service, Penn VIPS, and the Business Services Division at the University of Pennsylvania. The winners are:• Dennis Robinson from Bartram High School • Teria Fennell from Overbrook High School

I'll Be Your Best Friend If You'll Be Mine: Penn Psychologists Look at the Alliance Hypothesis for Human Friendship

PHILADELPHIA –- University of Pennsylvania psychologists studying the cognitive mechanisms behind human friendship have determined that how you rank your best friends is closely related to how you think your friends rank you.

PennMOVES Sale to Benefit United Way Charities

WHAT: The University of Pennsylvania’s second annual PennMOVES – (Move-Out Volunteers Engaging in Service)This will be a sale of the items left behind by students during move out — clothes, furniture, kitchen gear, non-perishable food items —that would otherwise be destined for the landfill. These items have been collected and arranged by category and are available for purchase.WHEN:

Mayor Nutter to Deliver Welcome Address at Penn Field Center's Conference, "One Child, Many Hands"

Penn's Field Center Hosts "One Child, Many Hands"

PHILADELPHIA — The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice and Research at the University of Pennsylvania will host its third biennial conference, “One Child, Many Hands: A Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare,” June 3-5 at Penn’s Wharton School.

Penn Dean to Discuss "Men Who Murder Their Families" at DOJ Panel Discussion

PHILADELPHIA — Richard Gelles, the dean of the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, will participate in a panel discussion, “Men Who Murder Their Families: What the Research Tells Us,” June 2 at the National Institute of Justice, the research, development and evaluation arm of the Department of Justice.

Vincent Price Named 29th Provost of Penn

Vincent Price, a leading global expert on public opinion, social influence and political communication, has been named the University’s 29th provost. The announcement was made on May 28 by Penn President Amy Gutmann.

Vincent Price Named 29th Provost of Penn

PHILADELPHIA – Vincent Price has been named the 29th provost of the University of Pennsylvania. The announcement was made today by Penn President Amy Gutmann.

Penn Organizational Dynamics Program to Host Information Session on Organizational Consulting and Executive Coaching