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Penn honors Class of 2009 with 253rd Commencement
On Monday, May 18, Penn will hold its 253rd Commencement in which roughly 6,000 students in the Class of 2009 will proudly receive their degrees.
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Arjun G. Yodh Named Director of Penn's Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter
PHILADELPHIA –- Arjun G. Yodh, a researcher studying condensed matter physics, medical and biophysics and optics has been named director of the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter at the University of Pennsylvania.
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PennMOVES program gives unwanted items a second life
As Penn students move out of dorms and apartments for the summer, some leave behind piles of useable clothes, furniture, kitchen supplies and non-perishable food items. One University project has found a way to keep those items out of landfills.
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The Penn Science Café Presents: Antimatter, Matter and How We Came To Be: The Science Behind "Angels & Demons"
WHO: Dr. Boris Kayser is a Fermilab Distinguished Scientist at Fermilab, a laboratory for the study of subatomic particles, and chair of the American Physical Society’s Division of Particles and Fields.WHAT:The Penn Science Café lecture series is free and open to the public. WHERE:Auditorium, Claudia Cohen Hall 249 S. 36th St.WHEN:Saturday, May 16, 7:30 p.m.DETAILS:
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Professor of Ethics and Preaching to Deliver Penn's Baccalaureate Address Sunday
PHILADELPHIA –- Kirk Byron Jones, professor of ethics and preaching at Andover Newton Theological School in Newton, Mass., will speak at the University of Pennsylvania’s 2009 Baccalaureate ceremonies on Sunday, May 17, in Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce St.Two ceremonies will be held, one at 1:30 p.m. for graduates whose last names begin with A through K and another at 3 p.m. for the L-Z graduates.
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A Penn Physics Study: Of Traffic Jams, Beach Sands and the Zero-Temperature Jamming Transition
PHILADELPHIA -- Researchers in condensed matter physics at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago have created an experimental and computer model to study how jamming, the physical process in which collections of particles are crammed together to behave as solids, might affect the behavior of systems in which thermal motion is important, such as molecules in a glass.
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Penn student performs his poetry for the President and First Lady
Joshua Bennett, a rising College senior, performed in the East Room of the White House for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at an evening celebrating poetry, music and spoken word May 12. The lineup included legendary actor James Earl Jones, writers Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, jazz bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding, jazz pianist Eric Lewis, composer and lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda and spoken word performer Mayda Del Valle.
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City Officials, Experts Discuss Vision for Neglected Industrial Lands Surrounding Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA -- The Penn Institute for Urban Research at the University of Pennsylvania will host “The Future of Cities: The World, The Nation, Philadelphia,” a free, public discussion between Philadelphia officials and experts on the city’s bold new vision for sustainable planning and infrastructure investment, at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 14. The event will be at the Academy of Natural Sciences.
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Penn's Laurie Robinson Nominated to Be Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice Programs
PHILADELPHIA –-Laurie O. Robinson, director of the University of Pennsylvania Criminology Department’s Master of Science Program, has been nominated to be assistant attorney general of the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs. The Senate confirmation hearing is expected in June.
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Google CEO, Nobel Laureate, R&B Singer, Attorney General Headline Penn's Commencement Speaker List
(Note for news media: Reporters and photographers covering the Commencement ceremony on May 18 at Franklin Field should pick up media badges at the Athletic Ticket Office at the stadium’s main entrance.)PHILADELPHIA –- Eric Schmidt, Google chairman and chief executive officer, will deliver the commencement address at the University of Pennsylvania’s University-wide ceremonies that begin at 10 a.m., Monday, May 18.