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West Philly Tool Library
WHAT: The West Philly Tool Library is a lending library for home and garden tools. WHERE: The Library is located at 4620 Woodland Ave. It is open on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., and on Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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New look for Penn Reading Project
By The Current Staff Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art The Penn Reading Project is going visual. The University has announced that the 2009-2010 PRP will focus not on a text, but rather Thomas Eakins’ painting, The Gross Clinic. This will be the first year that the PRP will use a painting as its subject.
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Staff Q&A/Karlene Burrell-McRae
Photo credit: Mark Stehle In Swahili, a language popular in east Africa, Makuu means “home” or “headquarters.” Staying true to its namesake, Makuu, Penn's Black Cultural Center, provides a headquarters for students of African or Caribbean descent—a place they can call home.
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Experts weigh in on economic crisis
As governments around the world work to prevent their economic houses from collapsing, a group of distinguished Penn faculty came together Feb. 17 to assess the situation and begin imagining what the world will look like after the recession ends.
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Helping high-schoolers learn the ropes
Paul Haraf says climbing is about making the impossible seem possible. It’s also about empowering people—and giving them the unique thrill of walking on the edge. Even though, really, they’re completely safe.
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Carnaval Time!
The band Alô Brasil celebrated Carnaval with one of its typically colorful, dance-and-drum-heavy shows at World Cafe Live last month. Photo credit: Mark Stehle
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Once Parking Lots, Now a Park: University of Pennsylvania Converts Postal Lands to Open Space
PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania announced today that Penn Park, a $40 million green swath of open space and athletic fields, will replace 14 acres of asphalt parking lots once owned by the United States Postal Service.
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Penn Research Team Tests Bedside Monitoring of Brain Blood Flow and Metabolism in Stroke Victims
PHILADELPHIA – A University of Pennsylvania team has completed the first successful demonstration of a noninvasive optical device to monitor cerebral blood flow in patients with acute stroke, a leading cause of disability and death. The ultimate goal of this research is to improve the management of patients with stroke and other brain disorders by providing continuous bedside monitoring of brain blood flow and metabolism.
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Penn Hosts Inaugural Middle Class Task Force Meeting
The University of Pennsylvania hosted the Feb. 27 inaugural Middle Class Task Force Meeting, chaired by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. The town-hall meeting focused on green jobs.Penn was selected as the site because of the University’s leadership role in sustainability. The University of Pennsylvania hosted the Feb. 27 inaugural Middle Class Task Force Meeting, chaired by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. The town-hall meeting focused on green jobs.Penn was selected as the site because of the University’s leadership role in sustainability.
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Peace Corps Fellows/USA Partners with Penn for Returning Peace Corps Volunteers
PHILADELPHIA — Through a partnership with Peace Corps Fellows/USA, the University of Pennsylvania now offers returning Peace Corps volunteers the opportunity to attend graduate school at a reduced cost, while aiding underserved U.S. communities through internships. Penn’s Master’s in Public Health Program is the only program in Philadelphia of its kind that is an approved Peace Corps Fellows/USA partner.