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Dear Benny: I recently stopped by the Franklin Building to purchase stamps from the automatic machine, but when I got there, I saw that the machine is gone. Where do I go now in the neighborhood to buy stamps?—Signed, sealed, delivered Dear Signed, As of late last month, the U.S. Postal Service’s automatic stamp machine in the lobby of the Franklin Building was out of operation. As an alternative, you can hoof it a few doors down to the CVS at 3401 Walnut St. to purchase books of stamps.
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PHILADELPHIA – Denis F. Kinane has been named dean of the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, effective July 1.The announcement was made by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Interim Provost Vincent Price.
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By The Current Staff Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Marybeth Gasman and John L. Jackson are among the faculty recently named Penn Fellows.
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Penn’s various presses have been busily cranking out some new titles—from business to international affairs, ancient studies to contemporary art. Here, we highlight a few choice selections from Penn Press, Penn Museum Publishing, Wharton School Publishing, and the ICA. Penn Presswww.pennpress.org
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New genetic research from Penn has found that Africans can detect bitter tastes better and more easily than Europeans or Asians—a trait that may have made it easier for African peoples to detect potentially poisonous plants in nature.
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MEDIA ADVISORY & PHOTO OPPORTUNITYWHAT:Leading experts in physics and astronomy will gather for a reception celebrating the launch of the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Particle Cosmology, a joint venture between cosmology and particle physics which provides an incubator for research into dark matter, dark energy and the nature of the early universe, fostering the development of new theoretical approaches.
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PHILADELPHIA –- In a new, year-long University of Pennsylvania survey of dog owners who use confrontational or aversive methods to train aggressive pets, veterinary researchers have found that most of these animals will continue to be aggressive unless training techniques are modified.
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PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy and Practice will offer a part-time master’s degree in non-profit and non-governmental organization leadership beginning in the fall of 2009.