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Penn President Amy Gutmann to Join Students in Voting on Election Day

University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann To Join Students in Voting on Election DayWHO: Amy Gutmann, Penn PresidentWHEN: Nov. 4, 2008, 3:15 p.m.WHERE: University of Pennsylvania Steinberg-Dietrich Hall Locust Walk, near 37th StreetUniversity of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann will join a student group, “Penn Leads The Vote,” at a campus polling place to vote. “Penn Leads The Vote” is a student-run non-partisan voter-registration and -mobilization campaign.

Nov. 6-8 Conference at Penn to Explore the Challenge of Urban Development in an ‘After-Oil' World

WHAT:“Re-Imagining Cities: Urban Design After the Age of Oil,” a two-day conference at the University of Pennsylvania, will examine cities of the future as envisioned by urban designers and leaders in both public and private sectors in the face of costly energy and global warming.

Penn Library Presents Comic Books Exhibit

Pennsylvania Muscle Institute Symposium Presents "Structure and Signaling in Normal and Diseased Muscle"

WHO:The Pennsylvania Muscle Institute is an interdisciplinary group of research investigators in biophysics, biochemistry, genetics and physiology working to discover the mechanisms of muscle function, muscle disease and motile biological systems and to apply these discoveries to new therapies and develop technologies for the study of muscle and motile systems.WHAT:

It's A Small World After All: NanoDay 2008 @ Penn

WHO:Faculty from the Nano/Bio Interface Center of the University of Pennsylvania sponsor a day of nanotechnology education and activities for the Penn community as well as regional high schools and neighbors. WHAT:

Penn's Fels Institute of Government to Co-Host Series of Pennsylvania Auditor General and Treasurer Debates

Penn School of Social Policy and Practice Marks 100 Years at the National Council on Social Work Education

Penn Engineering Establishes Rachleff Scholars Program to Foster Research, Leadership, Community Outreach

PHILADELPHIA –- The School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania has established the Rachleff Scholars honors program offering undergraduates the early opportunity to conduct research with University faculty, organize partnerships with regional industry and perform community outreach.

Penn Nursing Study Finds Skin Color Plays Significant Role in Failure to Detect Rape Injuries

PHILADELPHIA — Researchers the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing found that victims of sexual assault with dark skin are less likely than those with light skin to have their injuries identified, documented and treated, leaving them disadvantaged in the health-care and criminal-justice systems, according to a new study published in the November issue of The American Journal of Emergency Medicine.

President Amy Gutmann issues a statement on Penn and the economy

Dear Members of Our University Community:Over the last few weeks the world has seen the American capital and credit markets experience their worst turmoil in three generations. It is no wonder that the state of the economy is on everyone’s mind, even as we go about our day-to-day work of studying, teaching, conducting research, volunteering in our communities and supporting the mission of this great university.Dear Members of Our University Community: