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Penn Among Top Institutions in U.S. and Canada on Green Report Card for Sustainability Efforts

PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania has been named one of the top 15 schools in the U.S. and Canada for its sustainability initiatives.The survey of 300 institutions was done by the Sustainable Endowments Institute for its College Sustainability Report Card, www.GreenReportCard.org.

Penn Commuter Fair Provides Faculty, Staff with Options for Commuting to Campus

Dedication Monday for Green Roof on Penn's Kings Court English House Residence Hall

'Process in Print'

WHAT:“Process in Print” is a new exhibit of 30 master prints, dating from the early 20th century to the present, from the collection of David and Susan Goode. WHERE: Arthur Ross Gallery, at the Fisher Fine Arts Library, 220 South 34th St.

An intro to (green) Penn

The PennGreen pre-orientation program that student leaders are planning for August 2009 will give incoming freshman a “green” introduction to both Penn and Philadelphia.

Pennsylvania Punch Bowl

Penn Announces $50 Million Penn Integrates Knowledge Neurosciences Initiative

PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania will make a major investment in neuroscience, the interdisciplinary study of brain/behavior relationships and nervous-system diseases, with a $50 million contribution from Penn’s Health System to endow five new Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) professorships.

Examining the ACL epidemic

. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in week 11 of the 2006 season, missed the remaining six regular season games and the playoffs, and still wasn’t 100 percent at the start of the 2007 season, nearly a year later. New Orleans Saints running back Deuce McAllister tore his right ACL in 2005, and then tore his left one in 2007, missing a total of 24 games.

Science Pioneer

Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Renowned physicist, longtime Penn professor and World War II refugee Fay Ajzenberg-Selove says before her father sent her off to engineering school at the University of Michigan, he taught her one important life skill: How to hold her liquor, so she could hang tough with her male classmates.

Americans still wary of mentally ill

Americans’ attitudes toward mental illnesses—how they’re caused, and how they’re treated—have changed dramatically over the course of the past decade. But there’s one thing that hasn’t changed, says Penn Professor of Sociology Jason Schnittker: The way Americans view the people who actually suffer from mental illness.