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Battling an epidemic

The obesity epidemic among American children has caused a tremendous increase in Type 2 diabetes, especially among minorities. The Penn School of Nursing and Sayre High School are working to fight this trend through an intervention program that can help prevent the onset of the disease in at-risk children.

Freshman Summer Camp

Photo credit: University Archives Some things about being a Penn freshman haven’t changed much: Convocation still features a rousing speech from Penn’s President, for one, and pangs of homesickness will likely hit the Class of 2012 as much as they did the Class of 1950.

Live Arts and Fringe

WHAT: The Philadelphia Live Arts and Philly Fringe Festival, now in its 11th year, features some of the most groundbreaking, provocative and hilarious dance, theater, puppetry and music you’ll ever get the chance to see. WHEN: The festival got underway late last month and runs through Sept. 13.

Stem Cell Pioneer

Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Penn’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine was created for the sole purpose of encouraging groundbreaking discoveries in stem cell biology.

Staff Q&A: Bill Keller

Fels welcomes Thornburgh

By The Current Staff David Thornburgh has consulted nonprofit and for-profit clients on strategic planning and policy issues, helped to nurture economic growth as director of Wharton’s Small Business Development Center, and worked as a passionate advocate for the Philadelphia region.

An August tradition

Move-in day means a whole lot of lifting for Penn students and their parents. Here, senior Katie Eichner gets a hand from her parents, Mark and Virginia, as she moves into Harnwell College House. Photo credit: Mark Stehle

Penn Law School and Human Rights Groups Seek Release of Iranian Scholar Mehdi Zakerian

PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania Law School and two human rights groups are calling on the government of Iran to release an Iranian legal scholar scheduled to teach in the U.S.

Ralph Nader to Deliver Keynote at Celebration Marking 100 Years of Social-Work Education at Penn

PHILADELPHIA — Ralph Nader will deliver the keynote address, “Social Justice in the Post-Bush Era,” at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice’s centennial celebration, Sept. 25 at 3 p.m. at the Zellerbach Theater at Penn.

Penn Study: Americans Show Little Tolerance for Mental Illness Despite Growing Belief in Genetic Cause

PHILADELPHIA –- A new study by University of Pennsylvania sociology professor Jason Schnittker shows that, while more Americans believe that mental illness has genetic causes, the nation is no more tolerant of the mentally ill than it was 10 years ago.The study published online in the journal Social Science and Medicine uses a 2006 replication of the 1996 General Social Survey Mental Health Module to explore trends in public beliefs about mental illness in America, focusing in particular on public support for genetic arguments.