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Penn and Other Institutions Receive $10 Million Grant to Establish Center for Cognition and Science Instruction

Penn's Field Center Will Host Public Hearing on Child Welfare With State Sen. Leanna M. Washington

Penn Partnership Designed to Eliminate Childhood Obesity Takes First Prize in Pediatric Conference Contest

PHILADELPHIA — Students from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Pediatric Acute/Chronic and Oncology Nurse Practitioner program earned first place for their research poster at the 24th Annual Pediatric Nursing National Conference in Las Vegas.

Noted Writers Robert Coover, Joan Didion and Mary Gordon Named 2009 Kelly Writers House Fellows

PHILADELPHIA -- Robert Coover, Joan Didion and Mary Gordon will be the Kelly Writers House Fellows at the University of Pennsylvania for spring 2009. Coover will visit Penn Feb. 23-24, Didion March 30-31 and Gordon April 27-28. Each Fellow’s visit will begin with a 6:30 p.m. Monday reading at Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk, followed by a 10 a.m. Tuesday brunch and an interview-conversation the next morning which will be webcast live.

Bridge to close

At the time of its construction in the 1920’s, the South Street Bridge operated as a surface route for streetcars carrying passengers back and forth between Center City and West Philadelphia. These days, the bridge enables people to reach Penn and other points in University City from I-76, as well as the Fitler Square and Naval Square neighborhoods on the opposite side of the Schuylkill.

Child's play

Vicky Kresge, a classroom technology support staff member, holds her 21-month-old son, Griffin, near Locust Walk and 39th Street. In the background, Finn, 6, and Zoe, 9, the children of Penn graduate Natasha Osborne, chalk the sidewalk. Photo credit: Mark Stehle

Penn robots go viral

By The Current Staff A robot named “CKbot,” built by Penn engineers, has become a YouTube star.

Ex-cons get little help upon release

On any given day, there are between 200,000 and 400,000 ex-prisoners living in Philadelphia, nearly 20 percent of the city’s population. Close to 40,000 ex-convicts are released into the Philadelphia region each year, and most will not receive the organized traditional services they need to transition back into society, a researcher in the School of Social Policy and Practice has found.

Distrito

WHAT: Distrito, a new restaurant set to open in University City this month. WHERE: 3945 Chestnut Street, in The Hub, the new apartment building at 40th and Chestnut streets.

Q&A/Karin Brower

Photo credit: Candace diCarlo When women’s lacrosse coach Karin Brower arrived at Penn in 1999, she inherited a team that had put up only one winning season since 1984. Today, they’re one of the best teams in the country.