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Marilyn Jordan Taylor Named Dean of Penn's School of Design
PHILADELPHIA -- Marilyn Jordan Taylor has been named dean of the School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania, effective Oct. 1.The announcement was made today by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Ron Daniels.
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Michael Bloomberg to Speak at Penn Commencement; Honorees Include Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust
Note for news media: Reporters and photographers covering the Commencement ceremony on May 19 at Franklin Field should pick up media badges at the Athletic Ticket Office at the main entrance.PHILADELPHIA –- Michael R. Bloomberg, mayor of New York and founder of Bloomberg L.P., will deliver the address at the University of Pennsylvania's 252nd Commencement on Monday, May 19, at Franklin Field, 33rd and South streets. The procession of graduates begins at 9 a.m.
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Eye on imagery
Photo credit:Candace diCarlo The average American is bombarded daily by countless images and pictures in magazines and newspapers, on TV and the Web, and on billboards, buses and buildings. But not long ago, such images hardly existed at all, says Michael Leja, a professor in Penn’s Department of Art History.
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2008 Penn Relays
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Clark Park
UCD/Mark Garvin WHAT: This nine-acre green space is located in the heart of University City, and is bordered by Baltimore Avenue on the north, Woodland Avenue to the south, 43rd Street to the east and 45th on the west. The park, established in 1895, today boasts more than 300 trees.
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Putting an end to campus waste
Every May, thousands of Penn students go home for the summer, leaving behind furniture, appliances and other items they are unable to transport across the state, country or world. Glenn Stieffenhofer, associate director of housing operations, says “tons and tons of food, furnishings, lots of books, and lots of clothing” are thrown away.
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Staff Q&A: Bill Andresen & Lawrence Bertuola
Photo credit: Mark Stehle In 2008, more than half of the $29 billion budget at the National Institutes of Health will be spent on one thing: Research.
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New weapon in ALS fight? Yeast
Penn Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Aaron Gitler has used yeast cells (pictured) to replicate the way a disease protein responsible for the development of ALS acts in humans. In humans, the effects of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may take decades to develop. Studying the progression of this disease, then, has proven to be difficult.
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Lisa Krause
Photo credit: Mark Stehle WHO SHE IS: Industrial Hygienist, Office of Environmental Health and Radiation Safety TIME AT PENN: 6 years
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Student Spotlight: Sarah Abroms
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