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WHO: William Koenig, NBA vice president of business affairs and general counsel Melinda Witmer, Time Warner Cable executive vice president and chief programming officerWHAT: Penn Law Dean’s Speaker Series, “Sports on Television: Tiers or Tears”WHEN: Tuesday, March 18, 2008, 4:30 p.m.WHERE: University of Pennsylvania Law School 3400 Chestnut St. Gittis Hall, Room 214
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PHILADELPHIA – University of Pennsylvania scientists studying macrophages, the biological cells that spring from white blood cells to eat and destroy foreign or dying cells, have discovered how these “policemen” differentiate between friend and foe. The paper appears as the cover article in the March 10 edition of the Journal of Cell Biology.
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In much of the developed world, justice is something that most people take for granted. But as Sharon Ravitch has learned, there are some places where justice remains elusive—if not entirely out of reach. That’s especially true in countries ravaged by, or recovering from, ongoing conflict.
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Nancy Tsang ‘09 is busy building a “character” for a film project in her Mixed Media Animation class. Photo credit: Mark Stehle
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PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania’s innovative new financial aid program, which will eliminate loans for financially eligible undergraduate students regardless of family income, is the focus of a new video, available for viewing at http://www.sfs.upenn.edu/paying/paying-pro-video-wm.htm.
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WHAT: Curio Theatre Company, a professional theater company in University City specializing in modern and classic productions. It opened in October 2001, primarily as a touring company, before settling in West Philadelphia. Its first show was a two-man production of Homer’s “The Iliad” in Center City.
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“Writers Without Borders,” an International Writers Series championed by Penn Provost Ronald J. Daniels, launches April 15 at the Kelly Writers House. The program will bring writers from across the globe—performance artists, journalists, poets, autobiographers, dramatists—to Penn to share their insights, ideas and worldviews with the University community.
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When Bill Clinton spoke at Irvine Auditorium late last month as part of the Center for Africana Studies’ “Kerner Plus 40” Symposium (see story) he added to the long legacy of presidential appearances here at Penn—a legacy that dates even further back than the Presidency itself.
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Photo credit: University Archives For somebody born in landlocked Wilkes-Barre, Britton Chance turned out to be quite the sailor. He is also one of the most brilliant scientists Penn has ever had.