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Ezra Pound Poetry Recordings Added to PennSound, Penn's Extensive Web Archive of MP3 Poetry Sound Files
PHILADELPHIA - MP3 sound files of rare poetry recordings of Ezra Pound, as well as a set of his previously unknown private recordings made in 1962-1972, are now available for download on PennSound, writing.upenn.edu/pennsound. Based at the University of Pennsylvania, PennSound is the largest archive of digital poetry recordings online. The PennSound Ezra Pound page, edited by leading translator and author Richard Sieburth, is at writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/Pound.html.
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Penn Symposium Measures Philanthropic Impact
PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy and Practice is hosting the Benjamin Franklin Leadership Symposium to address "Effective Philanthropy: Measuring Impact" on Wednesday, April 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Prince Theater in the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St.
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Cell Structures Exhibit Novel Behaviors, Mimic Red Blood Cells and Liquid Crystals, Penn Researchers Report
PHILADELPHIA -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University have manipulated the internal, structural components of cells, creating a set of simulated cellular structures with novel mechanical properties, including one that acts like a red blood cell and another that mimics the soft, elastic behavior commonly found in novel synthetic materials called liquid crystal elastomers.
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Food Network's 'Dinner Impossible' Episode Filmed at Penn Fraternity; Brothers Slice, Dice, Shop and Serve
PHILADELPHIA - An upcoming episode of "Dinner Impossible," the Food Network's version of a culinary "Mission: Impossible," will feature Psi Upsilon fraternity brothers from the University of Pennsylvania doing their part to create a feast for Penn President Amy Gutmann and guests.Scheduled to air at 10:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 18, the half-hour show will be rebroadcast at 1:30 a.m., Thursday, April 19; 4:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., Sunday, April 22; and 2:30 a.m., Monday, April 23.
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GPS Robot Wins Grand Prize at PennVention Competition
PHILADELPHIA -- A new robot that could assist climate-change researchers has won the grand prize at the annual PennVention competition for student inventors at the University of Pennsylvania's Weiss Tech House. Warren Jackson and his team of engineering students won $5,000 cash to develop Radiosonde Recovery, an autonomous, GPS-based robot that retrieves equipment at near orbital levels.
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Citizen Forums of Penn's Project on Civic Engagement Shine Spotlight on Issues in Mayor and Council Races
PHILADELPHIA-- The Project on Civic Engagement, based at the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government, is spotlighting Philadelphia public schools, the mayors race and City Council races in a continuing series of citizen forums called Great Expectations: Citizens Voices on Philadelphia's Future.
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Seeking the Next Kevlar: Penn Researchers Fine Tune Nanotube/Nylon Composite Using Carbon Spacers
PHILADELPHIA - A team of University of Pennsylvania and Rice University researchers have added a significant new step to the creation of materials fortified by single-walled carbon nanotubes, or SWNTs, resulting in a nylon polymer composite with greater strength and toughness and opening the door for researchers to broadly improve the mechanical properties of such composites at the molecular level.
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Statement on Citibank Loan Program
The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to modify one of its student loan programs, which is offered by Citibank, in response to a recent inquiry made to the University by the New York Attorney General. Penn will reimburse all participants who borrowed from the Penn CitiAssist program for fees paid by Citibank to the University. Penn had used these fees to provide financial-aid for its students. This student loan program is distinct from Penn's need-based undergraduate financial aid program and assists students who are not eligible for need-based financial aid.
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Prof: Some vets have tolerance for torture
Candace diCarlo William Holmes’ recent research was inspired by a New Yorker story.
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Public Forum at Penn Brings Professors and Psychiatrists Together to Analyze the Immigration Debate
WHO: Peter Capelli, professor of management, Penn's Wharton School Fernando Chang-Muy, lecturer, Penn Law SchoolPatricia Gherovici, psychoanalyst and director, Philadelphia Lacan Study Group and SeminarAlex Glijansky, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Psychoanalytic Center of PhiladelphiaMichael Katz, professor of history at PennWHAT: "Closing Borders, Open Questions: Taking the Immigration Debate Beyond Politics" panel discussion WHERE: Logan Hall, Terrace RoomWHEN: April 5, 7 p.m.