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Heather Weisse
The Current Staff Photo credit: Mark Stehle WHO SHE IS: IT Project Leader, Applications Coordinator, MAGPI YEARS AT PENN: 2 WHAT IS MAGPI?: MAGPI, which stands for the Mid-Atlantic GigaPop in Philadelphia for Internet2, is the regional connector for institutions that want to access Internet 2 for education and research.
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Panel to Examine Obstacles, Opportunities in Physical and Economic Rebuilding of New Orleans
WHAT: Breaking Ground in New Orleans, a panel discussion hosted by the Penn Institute for Urban Research at the University of Pennsylvania. The panelists will discuss current conditions for economic and physical transformation in New Orleans, as well as the obstacles and opportunities. WHO: Panelists include:Darren Walker, vice president for foundation initiatives, Rockefeller FoundationJane Brooks, professor of urban and regional planning, University of New Orleans
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MLK Day, continued
By The Current Staff As has become a tradition here in West Philadelphia, Penn students, faculty and staff spent Martin Luther King Day working to make their neighborhood a better place: Penn volunteers helped spruce up West Philadelphia High School, participated in a literacy project at Houston Hall and created much-needed gifts for residents of area shelters, hospitals and nursing homes.
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Don't cross him
Floyd Johnson has been a fixture at the corner of 36th and Walnut streets for much of his 10-year career with the University Police Department. Photo credit: Mark Stehle
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Quakers on ice
Photo credit: University Archives With four games left to play in the 1978 season, Penn ice hockey coach Bob Finke learned the news from a Daily Pennsylvanian reporter: Because of budget restraints, the University was dropping hockey as a varsity sport.
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Pamela S. Caudill Named Executive Director of Research Services at University of Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA - Pamela S. Caudill has been named executive director of the Office of Research Services at the University of Pennsylvania. Reporting to the vice president for finance and treasurer and to the vice provost for research, Caudill manages the sponsored research cycle, from the submission of proposals through the completion of final reports. This includes accounting, research administration and dissemination of financial policies related to sponsored research.
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Fox Fellow goes back to the drafting board
Photo credit: Mark Stehle Twenty years ago, Mark Alan Hughes received his Ph.D. in regional science from Penn. Since then, he’s racked up awards for his academic work, helped to design and create programs to help working families and was called one of the nation’s five best local columnists for his Daily News writings.
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Modern Indian Works at Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery
PHILADELPHIA- "Modern Indian Works on Paper," which opens at the University of Pennsylvania's Arthur Ross Gallery on Jan. 13, presents 61 works on paper in watercolor, pen and ink, pencil and gouache, as well as prints, made by Indian artists since Indian independence in 1947. Since then, India has seen an explosion of contemporary art, which has only recently come to the attention of the general international art community.
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SPARK! Seeks to Spark Interest in Science Learning, Careers
PHILADELPHIA - A three-year, $800,000 grant to the University of Pennsylvania will enhance science learning in grades 4-8 in six Philadelphia schools.Science Projects Are Right for Kids, or SPARK!, from the National Science Foundation is designed to enrich science education for 100 elementary school students in four public and two charter schools in the city.
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Adrian Raine Is Named Fourth PIK Professor at Penn
PHILADELPHIA - Adrian Raine has been named the newest Penn Integrates Knowledge professor at the University of Pennsylvania.He is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of Southern California and at Penn will hold the Richard Perry University Professorship, named in recognition of a gift from Richard Perry, a Penn trustee and founder of the investment management firm Perry Capital.