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Penn Museum Offers Free Darwin Day and Evolution Teach-In
PHILADELPHIA- The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology offers its annual Darwin Day and Evolution Teach-In on Feb. 11 from 1 to 5 p.m. The free event is being held in honor of the 198th birthday of Charles Darwin, originator of the modern theory of evolution.
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Penn Professor Roch Guerin Named ACM Fellow
PHILADELPHIA- Roch Guerin, professor of electrical and systems engineering at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science has been named a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery for his contributions to the resource management of data networks.Guerin is among 41 ACM members recognized as 2006 Fellows for their work in the practical and theoretical aspects of computing and information technology. They represent some of the world's leading industries, universities, and research labs.
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Conversation with Harry Belafonte, Highlight of MLK Events at University of Pennsylvania Jan. 15-28
PHILADELPHIA -- A conversation with Harry Belafonte and University of Pennsylvania Professor Mary Frances Berry at 5:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 19, will be the 2007 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice, highlighting two weeks of special MLK events on the Penn campus.
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Penn Museum Welcomes the Year of the Pig at 26th Annual Chinese New Year Celebration
PHILADELPHIA The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology ushers in the Year of the Pig Saturday, Jan. 20, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with its 26th annual Chinese New Year Celebration. Music and dance performances, food, healing and martial arts demonstrations, games, workshops, arts, crafts, children's activities and much more -- topped off with the traditional Chinese Lion Dance grand finale -- are all part of the day-long celebration.
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An Intimate Encounter: Jewish Culture under Islam in Islam's Classical Age
WHO: Ross Brann, professor of Judeo-Islamic studies at Cornell University and adjunct fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Advanced Judaic StudiesWHAT: Public lectureWHERE:Penn Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut St., PhiladelphiaWHEN:Wednesday, Jan. 17, 7 p.m.
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A Conversation with Harry Belafonte, Mary Frances Berry at Penn's Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice
WHO: Harry Belafonte, international human rights activist and entertainerMary Frances Berry, Penn professor of history and former chair of the U.S. Civil Rights CommissionWHAT: Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice sponsored by Penn's Africana Studies Center and the Annenberg School for Communication WHERE: Irvine Auditorium, 34th and Spruce streets WHEN: Friday, Jan. 19, 5:30 p.m.
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Expert Comment on Same-Sex Marriage in New Jersey
Expert comment from the University of PennsylvaniaSame-Sex Marriage in New Jersey Note for TV and radio: The University of Pennsylvania has a satelliteuplink facility with live-shot capability and an ISDN line.Dec. 21, 2006Expert: Dr. Nathaniel Persily Professor of Law and Political Science, University of Pennsylvania Credentials:
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Penn's Project on Civic Engagement to Convene Series of Citizen Forums on Philadelphia's Future
PHILADELPHIA-- The University of Pennsylvania's Project on Civic Engagement, based at the Fels Institute of Government, is launching a major initiative called Great Expectations: Citizen Voices on Philadelphia's Future, a series of public forums and mayoral-election-related events to identify key issues Philadelphia needs to address to become "the next great city."
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Bungee-Powered Backpack Can Lighten Your Load, University of Pennsylvania Researcher Says
PHILADELPHIA -- Old Saint Nick might very well be able to run from rooftop to rooftop without reindeer this year, if only he carried toys in a backpack like the one developed by biologists at the University of Pennsylvania. In this weeks edition of the journal Nature, Penn researchers have announced details for a suspended-load ergonomic backpack that reduces the force of a backpacks load on the wearer by 86%, allowing wearers to run far more comfortably with heavy loads.
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Expert Comment on Religious Talk in the Classroom
Expert comment from the University of PennsylvaniaReligious Talk in the ClassroomNote for TV and radio: The University of Pennsylvania has a satelliteuplink facility with live-shot capability and an ISDN line.Dec. 19, 2006Expert: Kermit Roosevelt Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Credentials: Constitutional law expert Experienced in dealing with print, TV and radio reporters and editorsQuote: