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Roger O’Donnell should be a familiar name to anyone with moody English ’80s and ’90s rock in their collection. As the former keyboard player for The Cure and Psychedelic Furs (performing on and co-writing the Cure albums, “Disintegration,” and “Wild Mood Swings,” among others), O’Donnell is now striking out on his own. His new album, “The Truth in Me” is entirely composed and recorded using the Moog Voyager keyboard—quite a feat considering the instrument isn’t exactly know for a warm, inviting sound.
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Penn Law School, ACLU and National Employment Law Project Urge Protection for Undocumented Workers
Penn Law School, ACLU and National Employment Law Project Urge Protection for Undocumented WorkersNov. 1, 2006PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania Law Schools Transnational Legal Clinic, along with the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Employment Law Project, are urging the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to find the United States in violation of human rights obligations.
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International Human Rights Attorney Hauwa Ibrahim to Speak at the University of Pennsylvania
WHO: Hauwa Ibrahim, international human rights attorney and visiting professor at St. Louis University School of Law Regina Austin, professor of law at the University of PennsylvaniaWHAT: A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. Memorial Lecture, "Social Justice, Human Rights and Sharia Law, a Conversation with Hauwa Ibrahim," sponsored by the Center for Africana Studies at PennWHERE: Gittis Hall Room 1, Penn Law School, 3400 Chestnut St. WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 9, 5:30 p.m.
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Mr./Ms. Penn Bodybuilding Competition
MEDIA ADVISORYMr./Ms. Penn Bodybuilding Competition WHO:University of Pennsylvania studentsWHAT:Bodybuilding competitionWHEN:Nov. 7, 2006, 7 p.m.WHERE:University of PennsylvaniaAnnenberg Center37th and Walnut streetsMore than two dozen Penn students will be showing off their well toned bodiesfor the titles of Mr. Penn and Ms. Penn in the 15th annual competition and fundraiser for Penn's women's track and field team. The competitors will be
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Actor Kal Penn to Speak at University of Pennsylvania
MEDIA ADVISORYActor Kal Penn to Speak at University of Pennsylvania for Asian Pacific American Heritage WeekWHO:Kal Penn WHAT:Asian Pacific American Heritage Week keynote speakerWHEN:Nov. 2, 2006, 7 p.m.WHERE:University of PennsylvaniaHouston Hall, Bodek Lounge34th and Spruce streetsActor Kal Penn, best known for his starring role in "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" and "Where's the Party, Yaar,?" will speak at the University of Pennsylvania as part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Week.
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Former U.N. Ambassador Kishore Mahbubani of Singapore to Speak at Penn
MEDIA ADVISORYFormer U.N. Ambassador Kishore Mahbubani of Singapore to Speak at University of Pennsylvania WHO:Kishore Mahbubani, former Singapore Ambassador to the United NationsWHAT:The Provosts Global Forum, The Greatest Asian CenturyWHEN:Nov. 13, 2006, 6:30 p.m.WHERE:University of PennsylvaniaHuntsman Hall, Room G-6
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Jonathan Moreno and Christopher Murray Join the University of Pennsylvania as the Newest PIK Professors
PHILADELPHIA - Jonathan D. Moreno from the University of Virginia and Christopher B. Murray from the IBM research division have been named Penn Integrates Knowledge professors at the University of Pennsylvania.PIK is a University-wide initiative, launched in 2005 by Penn President Amy Gutmann, to recruit exceptional faculty members whose research and teaching exemplify the integration of knowledge across disciplines.
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Fels Institute at University of Pennsylvania Announces 1-866-MyVote1 Hotline for Election Day 2006
PHILADELPHIA- For the second consecutive national election cycle, the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government will track voter complaints during the November elections with the 1-866-MyVote1 national hotline. Leading political analysts have concluded that many key races, especially in Congress, could be very tight this year with the integrity of the voting process significantly affecting the results.
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University of Pennsylvania Physicists Track the Random Walks of Ellipsoids, Test 'Lost' Theory of Brownian Motion
PHILADELPHIA -- Research carried out at the University of Pennsylvania has definitively measured and described the Brownian motion of an isolated ellipsoidal particle, completing a path laid out by Einstein 100 years ago when he first described rotational Brownian motion for spheres in water.
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1956 Trolley Replica Marks SEPTA Station on Penn Campus; Public Unveiling Will Be Saturday
WHAT: A replica of a Peter Witt-designed, 1956 Philadelphia subway/surface car or trolley, a University of Pennsylvania alumni gift that now marks the entrance to the SEPTA station at 37th and Spruce streets.WHO: The Penn Class of 1956 funded the project.WHERE: 37th and Spruce streets, next to the Wistar Institute.WHEN: 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 28.