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Brighter lights, big city
Three hundred new lights like this one now brighten sidewalks—and improve safety—throughout University City. The West Philly night sky is brighter than ever because of a new lighting initiative designed to make the streets and sidewalks safer.
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Goya's Los Caprichos at Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery
PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania's Arthur Ross Gallery welcomes the works of Francisco Jose Goya y Lucientes in its new exhibit that runs from Oct. 27 until Jan. 7.Born in Aragon in 1746, the artist executed perhaps his most famous body of work in Los Caprichos. The prints are on loan from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ross, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the association between the Arthur Ross Foundation and the University of Pennsylvania.
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University of Pennsylvania Researcher Urges Colleagues to Endorse Global Compact to Combat Deadly Infections
PHILADELPHIA - Combating the international threat of deadly infectious disease requires a bold and decisive plan, according to Harvey Rubin, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis and Response. At the annual meeting of the Infectious Disease Society of America, held today in Toronto, Rubin outlined a multi-faceted plan to approach global infection control in a white paper entitled "The New Arms Race: Making the Case for an International Treaty in the War Against Infectious Diseases."
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University of Pennsylvania Researcher Urges Colleagues to Endorse Global Compact to Combat Deadly Infections
PHILADELPHIA -- The Master of Public Health program at the University of Pennsylvania has been accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health.The program, housed in the School of Medicine, features an interdisciplinary curriculum in public-health practice, research and community service that is designed to attract professionals from diverse backgrounds. This cross-school model draws upon faculty across the University with interests and expertise in a range of public-health disciplines and content areas.
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University of Pennsylvania Professor Re-Writes History of U.S. Saudi Relations
PHILADELPHIA- Robert Vitalis, associate professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, rewrites U.S.-Saudi history in his new book, "America's Kingdom: Mythmaking on the Saudi Oil Frontier." The book is published by Stanford University Press. http://www.sup.org/book.cgi?book_id=5446
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University of Pennsylvania Chemists Reinvent the Science and Industry of Making Plastics
PHILADELPHIA - Chemists at the University of Pennsylvania have created a new process for free radical polymerization, the chemical reaction responsible for creating an enormous array of everyday plastic products, from Styrofoam cups to PVC tubing to car parts. Unlike the traditional method for living polymerization, which has been around for more than 50 years, this method takes place at room temperature, uses less metal catalyst to drive the reaction and requires a very short reaction time.
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Iraqi Ambassadors to Speak at Penn Law School
Iraqi Ambassdors to Speak at University of Pennsylvania Law School WHO:Hamid Al Bayati, permanent representative of Iraq to the United NationsSamir Sumaidaie, Ambassador of Iraq to the United StatesWHAT:Symposium, "The Constitution of Iraq: One Year On"WHEN:Thurs., Oct. 12, 2006, 1:15 p.m.WHERE:University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolLevy Conference Center3400 Chestnut St.Ambassador Hamid Al Bayati and Ambassador Samir Sumaidaie will make remarks at the lunchtime keynote address at the day-long symposium.
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U.S. Senator Arlen Specter to Speak at Penn
WHO: U.S. Sen. Arlen SpecterWHAT: Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania Public Policy Forum, "Balancing National Security With Liberty in the 21st Century"WHERE: College Hall, Room 200, on Penn's campusWHEN: Thursday, Oct. 12, 3-4 p.m.
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University of Pennsylvania Selects Wachovia as its Treasury Services Provider
PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania has selected Wachovia Bank as a new treasury services banking partner effective Oct. 15. Wachovia will provide a wide range of treasury services for Penn, enabling Penn to increase efficiencies and reduce administrative costs.'We look forward to our new Treasury Services relationship with Wachovia Bank, " said Craig R. Carnaroli, Penn executive vice president. This is a first step in what we hope to see as a growing partnership here in West Philadelphia and beyond."
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Ahead of the Current: Jeff Daniels
In a film career spanning three decades, Jeff Daniels has played a tortured artist/diner owner ("Pleasantville") and a Civil War hero ("Gettysburg"), a fumbling small-town doctor ("Arachnophobia") and a self-absorbed professor ("Terms of Endearment"), an embittered novelist ("The Squid & The Whale") and a SWAT team leader ("Speed"). In all, he's appeared in more than 50 movies and TV shows—which makes us wonder when, exactly, he's found the time to be a songwriter.