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Down by the river
April, they say, is the cruelest month. This year March proved equally baleful, teasing us one day with 70-degree temperatures only to plunge us back into winter the next for another bout of bitter winds. It was on one of those out-of-the-blue balmy days that our thoughts turned to Schuylkill River Park.
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Penn Creates Janet Reno Fellowship Fund to Support Criminology Master's Students
PHILADELPHIA - A new fellowship fund supporting University of Pennsylvania criminology master students and named in honor of former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno will be formally created at a University symposium on March 31.The establishment of the Janet Reno Fellowship Fund will be announced at an event at which Reno will speak, according to Lawrence W. Sherman, chair of the department of criminology, which is hosting the event.
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Stockholm Prize in Criminology Honors Achievements in Prevention of Re-offending
PHILADELPHIA- John Braithwaite of the Australian National University and Friedrich Losel of Cambridge University in the United Kingdom have been selected as the first winners of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology for their achievements in developing theory and evidence on the prevention of repeat offending. They will share the prize of one million Swedish kronor.
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Who Is the Next Great Penn Inventor? Finalists Announced in Penn's Student-Inventor Contest
PHILADELPHIA -- Ten teams of student-inventors have made it to the finals in the University of Pennsylvania's PennVention contest. The teams, comprised of students from across campus, represent ingenuity and entrepreneurship of the sort that would have made Penn's founder, Ben Franklin, proud. The contest, held by Penn's Weiss Tech House, was created to help students develop, patent and commercialize their inventions. On April 7, the teams will compete for more than $50,000 in cash and prizes and a chance to bring their products to market.
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Penn Police Invite 270 City Youths to March 28 'PENN/PAL' Skating and Pizza Party
WHO: Approximately 270 youths ages 6-18 from 27 Police Athletic League centers throughout Philadelphia, along with their chaperones, will join police officers from the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Police Department, Penn students and other members of Penn's Division of Public Safety at a Penn/PAL skating party.Penn Vice President of Public Safety Maureen Rush and Penn Police Chief Mark Dorsey are scheduled to take part.
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Expert Comment on Adoption by Same-Sex Couples
Richard Gelles, dean of Penn School of Social Policy and Practice, is an expert on adoption and is the author of the federal Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997. He can comment for stories resulting from the new report by the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute on adoptions by same-sex couples and on stories related to opposition to the report.
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University of Pennsylvania Sets Tuition for 2006-2007 Academic Year
PHILADELPHIA -- Total undergraduate charges for tuition, fees, room and board at the University of Pennsylvania will increase 5.25 percent for the 2006-2007 academic year, bringing the total cost of an undergraduate year to $43,960. The increase was approved today by Penns Board of Trustees.
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University of Pennsylvania Will Replace Loans With Grants for Students of Families Earning Less Than $50,000
PHILADELPHIA -- Expanding its effort to alleviate the financial burden on low- and middle-income students and to continue attract top students with diverse economic backgrounds, the University of Pennsylvania will provide grants for undergraduate students from economically disadvantaged families with incomes of $50,000 or less, Penn President Amy Gutmann announced today.
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Cultural Heritage Leaders From Afghanistan to Offer Perspectives at Penn Museum Public Symposium
PHILADELPHIA- Archaeology, museum and conservation leaders from Afghanistan will come together at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology on April 22 to discuss the state of their nation cultural heritage at a day-long public symposium.
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The Penn Science Cafe Presents: "Climate Change and U.S. Energy Policy"
Are our environmental priorities out of whack? According to Penn's Robert Giegengack, we are focusing all our attention on environmental issues such as climate change that are much less immediate than many others and which are beyond our capacity to change. Meanwhile, manageable environmental problems all around us are being ignored.This month at the Penn Science Cafe, Dr. Giegengack will discuss energy, politics, Kyoto and the looming crisis as China and India's appetite for resources catches up to our own. WHAT: