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Architect David Adjaye to Deliver First Public Lecture at University of Pennsylvania's Arts Day

PHILADELPHIA -- Internationally acclaimed architect David Adjaye will give a public lecture, "Making Public Buildings," on April 3 as a part of the University of Pennsylvania's fourth annual Arts Day celebration.  This is the first Arts Day that will include a public event, inviting the campus and community to come together to celebrate Penn's commitment to the arts.  

Hurricanes to Drought, Hospital to Hut: Fixing Inequalities in Health Care Is Focus of Penn Conference

PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and the Center for Bioethics at Penn, led by Arthur Caplan, will host a conference on eradicating inequalities in local and global health care using a moral compass. At "Global Perspectives and Ethical Mandates for Reducing Health Disparities" a day-long conference on March 24 at the School of Nursing Auditorium, 420 Guardian Drive, Penn and international experts will discuss:

Soup's On!

The 22nd annual “KitchenAid The Book and The Cook” is back for another year of gut-busting delicacies as renowned chefs and cookbook authors pair up with local restaurants. This year’s series runs from March 17 through 26, and is the largest, longest-running restaurant-based festival in the country. Here’s a sampling of what’s happening in Penn’s backyard. For times, contact the restaurant and for a complete schedule go to: www.thebookandthecook.com. Friday, March 17

Q&A/Sarah Barringer Gordon: An 'amazing tapestry'

Americans aren’t getting any less religious, says Sarah Barringer Gordon. And so, just as it has for all of U.S. history, religion will continue to shape American politics, law and culture. “An open skeptic like Thomas Jefferson ... might have had a hard time in 2000.” Sarah Barringer Gordon remembers watching in disbelief as Jerry Falwell led the Republican National Convention in a group prayer back in 1980.

Grace Allen-Sheppard

WHO SHE IS: Operational assistant, Pottruck Center YEARS AT PENN: 1.5 WHAT SHE DOES: Allen-Sheppard makes sure Pottruck patrons are supplied with towels, locks and fitness equipment.

For The Record: Totally wired

We know that bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better—or faster—but 60 years ago, it meant exactly that. ENIAC, or Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer, developed by Penn physics professor John W. Mauchly and graduate student J. Presper Eckert, Jr., was an engineering and computing marvel. In its time, ENIAC was the largest single electronic apparatus in the world: It filled the entire basement of the Moore School of Electrical Engineering.

Foster to speak in May

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Nursing prof finds time to play music for troops

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News briefs

No B.S. Henry Louis Gates Jr., who had been scheduled to speak at the next SAS Dean’s Forum Lecture on March 23, had to cancel. The good news? The School has found an able replacement: Harry G. Frankfurt, author of the bestselling “On Bullshit.” Go to www.sas.upenn.edu for more information. . Change of the guard

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