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Another look at Katrina
By THE CURRENT STAFF Features Another look at Katrina Richard Ford on writing
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For The Record: Senior silhouettes
The class of ’06 may suffer the fleeting self-consciousness of sitting for senior photos (see “PennPix”), but back in 1811, procuring an image for posterity was a far more laborious affair. The 20 paper silhouettes shown below may be the first attempt at “senior pictures” in the U.S. The silhouettes were cut at the Museum of Charles Willson Peale.
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Staff Q&A: Michael Ketner
STAFF Q&A/Trombonist Michael Ketner is the man behind the curtain at Penn’s Music Department. “These are student groups, but they’re good, and they play at a high level.”
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Penn Graduate School of Education Center Receives $4.9 Million Annenberg Grant for Leadership Initiative
PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania's Center for Educational Leadership has received a $4.9 million grant from the Annenberg Foundation to launch the Distributed Leadership Initiative, a four-year collaboration with the Philadelphia School District to promote shared leadership at the individual school level.The Center is part of Penn's Graduate School of Education.
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Attorney in Intelligent Design Case to Speak at Penn Museum
PHILADELPHIA, PA 2006Eric Rothschild, co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs in Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, will offer an insider perspective on this highly publicized intelligent-design case in a special talk, "Intelligent Design Meets the First Amendment," Monday, March 13, at 6:30 p.m. in the Harrison Auditorium of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The free program, presented by Penn Museum Evolution Project, is co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Institute for Law and Philosophy.
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University of Pennsylvania Student Named Gates Scholar
PHILADELPHIA-- The University of Pennsylvania's Lauren Rachel Zeitels is among 40 U.S. students awarded 2006 Gates Cambridge Scholarships. The sixth-annual contingent of new Gates Scholars, selected from countries around the world, will begin graduate studies at the University of Cambridge, England, in October. Zeitels plans to pursue a master's degree in medical science there.Zeitels, of Warren, N.J., will graduate this spring from Penn's College of Arts and Sciences with a B.A. in biochemistry and an M.S. in chemistry.
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What Lessons Have We Learned from Hurricane Katrina?
WHO: Ronald Daniels, provost and professor of law at the University of PennsylvaniaDonald Kettl, professor of political science and director of the Fels Institute of Government at PennHoward Kunreuther, professor and co-director of the Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at Penn's Wharton SchoolWHAT: Discussion and signing of the book "On Risk and Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina."WHEN: Feb. 20, 7 p.m.WHERE: Penn Bookstore, 3601 Walnut St.
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Penn's Vitek Elected to National Academy of Engineering
PHILADELPHIA -- Vaclav Vitek, a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, has been elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering. Vitek, who joined the faculty of Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science in 1978, is one of 76 engineers nationwide inducted into the Academy this year.
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Marie Witt Named Penn Business Services Vice President
PHILADELPHIA -- Marie Witt has been named vice president for the University of Pennsylvania Division of Business Services. As the division vice president, she will be responsible for the strategic direction and operational management of a variety of units, including Housing and Conference Services; Dining Services; Transportation and Parking; the University Square complex, with the Penn Bookstore and Computer Connection; the University owned hotels, and other ancillary operations.
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Expert Comment on Same-Sex Marriage in New Jersey
Expert Comment on Same-Sex Marriage in New Jerseyfrom the University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolFeb. 15, 2006Nathaniel Persily, professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania, researches, teaches and writes about constitutional law and contemporary issues in law and politics