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Penn Appoints Michael Harris as Associate Vice President in the Office of the Executive Vice President

PHILADELPHIA -- Michael E. Harris has been appointed associate vice president in the Office of the Executive Vice President at the University of Pennsylvania.  He assumes his new position Feb. 1.

Two Penn Startups Receive Seed Funding from the Biotechnology Greenhouse of Southeastern Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA -- Two new companies based on technologies developed at the University of Pennsylvania are among the seven start-ups receiving seed capital today from BioAdvance, the Biotechnology Greenhouse of Southeastern Pennsylvania.  Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, which develops diagnostic tools for Alzheimer disease, and Marillion Pharmaceuticals, which creates target cancer chemotherapies, will each receive $500,000 as part of the Greenhouse fund third cycle of investment.

“Sam Maitin: A Life in Art” at Penn’s Arthur Ross Gallery: Tribute to a Celebrated Philadelphia Artist

PHILADELPHIA -- "Sam Maitin: A Life in Art" will be on display Feb. 10 through April 17 at the Arthur Ross Gallery, 220 S. 34th St., on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia.  Additional works will be concurrently shown at Steinhardt Hall, home of Penn Hillel.  The Arthur Ross Gallery is open Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday, noon-5 p.m.  Exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Researchers Define Who We Are When We Work Together and Evolutionary Origins of the "Wait and See" Approach

PHILADELPHIA -- Whether it is barn-raising or crafting a business plan, humans are among the few creatures that are able to work well cooperatively. According to an evolutionary psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania, our success at cooperation results from three distinct personality types.  

Expert Comment on Privatizing Social Security

Expert Comment on Privatizing Social Securityfrom the University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolJan. 20, 2005David Skeel, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, teaches, researches and writes about corporate and bankruptcy law

Ask Benny: Will the South Street bridge ever be fixed?

Dear Benny,I walk across the South Street Bridge every day on my way to Penn and I have to say it’s in a pretty sorry state. Not only is it incredibly rusty, but chunks of it periodically fall onto the Expressway below, and every time there’s heavy traffic, it shakes. When is the city going to get its act together and repair this vital connector between the campus and Center City? —Scared to cross

Freeman seeks answers to exit-poll discrepancy

RESEARCH/Steven Freeman says exit polls are reliable. So he can’t help wonder why they were so wrong on Election Day. Steven Freeman had the flu in early November, which forced him to lounge around, watch television and surf the Internet more than he usually would. It just so happens one of those lazy nights was Election Night, when Freeman watched, perplexed, as George W. Bush won re-election—despite exit poll numbers that had early that day all but predicted a John Kerry win.

At Work With...Richard Cherry

Bookquick/"The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1790"

In 1821, at the age of 77, Thomas Jefferson decided to "state some recollections of dates and facts concerning myself." These writings make up "The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson," and provide a glimpse into the private life and associations of one of America’s most influential personalities.

Penn’s own environmental force of nature talks about preparing the next generation to save the planet

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