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How we came to hang Jeff Davis in song
Dear Benny, Can you give me any history of the first few verses of “Hang Jeff Davis”? As a student of the Civil War, I find these words intriguing. —’53 Wharton History Buff
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Lean on Me: David Pope
We have written stories in these pages about all kinds of resources and services Penn offers employees who are having trouble on the job. But even the most comprehensive problem resolution systems sometimes fail to resolve matters. When all else fails, there’s always the University Ombudsman.
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KWH event bridges literary generation gap
Four generations of Penn alumni and students crowded the Kelly Writers House Arts Cafe on Nov. 8 to listen to poetry, drama and a witty take on the art of the letter to the editor.
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Santa Claus, visiting professor from the University of the North Pole
WHO: Santa Claus, visiting professor from the University of the North PoleWHAT: The physics demonstration laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania Department of Physics and Astronomy holds its seventh annual physics demonstration for area high school students. The lab will host three shows during two days.WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003, 9:30 a.m. and noonThursday, Dec. 11, 2003 10 a.m.WHERE: Auditorium A1, first floor, David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 209 S. 33rd Street on the University of Pennsylvania campus, Philadelphia
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Penn Law School Class to Attend Supreme Court Hearing on Pennsylvania Redistricting
MEDIA ADVISORYUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School Class to Attend Supreme Court Hearing on Pennsylvania Redistricting WHO:Penn Law School "Contemporary Issues in Law and Politics" classWHAT:Visit to U.S. Supreme Court for oral arguments in Vieth v. Jubilirer, a case concerning the constitutionality of redistricting of Pennsylvania's congressional districts WHEN:Dec. 10, 2003, 10 a.m.WHERE:U.S. Supreme CourtOne First St., NEWashington, D.C.
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New Production Technique May Let Scientists Fine-Tune Strength and Conductivity of Nanotube-Laced Materials
PHILADELPHIA -- Materials fortified with carbon nanotubes are strongest when the embedded filaments run parallel to each other, but electronic and thermal conductivity are best when the nanotubes are oriented randomly. That the finding from a team of engineers at the University of Pennsylvania who have developed a production technique that permits a finer and more precise dispersion of nanotubes within a material.
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Cytokine Signal Shuts Down Hyperactive T Cells; "Off Switch" Could Halt Inflammation And Autoimmunity
PHILADELPHIA -- Since their discovery, cytokines have provided biomedical researchers with a tangled web of immune-system pathways to unknot. While most known cytokines have a role in stimulating immunity, one cytokine, IL-27, may actually suppress CD4 T cells, the helper T cells that orchestrate the immune system response to infections, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.
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Penn Researcher: In Spite of Predictions, Child Abuse Did Not Increase after Welfare Reform
PHILADELPHIA -- Despite predictions to the contrary, the incidence of child abuse did not rise with the implementation of welfare reform.After analyzing data from a number of national sources on child abuse and neglect, Richard J. Gelles, dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania, concluded that, not only did maltreatment of children in the United States not increase after the 1996 passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, the opposite happened.
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Radnor School District Superintendent Named Director of Penn Center for Educational Leadership
PHILADELPHIA -- John A. DeFlaminis, retiring superintendent of the Radnor School District, has been named executive director of the Penn Center for Educational Leadership in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Students take Philly history to the streets
If you want to see Philadelphia in all of its depth and with historic perspective, the folks at Poor Richard’s Walking Tours believe you should take to the streets. Learn about literary Philadelphia by walking the neighborhoods of important 19th century novels written here. Take a tour of North Philly to discover the black political mosaic of the 1960s and the importance of various Philadelphia civil rights leaders.