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An Evening with Journalist, Author Walter Isaacson

WHO:  Walter Isaacson, president and CEO of the Aspen Institute and author of "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life"Samuel H. Preston, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, University of PennsylvaniaBruce Kuklick, professor of history, University of PennsylvaniaWHAT: "Walter Isaacson in Conversation with Bruce Kuklick" WHEN:  Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2003, 5 p.m. WHERE:Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St., Philadelphia

Penn's Graduate School of Fine Arts Renamed The School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Fine Arts is changing its name to The School of Design of the University of Pennsylvania.  The new name will more accurately describe the School's multidisciplinary programs in architecture, city planning, fine arts, historic preservation and landscape architecture.  The name change takes effect Sept. 2.

Arthur Ross Gallery Presents Work of Penn Faculty Photographers

PHILADELPHIA -- "Viewpoints: Nine Faculty Photographers," the first exhibition by photography-program faculty members of the Fine Arts Department at the University of Pennsylvania, is on display through Oct. 5 at Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery. The artistic aims and techniques used by the featured photographers are diverse yet complementary.  The works reflect current developments in the art of photography.

Smaller Portions in Restaurants and Markets May Explain the 'French Paradox' of Rich Foods and a Svelte Population

PHILADELPHIA -- The "French paradox" -- the perplexing disconnect between France's rich cuisine and slender population -- can be explained in part by portions that are significantly smaller in French restaurants and supermarkets than in their American counterparts.  So say researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and CNRS in Paris, who compared the size of restaurant meals, single-serve foods and cookbook portions on both sides of the Atlantic.

Penn Upgrades Web Site on West Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA -- West Philadelphia Data and Information Resources, the University of Pennsylvania portal for information about the West Philadelphia area, has a newly restructured and upgraded Web site.  New design features provide access to in-depth census data and statistical profiles by geographic neighborhood boundaries, as well as geographic-information systems maps that download real-time aerial photos taken from satellites.

Penn Piloting Bicycle Valet Service in August

PHILADELPHIA -- A new "bike valet" service is being offered on the University of Pennsylvania campus in an effort to encourage bicycle ridership and provide a safe, secure parking area during the workday.During August, from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays, bike riders can check their vehicles at a station behind the Graduate School of Education on Walnut Street between 37th Street and Huntsman Hall.  From College Green, it can be accessed off Locust Walk behind the School of Social Work.

Study Reveals Household Falls May Produce More Severe Brain Injuries in Infants than Previously Thought

PHILADELPHIA -- Using a specially designed, highly lifelike doll, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have determined that rapid head rotations sustained when a baby's head contacts a hard surface during household falls may result in diffuse brain injuries.  The findings call into question earlier assessments of the seriousness of such falls by young infants, previously viewed by some as unlikely to cause widespread brain injury.The results appear in the July issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery.

U.S. Ranks 27th in World Social Progress; Africa in Dire Straits

FRANKFURT -- Denmark and Sweden lead the world in social progress, Afghanistan is at the bottom of the list and the United States ranks 27th among 163 nations, according to the latest Index of Social Progress.  

EPA Honors Penn's Participation in Million Monitor Drive

PHILADELPHIA -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized the University of Pennsylvania's Division of Facilities and Real Estate Services for participation in its Energy Star program's Million Monitor Drive. This national campaign is designed to activate monitor-power management on 1 million computers across the nation.  

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