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Maniaci Wins Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation
PHILADELPHIA Vince Maniaci, who recently received a doctoral degree from the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education, is the 2003 recipient of the John Grenzebach Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Philanthropy for Education.Maniaci's dissertation was titled "The Relationship of Annual Giving and Endowment Payout to Future Tuition Dependency at Private Master's Universities."
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Penn Study: Religion Missing in Lives of "Privileged" Adolescents Who Fail to Live Up to Expectations
PHILADELPHIA -- Recent research has pointed to the beneficial effects of religion among at-risk populations, and now a study from the University of Pennsylvania shows that religion has equally positive effects on "advantaged" youth not typically viewed as being at-risk.
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Penn Study: Religion Alters the Delinquent Behavior of High-Risk Adolescents
PHILADELPHIA Religious convictions shield male teenagers in poor, inner-city neighborhoods from the lure of drugs and crime, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania.The study is detailed in The Great Escape: How Religion Alters the Delinquent Behavior of High-Risk Adolescents by Byron Johnson and Marc Siegel of Penns Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society.
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National Study of U.S. High School Seniors Finds Religion Good for Their Health
PHILADELPHIA New research from the University of Pennsylvania shows that religious American high school seniors are less likely to engage in high-risk, negative behaviors, and more likely to engage in health promoting, positive behaviors, than their non-religious counterparts.
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New Technology Shows Promise in Pinpointing and Untangling Traffic Jams in Computer Networks
PHILADELPHIA -- New software developed by Ipsum Networks, a start-up co-founded by a University of Pennsylvania engineering professor, has shown promise in detecting hard-to-spot bottlenecks in computer networks, winning $6 million in new venture funding.The first version of this software, known as Route Dynamics, is now available to companies and other users that transmit data via decentralized Internet Protocol networks.
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Penn Professors David Cass, Michael Klein Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
PHILADELPHIA -- University of Pennsylvania professors David Cass and Michael L. Klein are among 187 Americans elected this month as fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.Election to the Academy is a highly competitive process that recognizes significant contributions in all scholarly fields and professions. The Academy will welcome this year new fellows Oct. 11 at its annual induction ceremony in Cambridge, Mass.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Exhibition/Lecture Series to Focus on History of the Deaf Community
WHO: University of Pennsylvanias Arthur Ross Gallery and the Pennsylvania School for the DeafWHAT: History Through Deaf EyesWHEN: June 3-July 28, 2003 Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, noon-5 p.m.WHERE: Arthur Ross Gallery, 220 S. 34th St., Philadelphia
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Penn Announces Commencement Severe-Weather Plan, New Time for Annenberg School Ceremony
WHO: University of Pennsylvania WHAT: 247th Commencement WHEN: Monday, May 19, 2003 WHERE: Various locations (see below) In the event of severe weather, heavy downpour, lightning or other dangerous conditions, the Universitys May 19 Commencement ceremony will be relocated from Franklin Field to the Palestra, 235 S. 33rd St. Archbishop Desmond Tutu will deliver the address. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10:15 a.m.
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Transcription of Remarks made by Desmond Tutu at the 247th Commencement Ceremony
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAThis is a transcription of remarks made by Desmond Tutu at the 247th Commencement ceremony of the University of Pennsylvania, May 19, 2003, in Philadelphia. Heartiest congratulations to all of you graduating today. Im sure you want to extend a very warm thank you and congratulations to those who supported you: your families, your spouseswhere it applies, your children, and even your teachers.
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Address of President Judith Rodin at the 247th Commencement of the University of Pennsylvania, May 19, 2003, in Philadelphia.
Welcome to the 247th Commencement of the University of Pennsylvania! Benjamin Franklin founded this University to produce graduates who would serve society by solving what seemed to be the most intractable problems of the day and by promoting scientific, social and economic progress throughout the world. Generations of Penn alumni have translated Franklins vision into achievements and careers that brought meaning to their lives, credit to Penn and lasting benefits to humanity.