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Rockin' and twangin'
Rockabilly performer Sleepy LaBeef is the featured performer on “The World Cafe” Oct. 20, and the brains behind Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven pay host David Dye a visit the very next day. Besides these, the usual assortment of musical flavors are on the Cafe menu these next two weeks. Thursday, Oct. 12 Teddy Thompson performs music from his debut album
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NSF Renews Support of Penn's Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter with a $17 Million Grant
PHILADELPHIA The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $17 million grant to the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM) at the University of Pennsylvania. The NSF funds, to be matched by approximately $2.1 million in University support, will allow one of the nation pioneering materials research centers to continue its work developing innovative materials ranging from synthetic proteins to carbon fibers with unrivaled strength.
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Search for top medical job begins
The University has appointed a committee to advise on the search for a new Medical School Dean/CEO of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. President Judith Rodin and Provost Robert Barchi stated in a joint announcement: “The task assigned to this committee is of great importance to the University and the Health System. Because the combined Dean/CEO job will involve both academic and administrative responsibilities of the highest order, we have asked several of our most renowned faculty and University officers to serve on the committee.”
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Sisterhood is funny
For its first stage production of the season, Penn Presents is giving a Broadway hit a Philly accent.
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New secretary
A new secretary of the University was named as of Sept. 18, President Judith Rodin said. Leslie Kruhly moves from her former post as associate director of development and special events at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. “I’m thrilled,” Kruhly said. “I’m going to miss the museum tremendously but am looking forward to the new position. I’m hoping to bring my 20 years of working in education with trustees and with governing boards.”
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Takeovers no fix for education
This fall’s contract fight between Philadelphia public school teachers and the school board has contained a new wrinkle: the threat of a state takeover of the Philadelphia schools if teachers strike. But would Harrisburg know what to do? Susan Fuhrman, Dean of the Graduate School of Education, examines states’ track records:
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Faith — the anti-drug
More than the influence of a tight family, more than dedication to school, the factor that most influences poor urban teens to stay away from illegal drugs is a commitment to religion. The irony in this finding, in a newly published study by a fellow at the Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society (CRRUCS), is that the dramatic data showing this has been available for years. But no one was interested in it.
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Old faves and a Newcomer
Blues-rocker John Hiatt, doo-wop legend Dion and singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer are among “World Cafe” host David Dye’s guests these next two weeks. Carrie’s not the only newcomer, though: Erin McKeown makes her Cafe debut on Tuesday, Oct. 3. Thursday, Sept. 28 Nickel Creek stops by for a performance and interview Friday, Sept. 29 The World Cafe visits with John Hiatt in Boulder, Colo., as he performs selections from his latest release, “Crossing Muddy Waters” Monday, Sept. 2 An encore presentation of Equation’s visit
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In a Finding with Broad Safety Ramifications, Study Says Infants' Skulls are Only a Fraction as Strong as Adults'
PHILADELPHIA Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated that an infant skull is only a fraction as strong as that of an adult, a finding that could greatly enhance the safety of young children. The results, published in the most recent issue of the Journal of Biomechanical Engi-neering, indicate that at birth a child skull has just one-eighth the strength of an adult skull.
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“Haute Cuisine: How the French Invented the Culinary Profession”
Amy B. Trubek 224 pages,13 b/w illustrations, $24.95 cloth