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Hey Day: A Uniquely Penn Tradition
Following a tradition that reaches back to 1916, Penn juniors celebrated Hey Day 2014 on May 1, by donning red shirts, strutting along Locust Walk carrying mahogany walking canes, and biting into flat-brimmed hats.
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Penn and CHOP Researchers Track Working Memory From Childhood Through Adolescence
Working memory, the ability to hold information in your mind, think about it and use it to guide behavior, develops through childhood and adolescence and is key for successful performance at school and work. Previous research with young children has documented socioeconomic disparities in performance on tasks of working memory.
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Writers House makes room for state-of-the-art recording studio
The day after Commencement marks a winding-down period for much of campus, and this year it will also be the day Penn breaks ground on the Kelly Writers House (KWH) expansion. The new Kelly Family Annex will include the Student Projects Space and the Zises Family Seminar Room, and will transform the building’s side garden into an ideal outdoor reading and performance venue.
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MBA students help streamline Penn departments
As far back as the 1990s, Penn has actively sourced supplies from local businesses, spurring economic activity within the neighborhood community and minimizing the University’s ecological footprint.
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Four Researchers From Penn Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Four researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies and a leading center for independent policy research. The new honorees are: • Nancy Bonini, professor of biology in the School of Arts and Sciences and an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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Fels Institute at Penn Hosts ‘Obamacare: What’s True? What’s False? What’s Next?’ Conference
WHO: Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania Rockefeller Institute of Government of the University at Albany, The
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Heather Williams Appointed Sixth Presidential Professor at Penn
Heather Andrea Williams has been named the sixth Presidential Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, effective July 1. Williams will be Presidential Professor and Professor of Africana Studies in the School of Arts and Sciences. The announcement was made today by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price.
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Two Penn Professors Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Charles Kane and Scott Poethig of the University of Pennsylvania have been elected members of the National Academy of Sciences, considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded a United States scientist or engineer.
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‘Couldn’t Be Chased From Studying Russia,’ Penn Professor Labors On
A research trip to Russia 12 years ago has left University of Pennsylvania political science professor Rudra Sil with an appreciation of why some people fear that extreme far-right groups will gain more influence in the new Ukraine. On June 9, 2002, Sil was attacked on the streets of Moscow.
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2014 Marks 120th Penn Relays
On April 24 through 26, as the Penn Relays celebrated its 120th year, more than 18,000 athletes from more than 60 countries took to Franklin Field on the University of Pennsylvania campus to compete in 425 events.