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Rosario Dawson Headlines MLK Lecture in Social Justice at Penn Jan. 20
On Jan. 20, the Center for Africana Studies presents the 14th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture in Social Justice. It will feature actress and activist Rosario Dawson and Abrima Erwiah, with whom Dawson co-founded the social enterprise Studio One Eighty Nine, as well as Tiffany Persons, founder of Shine On Sierra Leone. Camille Charles, a professor of sociology and director of the Center for Africana Studies, will join them in conversation. The event will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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Penn President Amy Gutmann to Welcome Incoming Freshmen
WHO: Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania, and incoming freshmen WHAT: Move-in for Penn's Class of 2018 WHEN: Aug. 22, 2014, 11am WHERE: Hill College House
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Penn Undergrad’s Research on Chinese Art Takes Her on a Cross-cultural Journey
By Christina Cook Researching virtual and ephemeral art in China is no simple task, especially when done under a complex theoretical framework informed by the ideas of Mikhail Bakhtin, Michel Foucault and Judith Butler. This did not put off Kimberly Schreiber, though, a senior and University Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania who is spending the summer doing just that.
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Demographics Drive Fitness Partner Decisions Online, Penn Study Finds
Who would you rather have as a fitness partner: a paragon of athleticism and dedication who could motivate you to exceed your current level of fitness or an equal, with whom you could exchange tips and encouragement on the road to better health? Or neither? According to a new study led by University of Pennsylvania’s Damon Centola, participants in an online fitness program ignored the fitness aptitude of their potential partners.
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Michael X. Delli Carpini’s Term Extended as Dean of Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication
Michael X. Delli Carpini, professor of communication and Walter H. Annenberg Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, has agreed to an extension of his term as dean until June 30, 2018.
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LabTV Showcases Penn Researchers and Student Filmmakers
A series of videos produced by student filmmakers at the University of Pennsylvania has put young biomedical researchers around campus in the spotlight.
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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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Expanding Minds, Improving Language Skills ‘at Home’ at Penn
The classroom is not the only place at the University of Pennsylvania where a student can learn a language. Gregory College House’s residential modern languages program offers five “language houses” where students can enjoy new cultural experiences and improve their language proficiency. The offerings are Chinese, French, German, Spanish and Arabic. Residents may enroll in the program for a half-credit per semester; however, many take it just for fun. Participants in “Arabic House” range from beginners to students who’ve taken the language in class.
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Public Policy Visiting Fellow, jointly sponsored by Annenberg and the PWPPI
The Penn Wharton Public Policy Initiative and the Annenberg School for Communication are pleased to announce their collaboration on a new undertaking: a Public Policy Visiting Fellows program.Mark A. Patterson, former chief of staff to U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, will be the first Public Policy Visiting Fellow under this program; he will visit Penn on March 31 and April 1.
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Annenberg Student Work To Be Highlighted at 2014 Screening Scholarship Media Festival
The documentary, “The 3,100-mile Self-transcendence Race” by doctoral students Corrina Laughlin and Kevin Gotkin, and a series of radio documentaries produced by Annenberg undergraduate students in