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Pfizer TV ads with heart expert Jarvik
Expert:Dr. Joseph TurowProfessor of CommunicationAnnenberg School for Communication, University of PennsylvaniaProfessor Turow has been described as "the reigning academic expert on media fragmentation." (N.Y. Times magazine)As Penn Professor Joe Turow prepares to re-issue his book "Playing Doctor -- Television, Storytelling and Medical Power," which he wrote 20 years ago about doctors' roles as pitchmen in general, and heart expert Robert Jarvik in particular, Pfizer pulled its TV ads that featured Jarvik.
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New Book "Kerner Plus 40 Report" Assesses Racial Progress in America Since 1968 Kerner Commission Report
PHILADELPHIA –- The “Kerner Plus 40 Report” is an assessment of how far the nation has come in dealing with racial inequality and tensions 40 years after the seminal report issued by the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, known as the Kerner Commission.
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Conference on Regional Higher Education Networks and the Transformation of Communities to Be Held at Penn Feb. 28-29
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Lincoln Chen to Address Global Health at Penn
PHILADELPHIA –- Lincoln Chen, a physician and former chair of the board of directors of CARE, the international relief organization will speak at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing on Feb. 27 from 4 to 5 p.m. on “China-India in Global Health: Re-emergence and Comparisons.”Chen is president of the China Medical Board Inc., which was started in 1914 by John D. Rockefeller as an independent foundation to advance health in China and Asia by strengthening medical education, research and policies.
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Vietnam Cafe
WHAT: This latest addition to the West Philly restaurant scene is an offshoot of the Lai family’s renowned Chinatown eatery, Vietnam. The Lais also own neighborhood mainstay Fu-Wah Mini Market, which sits right next door to the Cafe. WHERE: 814 S. 47th St., located between Baltimore and Warrington avenues.
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The Insider
Kalpen Modi—better-known as the TV and film actor Kal Penn—is on campus this semester to teach the class, “Asian Americans in the Media.” Modi, pictured here in Zellerbach Theatre, is using critical readings, trade publications, several iconic films and personal stories in his class. Photo credit: Candace diCarlo
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University preps for UPennAlert test
By The Current Staff Penn’s Division of Public Safety, in conjunction with Information Systems & Computing, will conduct a campus-wide UPennAlert Emergency Notification test on Feb. 29. The purpose of this campus-wide test, DPS officials say, is to measure the effectiveness and timeliness of the new system’s infrastructure so that potential system challenges or capacity limitations can be identified. The test will also provide the community with an opportunity to experience the system in a non-crisis situation.
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Many elderly rely on others to vote
As recent contests indicate, a handful of voters can decide an election. According to CNN, out of nearly 15 million votes cast on Super Tuesday, Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were separated by just 0.4 percent.
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Tom Pote
Photo credit: Mike Regan WHO HE IS: Personal trainer, PennRec TIME AT PENN: Six months
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Student Spotlight: Joyce Meng
Candace diCarlo YOU CHOSE PENN OVER HARVARD. WHY?: “I got into the Huntsman Program of International Studies and Business and after going to the Admitted Students Day for both [Harvard and Penn], it just seemed so clear to me that this program at Wharton was exactly what I wanted to be studying.