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PHILADELPHIA - Stephen Morse, a University of Pennsylvania law and psychiatry professor, is among scientists, legal scholars, jurists and philosophers who will help integrate new developments in neuroscience into the U.S. legal system.
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Mark Stehle PROVIDING RELIEF: This past summer, Lucas, a graduate student in the School of Social Policy and Practice, joined recent Penn grads Connie Hoe and Namhee Yun in Hancock County, Mississippi—the site of some of the most devastating damage from Hurricane Katrina. Lucas was on hand as part of the Feldman Initiative to tend to the mental and emotional health of residents recovering from the storm and flood.
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PHILADELPHIA -- The role of anchor institutions in the renaissance of American cities will be discussed at the Urban Anchors in the 21st Century national conference Oct. 8-9. More than 200 urban professionals, scholars, policymakers, students and others will gather at the University of Pennsylvania with more than 60 national experts in urban affairs.
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Photo credit: Candace diCarlo It’s not every day, Anne Papageorge knows, that one is given the opportunity to change of the face of an entire city. But Papageorge has been fortunate to do just that for much of the past two decades.
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Ko Im WHAT: A medley of instruments guest-curated by Christian Marclay, a leading figure in performance, visual art and avant garde music. Hear a delightful cacophony of wind chimes, then enjoy a quiet reprise of “Moonlight Sonata” from a sixteen 18-note Reuge music box mechanism across the room.
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While stories of voter fraud, suppression and malfeasance abounded on the election days in 2004 and 2006, the biggest problems on at the polls actually had to do with something far more routine—poor administration.
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When you pass by the Fresh Grocer building at 40th and Walnut later this month (at right) and Fisher-Bennett Hall next month, be sure to look up.
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Andrew Geier says his new study shows that body-mass index (BMI) is a more accurate predictor of school absenteeism than any other single factor. Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Childhood obesity may be more than just a health risk. It may also, apparently, be keeping kids out of school.
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The Current Staff Photo credit: Mark Stehle WHO HE IS: Manager of Levy Tennis Pavilion and a tennis pro. TIME AT PENN: In his current position, since 1990, though he’s worked as a tennis pro since 1980.
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Cigarette smoke contains nearly 4,000 chemicals, some of them highly carcinogenic, and so doctors have long known that smoking greatly increases the risk of lung cancer. In fact, nearly 90 percent of all lung cancer cases are caused by cigarettes. What scientists don’t know, however, is why only 1 in 10 smokers—and not a much higher percentage—actually develop the disease.