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WHAT: The 3,050-mile Bucknell-Penn Alumni Bike Race Across America for Scholarship, the first such effort by a group of University of Pennsylvania and Bucknell University alumni to raise $1 million in scholarship funds for each school to support outstanding students from low-income backgroundsThe race, which also honors the memory of Ed Zolla, a 1968 graduate of Penn's Wharton School who had planned to make this ride, began Sept. 9 in Santa Monica, Calif., and ends for the Penn riders on Thursday, Sept. 27, with a grand entrance onto the Penn campus.
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WHO: Daniel Imhoff, author of "Food Fight: A Citizen's Guide to the Farm Bill"; co-founder, director, publisher of Watershed MediaDavid Wallinga, director of food and health programs, Institute for Agriculture and Trade PolicyAllen Hance, senior policy analyst, Northeast-Midwest InstituteWHAT: "What's at Stake in the Farm Bill?" panel discussion, co-sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Fox Leadership Program, FarmEcology, Penn's Civic House and Graduate Program in Public Health Studies.
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PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania's Arthur Ross Gallery will present "Treasured Pages: Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts from the Free Library of Philadelphia" beginning Oct. 13 and running through Jan. 6. The exhibition features 43 codices and single leaves from one of the most significant collections in the United States. The exhibition is a rare opportunity to view hidden treasures that provide a glimpse into medieval intellectual and artistic culture.
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The Current Staff Photo credit: Mark Stehle WHO SHE IS: Cashier in the Office of the Vice President for Finance and Treasurer YEARS AT PENN: 5
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Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Steven Fluharty, vice provost for research, envisions Penn’s mammoth $780 million research enterprise as a building held up by four strong pillars.
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PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania's endowment returned 20.2 percent for the fiscal year that ended June 30, bringing its total market value to $6.6 billion. The endowment has grown more than 65% during the past three years thanks to strong investment returns, new gifts and the reinvestment of reserves. The endowment registered its best performance in a decade this year. Returns were strong across the board with solid gains in domestic and international equities, emerging markets, absolute return, private equity, real estate and natural resources.
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Dr. James Nicholson says his recent research indicates that a new maternal care method could help reduce the risk of cesarean section.
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PHILADELPHIA- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine have demonstrated the potential of a new strategy for genetic modification of large animals. The method employs a harmless gene therapy virus that transfers a genetic modification to male reproductive cells, which is then passed naturally on to offspring.
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WHAT: Clay@Penn, the 2007 Clay Invitational. WHERE: The Charles Addams Gallery, Addams Fine Arts Hall, 200 South 36th Street (just across the street from the Penn Bookstore).