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Penn's School of Social Work Renamed the School of Social Policy and Practice
PHILADELPHIA The University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work is changing its name to the School of Social Policy & Practice.
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Beacon Award at Penn Will Go to Marjorie O. Rendell
PHILADELPHIA -- Marjorie O. Rendell, a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit since 1997, will receive the 2005 Beacon Award from the University of Pennsylvania's Trustees' Council of Penn Women during a luncheon ceremony April 15.TCPW's Beacon Award, presented only six times in the past 18 years, recognizes an individual whose dedication and commitment to issues affecting women have achieved results.
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Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery Presents Burmese Textiles from Two Prominent Collections
PHILADELPHIA -Four ethnic clusters from two major American collections are the focus of "Textiles of the Burma Hills" at the University of Pennsylvania Arthur Ross Gallery, 220 S. 34th St., April 23-June 26. The selection of traditional textiles on view provides a window to the minority cultures of the hill tribes.
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Women's Health Summit at Penn Explores Safe Womanhood in an Unsafe World
PHILADELPHIA -- In an initiative to generate new solutions to improve the plight of women across the globe, the University of Pennsylvania is convening the Penn Summit on Global Issues in Women's Health: Safe Womanhood in an Unsafe World, April 25-26. The summit will bring together world leaders in health, human rights, law and education to discuss far-ranging topics that relate directly to the safety and well being of women worldwide. The meeting is led jointly by Penn's School of Nursing and School of Medicine.
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Cognitive Therapy Works As Well As Antidepressants, But With Lasting Effect After Therapy Ends
PHILADELPHIA -- Cognitive therapy to treat moderate to severe depression works just as well as antidepressants, according to an authoritative report appearing today in the Archives of General Psychiatry. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt University, challenges the American Psychiatric Association guidelines that antidepressant medications are the only effective treatment for moderately to severely depressed patients.
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From Minesweepers to Intelligent Lightbulbs, Student Inventors Shine as PennVention Heads to the Finals
PHILADELPHIA -- A field of 56 has been winnowed to 11 as University of Pennsylvania students compete in PennVention, a contest for teams of Penn students to develop, patent and commericialize their inventions. The inventions range from high tech gadgets to fashionable consumer products, from potentially life-saving devices to an improved medical implant, with teams representing Penn School of Arts and Science, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Law School, School of Nursing and Wharton School.
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At Work With...Vince Marrocco
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Doctorow on religion, Holocaust, ‘writer's mind’
READING/Writers House Fellow reads from his latest masterpiece. “We’re a family of writers and readers,” said Al Filreis, director of the Kelly Writers House, as he welcomed an eager crowd on March 21 to a reading by celebrated novelist E. L. Doctorow. Bringing renowned writers to such a small space, said Filreis, conveys a sense of intimacy and community. That much was evident from the crowd, packed shoulder to shoulder in two rooms to hear one of this year’s Writers House Fellows read an excerpt from his most recent piece of fiction, “City of God” (Penguin, 2001).
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Women's issues front and center
Anywhere there is violence —whether man-made or natural—people suffer. Women, however, typically suffer more. They are susceptible to rape and trafficking, and in danger zones, women lose their jobs faster and earlier. When parents or elders die, young girls—not men—step in as the caregivers . These, according to Afaf Meleis, the Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing, are some of the most pressing problems directly related to the health and wellness of women around the world. But the most harmful threat to women, she says, is silence about these issues.
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Movable Feast: Live lunch
When World Café Live opened in University City’s Hajoca Building last summer, promoters of the new music venue hoped the one-of-a-kind hotspot would tap into two of Philadelphia’s loves: Great music and great food.