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Spiral notebooks and three-ring binders fight for space in a small corner of Isabel Mapp’s office. One might think that the director of Penn Volunteers in Public Service was overly fond of office supplies. But the materials are not meant for her; they will soon be claimed by school children in the surrounding neighborhood.
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Did you see the July 4 cover of Time with Ben Franklin looking like an aging rock star? Or the recent two-part PBS documentary? Did you know that in Barnes and Noble and Borders bookstores across the country, books on Ben are getting the prominent entryway display? Would you be surprised if Dr. Franklin turned out to be “The Sexist Man Not Alive” according to People magazine?
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Congratulations, neighbor: Your Buzz correspondent would like to salute Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for being honored as the nation’s best pediatric hospital in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey of “America’s Best Hospitals.” CHOP—where Penn’s pediatric faculty practice—took the top honors from archrival Children’s Hospital of Boston for the first time in the survey’s 14-year history. It’s a testament to the hard work and dedication of the CHOP family.
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Service runs deep in Penn’s blood. The notion that service is an important part of education was part of founder Ben Franklin’s original vision, which saw “an Inclination joined with an Ability to serve Mankind” as “the great Aim and End of all Learning.” In the past two decades, Penn has embraced this vision enthusiastically. Community service is now an integral part of life at Penn, and both the institution and the community are better for it.
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WHAT: The 2003 Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Award will be presented to the University of Pennsylvania for its innovative video policing program as well as its campus and community patrols. WHO: Howard and Connie Clery present this annual award in the form of a brass mantle clock to schools and individuals who have helped to make college and university students safer, in memory of their daughter Jeanne Ann.Speakers will include U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, Penn President Judith Rodin and Maureen Rush, Penn Vice President for Public Safety.
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WHO: Walter Isaacson, president and CEO of the Aspen Institute and author of "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life"Samuel H. Preston, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, University of PennsylvaniaBruce Kuklick, professor of history, University of PennsylvaniaWHAT: "Walter Isaacson in Conversation with Bruce Kuklick" WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2003, 5 p.m. WHERE:Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St., Philadelphia
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PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Fine Arts is changing its name to The School of Design of the University of Pennsylvania. The new name will more accurately describe the School's multidisciplinary programs in architecture, city planning, fine arts, historic preservation and landscape architecture. The name change takes effect Sept. 2.
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PHILADELPHIA -- "Viewpoints: Nine Faculty Photographers," the first exhibition by photography-program faculty members of the Fine Arts Department at the University of Pennsylvania, is on display through Oct. 5 at Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery. The artistic aims and techniques used by the featured photographers are diverse yet complementary. The works reflect current developments in the art of photography.
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PHILADELPHIA -- The "French paradox" -- the perplexing disconnect between France's rich cuisine and slender population -- can be explained in part by portions that are significantly smaller in French restaurants and supermarkets than in their American counterparts. So say researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and CNRS in Paris, who compared the size of restaurant meals, single-serve foods and cookbook portions on both sides of the Atlantic.
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PHILADELPHIA -- West Philadelphia Data and Information Resources, the University of Pennsylvania portal for information about the West Philadelphia area, has a newly restructured and upgraded Web site. New design features provide access to in-depth census data and statistical profiles by geographic neighborhood boundaries, as well as geographic-information systems maps that download real-time aerial photos taken from satellites.