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Virtual admissions In addition to getting fat envelopes, the class of 2006 can learn their admissions status at the Admissions Web site. On the service’s first day, April 3, more than 11,000 students logged on to see if they were among the 16 percent (that’s a record in selectivity) of regular-decision applicants who made it into Penn. Accepted students also got instant access to their financial-aid award via a link to Penn Plan Online.
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Girl Scout heroes
The Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania has honored Maureen Rush and Kathryn Kolbert as women who are accomplished lawmakers, rule enforcers and community protectors. Vice President of Public Safety Rush oversees the strategic development of Penn’s police, fire and emergency services, special services and security. Since her tenure began, crime in the area has dropped 33 percent. Repeatedly recognized by the National Law Journal as one of the “100 Most Influential Lawyers in America,” Kolbert has been counsel in numerous cases before the U.S.
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Biotech goes to market this fall
A new regional biotechnology “greenhouse” will be ready, willing and able by the end of September to invest in life sciences research that shows commercial potential, said Jack Shannon, associate vice president in the Office of the Executive Vice President.
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Research: Short teens become shortchanged adults
Short people get the short end of the stick when it comes to wages, with added height worth nearly $600 per inch annually. Now two Penn economists have done some research that shows, in short, that the cause for the wage shortfall for short people was neither employer discrimination against shortness nor unfair admiration for height. Much to their surprise, Professor of Economics and Finance Andrew Postlewaite and Professor of Economics Nicola Persico, along with graduating Ph.D. Dan Silverman, found that height at age 16 was the significant factor.
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Ask Benny: The scoop on Penn's favorite majors
Dear Benny,What is the most popular undergraduate major at Penn and why is it so popular? —Advising My Daughter Dear Advisor, I put that question to Kent Peterman, director of academic affairs in the College. Until very recently, he told me, English and history traded places regularly as the most popular major, but within the last few years, economics has overtaken both. When I asked him for a possible explanation, he said, “I don’t know. You can speculate on why [certain] majors are popular, but I’d rather not do that.”
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Cinebridge and Penn Announce Plans for Innovative new Theatre
Philadelphia, PA, -- Cinebridge and the University of Pennsylvania made a joint announcement today regarding the finalization of a lease for an innovative new movie theatre to be built at 40th and Walnut Streets in Philadelphia University City neighborhood. The new theatre, which is a joint effort between Cinebridge and exhibition leader National Amusements, will be one of a new brand known as "The Bridge: Cinema De Lux." The Penn theatre will be the second "Bridge" in the country with the inaugural site located in Los Angeles.
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Exhibitions Set at Penn's Graduate School of Fine Arts
PHILADELPHIA -- With the end of the semester at the University of Pennsylvania, there is an explosion of exhibitions showcasing studentswork. The works of these emerging artists offer an opportunity to begin an art collection or simply a chance to witness the beginning of a career.Penn Graduate School of Fine Arts has several exhibitions in the upcoming weeks.
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Penn Humanities Forum Addresses Aging
PHILADELPHIA -- In a public panel discussion, "Time's Potential: The Past, Present, and Future of Aging," the Penn Humanities Forum addresses a lack of humanities research on the topic of aging. The discussion will take place at 4:00 pm on Wed., May 1 in Houston Hall Bodek Lounge, 3417 Spruce Street.
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Short Teenage Boys Earn Less Than Tall Teenage Boys When They Each Grow Up
PHILADELPHIA -- "Not fitting in" has negative, long-term, economic consequences for short, teenage boys. Decades later, they are far more likely to earn less money than their taller peers. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have found that a boy's height at age 16 is a significant determinant of his salary as an adult. Penn economics professors Nicola Persico and Andrew Postlewaite and Penn graduate student Dan Silverman are co-authors of the report, "The Effect of Adolescent Experience on Labor Market Outcomes: The Case of Height."
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Moving from Welfare to Earning a Family-Sustaining Wage Takes Longer Than Predicted
PHILADELPHIA Welfare reform laws have made it extremely difficult for low-wage earners to support their families, according to a new study by Roberta Iversen, professor and associate dean in the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work. Even after three years of steady work, former welfare recipients still did not earn a family-supporting income, though their incomes exceeded established federal and state poverty guidelines, the study found.