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PHILADELPHIA - Two University of Pennsylvania professors have written a book that explores the often overlooked centrality of moral education in public schools and the controversies that surround both its premises and pedagogy. "The Moral Stake in Education: Contested Premises and Practices" by Joan Goodman and Howard Lesnick will be released in early December by Allyn and Bacon.
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PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania Library's newest volumes include books donated by more than 50 world leaders, including Pope John Paul II, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. The works range from a modern CD to historic literature several hundred years old.
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PHILADELPHIA President Bill Clinton announced today that University of Pennsylvania chemist Ralph F. Hirschmann, Ph.D., is among 12 recipients of the 2000 National Medal of Science. Hirschmann and his fellow honorees will receive their medals at a White House dinner Dec. 1.
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PHILADELPHIA --- Dr. Neal Nathanson, a renowned microbiologist and until recently the director of the Office of AIDS Research at the National Institutes of Health, has been named vice provost for research at the University of Pennsylvania, according to an announcement today by Provost Robert L. Barchi. In September, Nathanson stepped down from his position with the NIH, where he had served as director of the Office of AIDS Research since 1998. He will assume his position with Penn Dec. 1.
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I almost feel like Hemingway while sitting in the forest-green wicker chairs inside Café Prima. However, there are no bulls, I probably won’t get into a fight and Harrison College House is nowhere near Paris. Maybe I feel more like John Cusack. When I first heard that there was a café in a student residence hall, my first thought was of Pop-Tarts and single servings of scorching hot Ellis coffee. Then again, I went to a state school. Café Prima is something else. It has everything that Starbucks has at a fraction of the cost.
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You don’t have to be 50 to attend the programs offered by Penn Partners in Healthy Living. Partners provides regular health educational workshops and events, as well as newsletters and other materials, covering the health concerns of people 50 or older. If you have would like to receive the Partners mailings, call 1-800-789-PENN for a free membership.
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Back in the year 1900, pregnancy was risky business. And for some people, it still is. Even though maternal mortality rates have been plummeting in this country for the past century, serious problems remain — especially for African American women and women in developing countries.
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“The World Cafe” has plenty of great new platters on the menu for November. And as befits the season of abundance, there are also a few choice leftovers: repeat broadcasts of visits by Teddy Thompson, Jess Klein and Erin McKeown. Thursday, Nov. 9 David welcomes Allison Moorer for an interview and music from her latest, “The Hardest Part” Friday, Nov. 10 Joan Osborne plays selections from her new album “Righteous Love” at Philadelphia’s Indre studios Monday, Nov. 13 An encore presentation of Teddy Thompson’s visit
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The Center for Research in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Medical Center has received a five-year, $8 million grant from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine of the National Institutes of Health. Penn is one of only two institutions nationwide to receive this NIH grant; the other is the Johns Hopkins Center for Cancer Complementary Medicine. The grant will fund four research projects to test the safety and efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a treatment for head, neck and lung tumors.
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Penn will be celebrating more than the annual return of her far-flung alumni on Saturday, Nov. 11. The University Museum will have a day-long homecoming of its own as well.