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Q&A/Penn Museum’s keeper of physical anthropology talks about scanning mummies, making molds of Neanderthals and why human babies are born so small and helpless. “I’m one of those people who have crazy loves and I have a love for everything about evolution.”
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Staff Q&A: Maria Tessa Sciarrino
STAFF Q&A/A booster for the local music scene, Maria Tessa Sciarrino can’t get enough of the Philadelphia sound. “I think it’s great that everybody’s getting the attention.” Maria Tessa Sciarrino studied photography in college, but admits she wasn’t the best student: “I was too busy going to concerts.”
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Doctor of dialects
Q&A/After decades of groundbreaking work, linguist William Labov remains at the forefront of his field. His most far-reaching research, a comprehensive atlas of North American English, has just been published. “In almost every language change, there’s something going on underneath the hood.”
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Staff Q&A: Parker Snowe
STAFF Q&A/Parker Snowe helps Wharton MBAs get immersed in global business. He also helps them park their bikes on campus. “It’s my way of saying, ‘This is the difference I can make.’” A year ago, after 15 years of bike commuting, Parker Snowe treated himself to a Brompton folding bicycle.
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Food for Thought: "Café Nothing" at Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery
PHILADELPHIA -- In the tradition of the cafe as a place where ideas are raised and discussed, the Arthur Ross Gallery presents "Cafe Nothing," an open forum for visitors to interact with and respond to intangibles and nonexistent objects. The Arthur Ross Gallery is at 220 S. 34th St. on the Penn campus. Summertime hours of operation are noon-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. The exhibition is free and open to the public and will be on view July 9-Aug. 9.
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Penn Hosts "Effective Philanthropy in Challenging Times," A Week with Non-Profit Legend Richard Marker
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice is hosting a week-long seminar on “Effective Philanthropy in Challenging Times,” featuring Richard Marker, a leader in the non-profit sector, from June 15 to 19.An introduction to the essence of grant-making and philanthropy, this seminar is designed for those in their first few years in the non-profit sector.
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Desmond Tutu, Wolf Blitzer, Ed Rendell Among Speakers at Penn Commencement Ceremonies
PHILADELPHIA Anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu, CNN news anchor Wolf Blitzer and notable Penn alumni, including Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, are among the dignitaries who will address graduates at the various University of Pennsylvania commencement ceremonies May 18-19.Desmond Tutu will deliver the address Monday, May 19, at Penns 247th commencement ceremony at Franklin Field, 33rd and Spruce streets. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10:15 a.m.
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Penn Commencement Live on the Web
PHILADELPHIA Family and friends unable to attend Penn's 247th Commencement in person will be able to view the entire ceremony online thanks to a live Webcast. Coverage of the ceremony at Franklin Field from processional to recessional and all the pomp and circumstance in between will be broadcast live on the Internet beginning at 9 a.m. (EDT), Monday, May 19.
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Desmond Tutu to Speak at Penn Commencement
PHILADELPHIA -- Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel laureate and one of the world's foremost Christian leaders to oppose apartheid in South Africa, will deliver the address at the 247th Commencement ceremony of the University of Pennsylvania May 19. Commencement will begin with the procession of degree candidates at 9:30 a.m. at Franklin Field, 33rd and South streets. Approximately 6,000 degrees will be conferred.
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New Programs at the Penn Graduate School of Education Aim to Prepare Scientific Researchers in Education
PHILADELPHIA -- With the introduction of two new degree programs, the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education will equip education researchers with techniques of quantitative analysis fundamental to social science research.