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Penn Bookstore hosts annual holiday sale Dec. 9-10
Don’t miss the annual holiday sale at the Penn Bookstore on Dec. 9 and 10, when selected merchandise will be discounted by 20 percent, and customers can shop to the musical sounds of the season, courtesy of student performing arts groups.
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Pentecostals, politics and the black church
Anthea Butler, associate professor of religious studies in the School of Arts and Sciences, did not begin her professional career as an academic scholar. With an undergraduate degree in marketing, Butler spent several years as a pension administrator back in the early 1990s, during the national savings and loan crisis.
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Researchers find kids say 'yes' to abstinence-only education
For the husband-and-wife research team of John and Loretta Jemmott, abstinence education is not a political or moral issue.
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Mask and Wig Club
The Mask and Wig Club, Penn’s all-male comedy troupe, has entertained Philadelphians and the Penn community since 1889 with its original revues, often featuring skits with men dressed up as women. At the time of Mask and Wig’s founding, most colleges were only open to men, so the troupe’s cast was all male. Because of the popularity of burlesque during that era, the club adopted the genre.
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Donating warm coats during the winter season
Dear Benny: I have a few coats and scarves that I’d like to donate to families in need for the holiday season. Are there any places in and around the University that accept these donations? —Keeping Warm Dear Winter Warm-up, Once again, Penn is hosting a Winter Coat Drive, an annual event that gives needy adults and children warm outerwear to help battle the winter chill. Through Dec. 10, Penn is accepting donations of gently used items with some serviceable miles still on them. (No threadbare cast-offs, please).
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It's easy being green
Since the launch of the Climate Action Plan in September 2009, the Penn community has learned that a few small actions go a long way toward energy conservation.
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Annenberg, Media Development Stakeholders to Develop Benchmarks on Media Impact in Crisis Situations
PHILADELPHIA (December 1, 2010) – Recognizing that a strong and independent media is an integral building block for peace in developing countries and in countries emerging from crisis, the University of Pennsylvania and several partners are working together to enhance efforts to measure the impact of media interventions in conflict countries. In order to effectively leverage the power of media and communications to combat conflict and crisis, more knowledge is needed about whether and how existing efforts have succeeded and failed.
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Makuu celebrates decade of cultural and academic support
Makuu Black Cultural Center means "home" or "headquarters" in Swahili. The name is fitting, because “home” is the word many students use to describe what Makuu means to them. For 10 years, Makuu has provided resources for academic and personal support to black students from across the United States as well as those from the Caribbean, Africa and the West Indies.
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A Message From President Amy Gutmann
Dear Members of our University Community:Having just celebrated Thanksgiving, I find myself especially grateful for the privilege of working with all of you to advance Penn this year. As we rapidly approach the end of 2010, I thank every member of our community for making this a most remarkable year of achievement in our classrooms, laboratories, clinical practices, athletic fields, local community, and around the world.
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First Blood Test to Determine Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease Developed at Penn
PHILADELPHIA –Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine’s Udall Center for Parkinson's Research have developed the first blood-based biomarker test to predict cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease (PD). If results can be replicated and standardized in other Parkinson patients, by other investigators, the test could be a useful tool to use in selecting patients for the development of new drugs that can slow or prevent this complication of the disease.