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Tough questions welcome at askBen
Navigating the complex world of financial aid, class registration and tuition payment can be a daunting task. How does Penn award financial aid? What do you do if a class you need is already full? And how can people pay their tuition bills anyway?
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Student Spotlight / Joshua Bennett
Photo credit: Mark Stehle AT LAST: At the tender age of 21, Joshua Bennett already is a nationally recognized spoken word artist who was recently awarded the United Kingdom’s Marshall Scholarship. He is the first African-American student at Penn to receive the honor.
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Language Structure Is Partly Determined by Social Structure, Says Penn Psychology Study
PHILADELPHIA –- Psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Memphis have released a new study on linguistic evolution that challenges the prominent hypothesis for why languages differ throughout the world.The study argues that human languages may adapt more like biological organisms than previously thought and that the more common and popular the language, the simpler its construction to facilitate its survival.
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Hot Jazz
Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater performs a tribute to Billie Holiday called “To Billie with Love—A Celebration of Lady Day,” at the Annenberg Center on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
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Who do antidepressants really help?
Every day, millions of Americans take antidepressant medications prescribed by their doctors to alleviate their symptoms and help them feel better.
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Engaging globally and locally
China is experiencing an enormous boom in ideas and technology, which has led to new construction and remarkable innovation.
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Penn and the Olympics
Photo credit: University Archives The Winter Olympic Games are just around the corner and during the two weeks of figure skating, hockey, snowboarding and hurling that will occur in Vancouver, Canada, another chapter of sports history will be written. For more than a century, Penn has played an important role in the Olympic Games, beginning at the 1900 games in Paris.
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What’s the contribution limit for retirement?
Dear Benny: As part of my New Year’s resolution, I’ve decided to become more proactive about my retirement savings. So I’m wondering: Are there limits to the amount of money I can contribute to my retirement plan? And can you offer any advice to help me meet my retirement goals? —Resolute to Retire
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The Download: Penn on the Web
It would be almost impossible to catch every mention of Penn on the internet these days, so the Current has collected a snapshot of what’s been happening lately in Penn’s corner of the web.
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Penn Biologists Explain How Organisms Can Tolerate Mutations, Yet Adapt and Survive Environmental Change
PHILADELPHIA –- Biologists at the University of Pennsylvania studying the processes of evolution appear to have resolved a longstanding conundrum: How can organisms be robust against the effects of mutations yet simultaneously adaptable when the environment changes?