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Jeffrey Haas at Penn Bookstore
During the early morning hours of Dec. 4, 1969, Fred Hampton, the 21-year-old chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, was shot and killed by a barrage of 90 bullets fired by police specially assigned to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. Hampton supporters claim the outspoken revolutionary—felled by two bullets to the head at point-blank range—was assassinated by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, the Chicago Police Department and J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI.
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Is the Wistar Institute part of the University?
Dear Benny: Some people tell me the Wistar Institute is part of Penn. But other people tell me it is not affiliated with the University at all. What’s the truth? And what, by the way, does the Institute do?—Wondering Wistfully
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Science, art and censorship
How far is too far when it comes to edgy comedy or art? Knowing the risks, should scientists attempt to recreate in their labs viruses that have killed millions of people? How far should researchers dive into human genes in order to better understand and cure disease? Prominent minds from disciplines across the University will come together at the fifth annual Founder's Day Symposium this month to hash out questions like these and discuss what—if any—are the limits to responsible artistic and scientific exploration.
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Events fit for a King
Each January, Penn and surrounding communities come together to commemorate the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Included below are a few events featured around campus throughout the 13-day celebration. For the complete listing, visit www.vpul.upenn.edu/ohe/mlk/calendar.php. Monday, Jan. 18
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Penn and Milken Family Foundation launch business competition to improve education
Jill Disanto-Hanes Recognizing that education plays a critical role in today’s knowledge-based society, Penn’s Graduate School of Education and the Milken Family Foundation have launched a global education business plan competition calling for entrepreneurial ideas and innovative solutions to persistent challenges in education.
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What ails America’s health care policies?
As a boy, Tom Baker was fascinated with his father’s work as a doctor. But it wasn’t so much the white coat, stethoscope, or relationship Bruce Baker had with the patients in his family practice in upstate New York that captured young Tom’s imagination.
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Not Yet, Not Yet
President Obama’s historic election in November of 2008 ushered in a new era in American social and political history, a post-racial age in which all past wrongs are null and void, and are to be forgotten and forgiven.
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Keeping resolutions
It’s the beginning of January again and you know what that means: Resolutions. Should old acquaintance be forgot? No, but some of your bad habits certainly should become distant memories. There are lots of programs on campus to help you live up to your New Year's promises and make this year better than the last.
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Putting the brakes on vehicular injuries
In July of 1995, a 20-day-old baby was rushed to the emergency room at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia after being in a car crash. The baby had been riding in a car seat in the passenger side of a Ford Escort when it collided with another vehicle. The airbags deployed, killing the infant. The driver survived.
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A rich and storied history
Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Beth S. Wenger, director of the Jewish Studies Program, calls her entry into the field an “evolution.”