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Penn Joins as Founding Member of Futurity, Novel Web Site of News From Leading Research Universities

PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania has joined a group of leading research universities to launch Futurity (www.futurity.org), an online research channel covering the latest discoveries in science, engineering, the environment, health and more. Penn is one of 35 founding partners supporting the site, which offers direct access to research news posted by Penn and other universities.

La Casa Latina turns diez with an exhibition honoring a decade of service

  Dancers perform at "La Gran Fiesta" celebrating La Casa Latina's 10th anniversary.

Dozens of Philadelphia Arts, Culture Groups to Showcase Their Wares at Locust Walk Fair Tuesday

 WHAT: Locust Walk Philadelphia Arts & Culture Fair, a signature event of Arts and the City Year at the University of Pennsylvania.WHO: Dozens of arts and culture institutions from the Philadelphia area will provide information about events and exhibits as well as the special deals they are offering for area college students.WHERE: Locust Walk in the heart of the Penn campusWHEN: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 29

At Penn, there's art in the air

  As part of Penn’s Arts & the City Year, more than 30 Penn, Philadelphia and regional arts and cultural institutions will participate in the Locust Walk Arts Fair, on campus from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29.

Penn Food Vendor to Host ‘Eat Local Challenge’ to Support Local Food Sources, Promote Healthy Eating

Penn’s Neuroscience & Society Lecture Series Presents "Cognitive Enhancing Drugs: Neuroscience and Society”

WHAT:Barbara Sahakian, a world-renowned cognitive researcher and Penn Distinguished International Scholar, will present "Cognitive Enhancing Drugs: Neuroscience and Society," the first public talk in the Neuroscience & Society Lecture Series at the University of Pennsylvania. WHO:

Penn Bicyclist and Motorist “Share the Road” Awareness Event

Penn Geneticist Sarah A. Tishkoff Receives 2009 National Institutes of Health Pioneer Award

PHILADELPHIA –- University of Pennsylvania geneticist Sarah A. Tishkoff is among 18 recipients of the 2009 National Institutes of Health’s Pioneer Award. She and her fellow honorees are being honored at NIH headquarters in Bethesda, Md., today.

Penn Graduate School of Education Creates Peacemakers: Conflict Management for Youth Through Basketball

 PHILADELPHIA — Two professors from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education are teaming up with the Urban Youth Association at the Marian Anderson Recreation Center in South Philadelphia to help adolescents manage personal conflicts through interactive basketball games, starting in October.

Penn’s Center for Africana Studies to Host Conference on Africa Sept. 25-26

WHO: Leading scholars on Africa from the U.S., the United Kingdom and AfricaUniversity of Pennsylvania Center for Africana Studies-affiliated scholars, including:Tukufu Zuberi, Penn professor of sociology and department chair