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Penn Launches Undergraduate Program in Market and Social Systems Engineering, Nation’s First

 PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania has launched a first-of-its-kind program that will prepare undergraduate students to shape the technologies that underpin Web search, keyword auctions, electronic commerce, social and financial networks and the novel and unanticipated markets and social systems of the years ahead.

Staff Q&A/Doug Berger

Photo credit: Mark Stehle Doug Berger, executive director of the Business Services Division, is a man of many responsibilities around campus, including making sure the bills get paid and the lights stay on in Penn dorms.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Awards 288 Projects, $155 Million to University of Pennsylvania Research

PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania has received more than $155 million in research funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, awards that fund 288 studies in gene therapy, robotics, public education, neurological disorders, tobacco’s effect on health and more.

Penn Institute for Urban Research Symposium Will Examine Role of Arts in Philadelphia

Penn study finds most Americans prefer online privacy

Contrary to what many marketers claim, most Americans, regardless of age, do not want online advertisements tailored to their specific interests, and object to the ways marketers follow their moves on the internet, according to a study of consumer privacy spearheaded by Joseph Turow, professor of communication at Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication.

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.

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.

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.

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

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