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PHILADELPHIA – Pulitzer-Prize winning composer George Crumb, who taught at the University of Pennsylvania for more than 30 years, will be celebrated with a special concert in honor of his 80th birthday.
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PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Neuroscience & Society, a cross-disciplinary center focused on understanding and communicating the impact of neuroscience on society, has named its initial board of advisors. The board includes a Nobel laureate, the editor-in-chief of an international science journal, CNN’s chief medical correspondent and the chief executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Photo credit: Jeffrey Herman To celebrate the 80th birthday of famed composer George Crumb, who taught at Penn for more than 30 years, Philadelphia’s Orchestra 2001 will present a special concert at the Kimmel Center on Friday, Sept. 25.
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Photo credit: Candace diCarlo When President Bill Clinton tried in 1993 to reform health care, Cynthia Connolly remembers thinking something was missing from the debate.
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Dear Benny: How does Penn decide who paints the portraits of University presidents and provosts? Is it up to the President or Provost, or is there a committee who selects a particular artist? Some portraits are casual, while others are more formal—who decides this? And are the portraits always painted at the end of the President’s or Provost’s career?—Pondering Portraits
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Even before the 1,017-page America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 was made public, the Internet was abuzz with rumors and misinformation about the landmark health care reform legislation. To some observers, the health care debate is politics as usual. But for Brooks Jackson, director of FactCheck.org, a project of Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center, it is a golden opportunity to increase public knowledge and understanding of the facts.
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Photo credit: Mark Stehle Since becoming the inaugural director of Penn’s Advancing Women in Engineering Program two years ago, Michele Grab’s mission has been simple: recruit and retain female students in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.