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Fightin' Phils
The Philadelphia Phillies erased a quarter century of heartache for Philadelphia sports fans by winning the 2008 World Series, the city’s first major professional sports championship since 1983. Behind the arms of sole ace pitcher Cole Hamels and closer Brad Lidge, the Phillies defeated the Tampa Bay Rays four games to one.
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“Benjamin Franklin”
Throughout the 2008-09 academic year, the Current has taken a look at the stories behind some of Penn’s most well-known, and most obscure, pieces of public art. The tour concludes with the statue, “Benjamin Franklin.” To view a slideshow of a year of Campus Art Walk, visit the Current on the web at: www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current.
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Social moms make better moms, at least in baboons, according to Penn study
In the baboon world, female bonding can lead to a greater chance of survival.
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Penn on the ‘Tube Penn’s YouTube channel, at www.youtube.com/univpennsylvania, enables visitors to view videos of events from all across the University’s 12 schools, and of famous guests and speakers, past and present.
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Penn Bookstore book club
WHAT: In late May, the Penn Bookstore launched a free monthly book club geared towards professionals, but open to everyone—faculty, staff and non-Penn-affiliated members of the community.
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Inside the minds of casino customers
A potential casino customer has a number of decisions to make. Which casino to visit? When to go? How much money to spend? And where to spend that money—at slot machines or tables? Similarly, a potential hotel guest must decide where to stay, when to go, how many nights to stay, what services to use—such as room service or the mini bar—and if and when he or she will return.
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A year of ‘Connections’
Over the past 15 years, the World Wide Web has transformed human knowledge, research, communication and commerce. Consumers purchase goods at sites like Amazon.com and eBay.com, friends stay connected through sites like Facebook and MySpace, and scholars work collaboratively across long distances. But Peter Conn, a professor of English at Penn and director of the Penn English Program in London, says similar examples of connectedness can be traced back at least 2,000 years.
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Price named provost
A leading global expert on public opinion, social influence and political communication has been named the University’s 29th provost.
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Penn Positive Health Lecture Series: How Positive Emotions Improve Health and Lower Infection Risk
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Social Moms Make Better Moms, at Least in Baboons, According to Penn and UCLA Study
PHILADELPHIA –- Female baboons who have strong social relationships with other females give birth to offspring who are much more likely to survive to adulthood than baboons reared by less social mothers, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of California, Los Angeles, and others. The results support a growing body of research on humans — especially women — indicating that strong social networks are crucially important to health and reduced stress.