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Arjun G. Yodh Named Director of Penn's Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter

PHILADELPHIA –- Arjun G. Yodh, a researcher studying condensed matter physics, medical and biophysics and optics has been named director of the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter at the University of Pennsylvania.

Penn student performs his poetry for the President and First Lady

Joshua Bennett, a rising College senior, performed in the East Room of the White House for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at an evening celebrating poetry, music and spoken word May 12. The lineup included legendary actor James Earl Jones, writers Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, jazz bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding, jazz pianist Eric Lewis, composer and lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda and spoken word performer Mayda Del Valle.

The Penn Science Café Presents: Antimatter, Matter and How We Came To Be: The Science Behind "Angels & Demons"

WHO: Dr. Boris Kayser is a Fermilab Distinguished Scientist at Fermilab, a laboratory for the study of subatomic particles, and chair of the American Physical Society’s Division of Particles and Fields.WHAT:The Penn Science Café lecture series is free and open to the public. WHERE:Auditorium, Claudia Cohen Hall 249 S. 36th St.WHEN:Saturday, May 16, 7:30 p.m.DETAILS:

PennMOVES program gives unwanted items a second life

As Penn students move out of dorms and apartments for the summer, some leave behind piles of useable clothes, furniture, kitchen supplies and non-perishable food items. One University project has found a way to keep those items out of landfills.

Google CEO, Nobel Laureate, R&B Singer, Attorney General Headline Penn's Commencement Speaker List

 (Note for news media: Reporters and photographers covering the Commencement ceremony on May 18 at Franklin Field should pick up media badges at the Athletic Ticket Office at the stadium’s main entrance.)PHILADELPHIA –- Eric Schmidt, Google chairman and chief executive officer, will deliver the commencement address at the University of Pennsylvania’s University-wide ceremonies that begin at 10 a.m., Monday, May 18.

City Officials, Experts Discuss Vision for Neglected Industrial Lands Surrounding Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA -- The Penn Institute for Urban Research at the University of Pennsylvania will host “The Future of Cities: The World, The Nation, Philadelphia,” a free, public discussion between Philadelphia officials and experts on the city’s bold new vision for sustainable planning and infrastructure investment, at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 14. The event will be at the Academy of Natural Sciences.

Penn's Laurie Robinson Nominated to Be Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice Programs

PHILADELPHIA –-Laurie O. Robinson, director of the University of Pennsylvania Criminology Department’s Master of Science Program, has been nominated to be assistant attorney general of the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs. The Senate confirmation hearing is expected in June.

Attorney General Eric Holder to Speak at Penn's Jerry Lee Center of Criminology Ceremony

Penn IUR Hosts Book Signing and Discussion With Authors of 'Against the Wall: Poor, Young, Black and Male'

WHAT: An informal discussion, book signing, press conference and reception with the authors of “Against the Wall: Poor, Young, Blackand Male,” sponsored by Penn Institute for Urban Research at the University of Pennsylvania.WHO:

Write On

Poet, writer, activist and educator Nikki Giovanni has been one of America’s leading and most widely read poets for more than three decades. Her work often addresses racism, civil rights and equality, and she has been a strong voice for the black community. Carlos Andrés Gómez, a poet and actor from New York City, was the 2006 Toronto International Poetry Slam Champion and twice was a National Poetry Slam Finalist. The Christian Association at Penn presents both wordsmiths at its Open Mind for Africa event on May 9.