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Breaking ground on Penn Park
Phase I of the University’s Penn Connects plan has begun with the development of Penn Park, a $40 million urban landscape project that will bring much-needed open and athletic space to University City.
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The Potts Mansion
The Potts Mansion at 3905 Spruce Street has served Penn, in one way or another, for more than 120 years.
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What’s the story behind the ICA?
Dear Benny: I walk by the Institute of Contemporary Art almost every day and would like to know if it’s a part of Penn. What sorts of shows does it have? How long has it been around?—Art Lover
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An opera, first animated, now comes to the stage
John Kindness Wendy Steiner believes musical theater is more than just song and dance. “Showboat,” she points out, examined racism in the Deep South. “West Side Story” illuminated gang violence.
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Writing in a community
According to Kelly Writers House Director Jessica Lowenthal, the art of writing happens best in a community. “People write well when they’re writing in concert,” Lowenthal says. “There’s a sense that there’s an immediate audience, but also a sense that there’s feedback from people you trust before you put the work out there.”
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Thinking big
Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Marilyn Jordan Taylor says it’s a great time to be thinking big about design.
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Penn Receives $1.7 Million to Enhance Global Understanding of Parasitic Genomes
PHILADELPHIA -– The University of Pennsylvania has received a $1.7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help researchers share data and develop tools to fight globally neglected diseases.
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Penn Names Christian Conroy to Be State Director of the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers
PHILADELPHIA -- Christian Conroy has been named state director of the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers.The announcement was made by Steven J. Fluharty, vice provost for research at Penn and chair of the Pennsylvania SBDC Oversight Board.Conroy, interim state director of the SBDC for more than a year, has been with the organization for 15 years, serving as associate state director for nine.
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Social Work Awareness Month Film Screening: "King Gimp"
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Penn Graduate School of Education Hosts "Higher Education and the Economic Downturn"