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Penn School of Social Policy and Practice Marks 100 Years at the National Council on Social Work Education
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Penn Engineering Establishes Rachleff Scholars Program to Foster Research, Leadership, Community Outreach
PHILADELPHIA –- The School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania has established the Rachleff Scholars honors program offering undergraduates the early opportunity to conduct research with University faculty, organize partnerships with regional industry and perform community outreach.
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Penn Nursing Study Finds Skin Color Plays Significant Role in Failure to Detect Rape Injuries
PHILADELPHIA — Researchers the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing found that victims of sexual assault with dark skin are less likely than those with light skin to have their injuries identified, documented and treated, leaving them disadvantaged in the health-care and criminal-justice systems, according to a new study published in the November issue of The American Journal of Emergency Medicine.
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President Amy Gutmann issues a statement on Penn and the economy
Dear Members of Our University Community:Over the last few weeks the world has seen the American capital and credit markets experience their worst turmoil in three generations. It is no wonder that the state of the economy is on everyone’s mind, even as we go about our day-to-day work of studying, teaching, conducting research, volunteering in our communities and supporting the mission of this great university.Dear Members of Our University Community:
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Penn to Host International Research Forum of Nine APEC Members to Improve Math, Science Teacher Preparation
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education will host delegations of senior education researchers and policy makers from nine members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum on Oct. 26-27 to plan an international study on secondary-school math- and science-teacher preparation.
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Penn to Host "Impact '08 in Pennsylvania: Building a Better, Safer World"
PHILADELPHIA -- Henry Kissinger and Robert Rubin are among national leaders who will speak Oct. 22 at the University of Pennsylvania as part of “Impact ’08 in Pennsylvania: Building a Better Safer World.”
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”Kings, Chiefs and Women of Power: Images From Nigeria” to Open at Penn’s Arthur Ross Gallery
PHILADELPHIA — “Kings, Chiefs and Women of Power: Images From Nigeria,” which opens at the University of Pennsylvania’s Arthur Ross Gallery on Nov. 14, is an exhibit of 30 large Cibachrome prints by Phyllis Galembo.These photographs, taken in 1993-1994, highlight the costumes, customs and traditions of the Benin and southern Nigerian communities.
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Penn Announces Continued Commitment to Affordability
PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania announced today that it remains firmly committed to making a Penn education affordable for students from all economic backgrounds regardless of the uncertain economic times.“The founder of the University of Pennsylvania, Benjamin Franklin, once commented that an investment in education pays the best dividends,” Penn President Amy Gutmann said. “His perspective came during a period of history when an emerging nation also faced turbulent times.”
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Penn makes the grade in sustainability
Last month, the Cambridge, Mass.-based Sustainable Endowments Institute issued the latest edition of its College Sustainability Report Card, an annual review of the environmental sustainability efforts being made by colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. Of the nearly 300 schools surveyed in the report, only 15 received an A-minus—the highest grade awarded this year. Penn was one of them.
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Nano in action
Douglas M. Yates, technical director of the Penn Regional Nanotechnology Center, studies samples using a state-of-the-art field emission transmission electron microscope. Photo credit: Mark Stehle