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Wachovia Foundation Gives $138,540 to Penn's Teachers Institute to Improve Public-School-Teacher Education
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Penn Physicist Phil Nelson to Receive 2009 Emily M. Gray Award From Biophysical Society
PHILADELPHIA –- University of Pennsylvania physicist Philip Nelson has been awarded the 2009 Emily M. Gray Award from the Biophysical Society. The award is the international professional organization’s top honor for education and outreach.
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Egypt up close at Penn Museum
View a slideshow of images from the Egyptian collection and hear more from Joe Wegner. Photo credit: Candace diCarlo WHAT: The Egyptian Collection at the Penn Museum
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Making a difference in the fight against AIDS
Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Greg Bisson left for Botswana five years ago as an ambitious young epidemiologist with plans on making a real contribution to the massive fight there against HIV and AIDS.
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Walter E. Shinn
Photo credit: University Archives The Distinguished Flying Cross is awarded to United States military pilots for “heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight.” It is one of the highest honors in the American armed forces—and Walter E. Shinn, a 1939 Penn graduate, won two of them.
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“What Just Happened?”: Penn Political Scientists Gather Nov. 5 for Public Discussion of 2008 Presidential Election
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The Year of Comics at Penn
Galleries and classrooms around Penn are filled with images of both classic comic book superheores and the subversive antiheroes of the comics of the 60s and 70s, animation from both small and big studios and even a high-definition video screened at the Venice Biennale. The year of comics, animation and graphic novels at Penn is underway—and events and exhibits through the spring of 2009 showcase the diverse genres and techniques found in these art forms.
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Staff Q&A/Mike Vasilikos
Photo credit: Mark Stehle If the staff of WXPN likes a record, it gets played on the air. It’s really that simple, says Mike Vasilikos, the station’s brand-new assistant music director and on-air host.
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Seeking new menopause therapies
The menopausal transition—or “The Change”—can cause any number of uncomfortable symptoms in women. With an average onset of age 51, menopause can trigger hot flashes, sleep problems, mood changes, depression, irritability and a decrease in libido.
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Race and the 2008 election
The nomination of Barack Obama as the Democratic Party’s Presidential candidate has been hailed as the beginning of the “post-racial” time in American politics. But it seems unlikely that America is truly moving in that direction, says Rogers Smith, the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science.