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Examining the ACL epidemic

. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in week 11 of the 2006 season, missed the remaining six regular season games and the playoffs, and still wasn’t 100 percent at the start of the 2007 season, nearly a year later. New Orleans Saints running back Deuce McAllister tore his right ACL in 2005, and then tore his left one in 2007, missing a total of 24 games.

Science Pioneer

Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Renowned physicist, longtime Penn professor and World War II refugee Fay Ajzenberg-Selove says before her father sent her off to engineering school at the University of Michigan, he taught her one important life skill: How to hold her liquor, so she could hang tough with her male classmates.

Americans still wary of mentally ill

Americans’ attitudes toward mental illnesses—how they’re caused, and how they’re treated—have changed dramatically over the course of the past decade. But there’s one thing that hasn’t changed, says Penn Professor of Sociology Jason Schnittker: The way Americans view the people who actually suffer from mental illness.

Penn Announces $50 Million Penn Integrates Knowledge Neurosciences Initiative

PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania will make a major investment in neuroscience, the interdisciplinary study of brain/behavior relationships and nervous-system diseases, with a $50 million contribution from Penn’s Health System to endow five new Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) professorships.

Social work at Penn celebrates 100 years; Nader to speak

By The Current Staff This year, the University celebrates 100 years of the study of social work. To help commemorate, the School of Social Policy and Practice has tapped a speaker known as a crusader for consumer rights, provocative author and sometime Presidential candidate—Ralph Nader.

Staff Q&A/Robert Preucel

Photo credit: Mark Stehle Robert Preucel considers himself fortunate that, just as his interest in Native American cultures and peoples was blossoming, he was able to take advantage of one of the region’s most valuable sources of information on the subject: The Penn Museum.

'Process in Print'

WHAT:“Process in Print” is a new exhibit of 30 master prints, dating from the early 20th century to the present, from the collection of David and Susan Goode. WHERE: Arthur Ross Gallery, at the Fisher Fine Arts Library, 220 South 34th St.

An intro to (green) Penn

The PennGreen pre-orientation program that student leaders are planning for August 2009 will give incoming freshman a “green” introduction to both Penn and Philadelphia.

Pennsylvania Punch Bowl

Penn College of General Studies Changes Name to College of Liberal and Professional Studies, Offers New Programs

PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania’s College of General Studies has changed its name to the College of Liberal and Professional Studies. It is also redefining and expanding its mission and vision in response to changing global and national trends in higher education.