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University of Pennsylvania to Be Honored for Green Power Purchase at PennFuture Luncheon Tuesday

WHAT: The University of Pennsylvania will be among eight organizations statewide to be honored for their green-power purchases at PennFuture’s annual Green Power Awards luncheon. Businesses and institutions that are taking the lead in creating new renewable supply and are advancing policies that develop the renewable energy market will also be honored.WHEN: Noon-2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 16WHERE: The Hilton Inn at Penn, 3600 Sansom St., PhiladelphiaDETAILS: Penn is purchasing 200,000 megawatt-hours per year of its electricity from wind energy.

“I’m Not Rockefeller”: 33 Philanthropists Share Charitable-Giving Approaches in Study by Penn Philanthropy Center

 PHILADELPHIA — A sizable percentage of high-net-worth givers do not see themselves as philanthropists even though each gives away about a million dollars or more annually.That is among the findings of a study by the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy.The CHIP study involved structured interviews with 33 anonymous high-net-worth individuals, each capable of giving $1 million annually.

President Amy Gutmann Commits University of Pennsylvania to Increased Levels of Service

PHILADELPHIA –- At today’s ServiceNation Summit in New York, University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann joined other college and university presidents in committing their institutions to increased national service. The Summit is a gathering of national leaders to mobilize a campaign for a new era of service and civic engagement in which all Americans will work together to solve the country’s most persistent societal challenges.

Penn's Division of Information Systems and Computing Receives ISO Certification

PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania’s central computing organization, Information Systems and Computing, has received certification from the International Organization for Standardization for its data center, the first in the Ivy League to do so. “The ability of our organization to obtain international certification provides tangible proof that ISC is focused on being the best it can be,” ISC Vice President Robin Beck said.

Penn's Project for Civic Engagement Paints Perspectives About Regional Arts and Culture onto "The Big Canvas"

PHILADELPHIA — The second phase of “The Big Canvas,” a series of public forums about arts and culture, will be launched on Sept. 20. The Big Canvas, an activity of the University of Pennsylvania’s Project for Civic Engagement, features seven public forums around the region throughout September and October.

Penn Physicist Available to Discuss the First Beam of the Large Hadron Collider, Live from CERN

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Live Arts and Fringe

WHAT: The Philadelphia Live Arts and Philly Fringe Festival, now in its 11th year, features some of the most groundbreaking, provocative and hilarious dance, theater, puppetry and music you’ll ever get the chance to see. WHEN: The festival got underway late last month and runs through Sept. 13.

Stem Cell Pioneer

Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Penn’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine was created for the sole purpose of encouraging groundbreaking discoveries in stem cell biology.

Staff Q&A: Bill Keller

Fels welcomes Thornburgh

By The Current Staff David Thornburgh has consulted nonprofit and for-profit clients on strategic planning and policy issues, helped to nurture economic growth as director of Wharton’s Small Business Development Center, and worked as a passionate advocate for the Philadelphia region.