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Expert Opinion: Franklin Allen on the U.S. economic downturn

The economic downturn that began when the U.S. housing bubble burst appears to only be getting worse. Housing values continue to tumble, prices for oil and other commodities are soaring, banks in both the U.S. and Europe are struggling, and even industry bellwether General Electric saw its earnings plummet recently. All of which begs the question: How much worse can things really get?

Harold E. Stassen

Penn Center for Computer Graphics Joins SIG to Build Region's Largest Motion-Capture Studio

PHILADELPHIA- – The Center for Computer Graphics at the University of Pennsylvania is partnering with Susquehanna International Group LLP to build a new computer graphics center and gallery for the program, as well as create the largest academic motion-capture studio in the region.

Carolyn Abbate Joins University of Pennsylvania Faculty as Professor of Music

PHILADELPHIA –- Carolyn Abbate, who ranks among the world’s foremost musicologists, has been appointed the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Pennsylvania, effective July 1. Abbate comes to Penn from Harvard University where she is the Radcliffe Alumnae Professor at Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and the Fanny Peabody Professor of Music.

The Penn Top Ten: 2008 Summer Reading List

The Penn Top 10 The faculty and staff of Kelly Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania have taken literary stock of their favorite books and chosen 10 for a 2008 summer reading list of oldies and newer selections. In alphabetical order they are: 1. “Brief Encounters with Che Guevara” by Ben Fountain (2007)2. “Fathers Playing Catch with Sons: Essays on Sport” by Donald Hall (1984)3. “Hannah Weiner’s Open House” by Hannah Weiner (2006)

Penn Museum to Celebrate the Republic of Turkey

PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology will spotlight Turkey in Turkish Delight! from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Saturday, May 3.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Holds Canine Search Scenario at Penn Vet

WHAT:The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will hold a K-9 search training session in the basement of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine today.The event is a demonstration for veterinary students and faculty, as well as a training session for explosive-detecting dogs. Seven dogs-in-training will run through a mock crime-scene scenario.WHERE:

Jeffrey Cooper Named Vice President for Government and Community Affairs at University of Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA –- Jeffrey Cooper, chief counsel for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and executive deputy general counsel in Gov. Edward Rendell’s administration, will become the University of Pennsylvania’s vice president for government and community affairs, Penn President Amy Gutmann has announced. He will assume his new position July 1.

Penn Law School Group Makes Recommendations on Northern Uganda Peace Process

PHILADELPHIA –- A University of Pennsylvania Law School group is recommending ways to implement the Agreement on Justice and Accountability between the Ugandan government and the Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group. Twelve Penn Law students and a professor, William Burke-White, are making the recommendations in a report on behalf of the Ugandan government.