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Penn Law Group Will Discuss Its Recommendations to Northern Uganda Peace Process

Penn Law Group Will Discuss Its Recommendations on Northern Uganda Peace Process WHO: William Burke-White, University of Pennsylvania Law School professor Penn Law School studentsWHAT: Presentation of recommendations to Ugandan governmentWHEN: April 23, 2008WHERE: University of Pennsylvania Law School 3400 Chestnut St. 245A Silverman Hall

Penn Vet World Awards Ceremony Provides $300,000 in Unrestricted Funding

What:Presentation of the First Penn Vet World Award and Penn Vet Student Inspiration AwardsWhere:Irvine Auditorium, University of Pennsylvania 3401 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PAWhen: 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Reception immediately followingWho:

University of Pennsylvania Faculty Members to Receive Lindback, Provost's Teaching Awards

New Prosthetic Limb, Electronic Traffic Glove and Mobile Solar Power Plant Win Penn's 2008 PennVention

PHILADELPHIA –- A new prosthetic accessory worn on the residual limb of a transtibial (below-knee) amputee was awarded the Grand Prize at the Fourth Annual PennVention competition for student inventors at the University of Pennsylvania's Weiss Tech House.

Penn Hosts: A Conversation with Dennis O'Brien

WHO: Dennis O’Brien, speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives WHAT: A free and open-to-the-public conversation about the importance of social policy, sponsored by the Master in Social Policy Program in the School of Social Policy and PracticeWHERE: University of Pennsylvania Houston Hall, Golkin Room3417 Spruce St., PhiladelphiaWHEN: Thursday, April 17, from 3 to 4:30 p.m.

Penn Science Café Presents: Talk the Talk –- Evolution for Everyone

WHO:Dr. Janet Monge, co-curator of the upcoming exhibit “Surviving: The Body of Evidence,” part of a Year of Evolution at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and AnthropologyWHAT:

Conference at Penn to Focus on Integration of Global Business/Environmental Concerns

Bernard Vallat of World Organization for Animal Health Is Named First Penn Vet World Award Recipient

PHILADELPHIA –- Bernard Vallat, director general of the World Organization for Animal Health, is the first recipient of the Penn Vet World Award from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. The award is to be given annually to a veterinarian who has dramatically changed the practice and image of the profession and substantially influenced the lives and careers of others. It provides $100,000 in unrestricted funding to the recipient.

University of Pennsylvania Selects Patkau Architects to Design New Student Residence on Hill Square

PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania has selected Patkau Architects of Canada as the designer for the new College House at Hill Square, the first new residential hall to be constructed at Penn in more than three decades. This project will bring together students, faculty and staff in a diverse community built on common intellectual interests.

Penn Students Vie for Top Prizes in Annual Invention Competition: PennVention

PHILADELPHIA –- The Weiss Tech House, a student-run hub of technological innovation at the University of Pennsylvania, announced today the 11 student inventions that will compete in the fourth annual PennVention competition.