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Studying Sugar Ray
As a kid growing up in Los Angeles, Kenneth Shropshire knew quite a bit about Sugar Ray Robinson, both the boxer and the Hollywood showman.
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Royalty fees may hurt webcasters, including WXPN
Roger LaMay says WXPN has no problem paying royalty fees to the artists it plays on its airwaves and webcasts. So long as those fees are reasonable. Unfortunately, says LaMay, a recent ruling by the federal Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) is downright unreasonable—and if the ruling is upheld, the future of webcasting will be put in serious peril.
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Researchers link water pollution, invasive plants
Candace diCarlo Drive up I-476 to the northeast corner of Pennsylvania and it’s easy to find pristine lakes and ponds—beautiful bodies of water that look the same today as they did decades ago.
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The Henry Charles Lea Library
Where: 6th floor of Van Pelt Library Why: Because this magnificent wood-paneled library, complete with a fireplace, leaded skylight and 7,000 books was moved in its entirety from Dr. Lea’s Center City brownstone, creating an art-museum-worthy “period room” in the midst of Van Pelt’s sleek, modern spaces.
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The danger of extremism
Extremism seems to be everywhere these days, from the inflammatory political rhetoric of “us” vs. “them” to the abject poverty found in some of this nation’s cities and towns. And the extremist rhetoric and acute inequality are only getting worse, said Penn President Amy Gutmann, speaking at a March 30 conference sponsored by Penn’s Fontaine Society and Graduate Student Center. The solution, she believes, may lie in education.
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Penn's Annenberg Public Policy Center Hosts Online Philadelphia Mayoral Primary Primer
PHILADELPHIA -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center's Student Voices - Philadelphia website, student-voices.org/local.php?SiteID=10, is a virtual one-stop clearinghouse of information designed to help Philadelphia voters make informed choices on primary election day, May 15.
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Ezra Pound Poetry Recordings Added to PennSound, Penn's Extensive Web Archive of MP3 Poetry Sound Files
PHILADELPHIA - MP3 sound files of rare poetry recordings of Ezra Pound, as well as a set of his previously unknown private recordings made in 1962-1972, are now available for download on PennSound, writing.upenn.edu/pennsound. Based at the University of Pennsylvania, PennSound is the largest archive of digital poetry recordings online. The PennSound Ezra Pound page, edited by leading translator and author Richard Sieburth, is at writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/Pound.html.
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Cell Structures Exhibit Novel Behaviors, Mimic Red Blood Cells and Liquid Crystals, Penn Researchers Report
PHILADELPHIA -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University have manipulated the internal, structural components of cells, creating a set of simulated cellular structures with novel mechanical properties, including one that acts like a red blood cell and another that mimics the soft, elastic behavior commonly found in novel synthetic materials called liquid crystal elastomers.
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Penn Symposium Measures Philanthropic Impact
PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy and Practice is hosting the Benjamin Franklin Leadership Symposium to address "Effective Philanthropy: Measuring Impact" on Wednesday, April 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Prince Theater in the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St.
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Food Network's 'Dinner Impossible' Episode Filmed at Penn Fraternity; Brothers Slice, Dice, Shop and Serve
PHILADELPHIA - An upcoming episode of "Dinner Impossible," the Food Network's version of a culinary "Mission: Impossible," will feature Psi Upsilon fraternity brothers from the University of Pennsylvania doing their part to create a feast for Penn President Amy Gutmann and guests.Scheduled to air at 10:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 18, the half-hour show will be rebroadcast at 1:30 a.m., Thursday, April 19; 4:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., Sunday, April 22; and 2:30 a.m., Monday, April 23.