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Touring Exhibition of Masterworks on Display at Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery
PHILADELPHIA - Prints by Durer, Bruegel, Rubens, Rembrandt, Boucher, Goya and other master painters are featured in "The Early Modern Painter-Etcher," which runs through June 11 at the at the Arthur Ross Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania. The exhibition surveys etchings from the 16th-18th centuries by more than 60 European artists who took up the challenge of making works on paper. It highlights "experimental" sheets, which, in some cases, feature the single printed work an artist made.
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Organization of American Historians Honors University of Pennsylvania Scholars
PHILADELPHIA-- Four scholars from the University of Pennsylvania have been honored by the Organization of American Historians. Mark J. Stern, professor of social work and co-director of Penn's urban studies program; Michael B. Katz, professor of history; and Penn doctoral candidate in sociology Jamie J. Fader have been named 2006 Binkley-Stephenson Award winners by the for best scholarly article published in the Journal of American History in the preceding year.
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University of Pennsylvania's Statewide Economic Impact Is $9.6 Billion a Year, Report Reveals
PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania, including its Health System, contributes $9.6 billion annually to the state economy through its salaries, purchases, research, construction projects, taxes and indirect and induced expenditures, according to an independent economic and fiscal impact report issued this week by Econsult Corp. of Philadelphia.This figure, which translates roughly to $25 million daily, underscores that Penn is not only a premier international institution of higher education but is a powerful economic engine as well.
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Out and About: Walkabout
Columns Ask Benny: Does Penn have its own bell tower? Out and About: Walkabout
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Foer on form
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Honey, we’re out of control
TELEVISION/A new TV series hosted by a Penn prof helps families get back on track with diet, lifestyle. What does it take to get Americans to change their children’s diets? A new TV show hosted by a School of Medicine professor is using cutting edge technology to show parents what their chubby young kids will look like at age 40 if they continue to eat junk food and favor TV and video games over exercise. The results aren’t pretty.
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Philadelphia native Zoe Strauss only started taking pictures when she received a camera for her 30th birthday, six years ago. Since then, the self-taught photographer has made a point of chronicling people and places in the city that have been overlooked. Her arresting and moving images have received numerous accolades, including a 2005 Pew Fellow Award and an invitation to participate in the 2006 Whitney Biennial—the only Philadelphia artist to be asked.
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Where it all began
Q&A/The mysteries of the universe—where it came from, what it’s made of—have intrigued Licia Verde since she was a young girl. Fortunately for her, she’s part of a research project that aims to answer just those kind of fundamental questions, and offer humankind a greater understanding of our vast, confounding universe. “The amazing thing is that we can use scientific method, mathematics and physics to describe the whole universe.”
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Movable Feast: World Cafe Live
Columns Ask Benny: Does Penn have its own bell tower? Out and About: Walkabout
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Jane Fonda to speak at bookstore
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