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John L. Jackson Jr. Named to PIK Professorship at Penn
PHILADELPHIA -- John L. Jackson Jr. has been named the first Penn Integrates Knowledge professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Jackson is currently at Duke University. At Penn, he will become the Richard Perry University Associate Professor of Communications and Anthropology, holding joint appointments in Penn's Annenberg School for Communication and School of Arts and Sciences. He will also be affiliated with the Center for Africana Studies.
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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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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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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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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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Penn Relays
Later this month the track and field world will descend on West Philadelphia for the world’s most famous track meet—the Penn Relays. For 111 years, the Penn Relay Carnival has provided an opportunity for athletes from around the world, and of all ages, to run in a track and field event unlike any other. In the past 10 years alone, more than 100,000 men and women have run at the Relays. They have ranged in age from 8 to 80. And they have included everyone from high school stars to some of the most celebrated Olympians in history (think Michael Johnson, Carl Lewis and others).
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For The Record: In the swim
These days, Penn swimmers take the plunge either at the Pottruck pool or the aging but still serviceable Hutchinson facility. Back in the 1890s, the aquatically inclined headed to the recently opened Houston Hall, where a swimming pool shared basement space with a gymnasium and a bowling alley. One floor up, students could play billiards, sit down to a game of chess or checkers or spend some quality post-lap time in the “smoking and lounging” room. Women were excluded from Houston’s basement, though they could visit the first floor as guests of male students.
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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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