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Elizabeth Jelin to Lecture at Penn on Memories of State Violence: The Past in the Present
WHO: Elizabeth Jelin, director of the graduate program in social sciences,Universidad de General Sarmiento - IDES, Buenos AiresWHAT: Public lecture WHEN: April 11, 5:15-7:30 p.m.WHERE:Room 109, Annenberg School for Communication on Penn's campus
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Penn Vet's Brinster Receives Gairdner Foundation International Award for His Scientific Achievements
PHILADELPHIA -- Ralph Brinster, a professor in the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, will be awarded the Gairdner Foundation International Award on Oct. 26 in Toronto. Brinster is receiving the award for his "pioneering discoveries in germ line modification in mammals."
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University of Pennsylvania, Largest University Buyer Of Wind Energy in the Nation, Triples Its Purchase
PHILADELPHIA -- Under a new agreement, the University of Pennsylvania will now purchase nearly 30 percent of its energy needs from wind-generated power, nearly tripling its wind-energy purchase. Following a previous wind-energy purchase of 40,000 megawatt-hours annually from Pennsylvania wind farms, Penn's new agreement to purchase 112,000 MWh each year for the next five years from wind farms across the country represents the largest retail purchase of green power in the nation by an institution of higher education.
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Penn Professor Testifies at U.S. Copyright Office, Seeks Legal Right to Use DVD Clips in the Classroom
WHO: Peter Decherney, assistant professor of cinema studies at the University of PennsylvaniaWHAT: Decherney's testimony at U.S. Copyright Office proceedingWHEN: Monday, April 3, 9 a.m.2:30 p.m.WHERE: Library of Congress, Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave., SE, LM-649, Mumford Room, in Washington, D.C.
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Penn Nurse Practitioner Students Partner with Sayre Students to Evaluate Elementary Students
PHILADELPHIA -- Students at West Philadelphia's Sayre High School who are taking a class on medical intake procedures have been working alongside University of Pennsylvania nurse practitioner students and nursing faculty to learn accurate growth assessment.Together, they have been assessing the height and weight of elementary school-aged children in the Beacon after-school program at Sayre.Nursing Professor Terri Lipman has been supervising this partnership project, funded through the Penn Center for Community Partnerships.
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Ask Benny: Olmsted Jr. and the Morris Arboretum
Columns Ask Benny: Olmsted Jr. and the Morris Arboretum Out and About: Down by the river
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Movie talk
Penn is playing a starring role in this year’s Philadelphia Film Festival. More than half the films in the festival are being screened at venues on or near campus and Penn experts are on hand, too, to discuss the movies at a series of Cine Cafes. These free informal discussions, with complimentary refreshments, enhance the filmgoing experience and are led by Penn movie mavens in the departments of Cinema Studies, Near Eastern Languages and Music. Monday, April 3
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The Penn Compact in Asia
By THE CURRENT STAFF After traveling earlier this year to India, Amy Gutmann recently returned from another leg of her Penn Compact World Tour. This time her travels for Penn took her to Hong Kong, Singapore and Beijing.
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It starts with Texas hold ’em
RESEARCH/Card gambling among teenage boys and young men is growing rapidly, and that’s a cause for worry, says this public policy researcher. With March Madness in full swing, many are finding themselves drawn into office pools or logging onto the online betting bonanza that now accompanies the three-week college basketball tournament. For most, it’s a once-a-year foray into the high thrills world of betting. For others, it’s one more opportunity to indulge a regular gambling habit.
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The Fest's Best
The 25th annual Philadelphia Film Festival rolls into town again from March 30 through April 11 and takes up residence in three venues in University City: The Bridge (4012 Walnut St.), The Cinema at Penn (3925 Walnut St.) and International House (3701 Chestnut St.). Here’s just a sampling of the films in the neighborhood. For an entire list of citywide events and screenings, go to www.phillyfests.com.