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Homecoming Events
Sure, plenty of Penn alumni work here, but it’s not everyday they get to take gallery tours, attend a sing-a-long or root for the Quakers in a big football game against Princeton. Homecoming weekend gives alumni that chance. Below are just a few of the events scheduled. For a complete list and registration information, go to www.alumni.upenn.edu/homecoming2005. Friday, Nov. 4 1:30 to 6 p.m.
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Expert Comment on Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court
Expert Comment on Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court from the University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolOct. 31, 2005Nathaniel Persily, professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania, researches, teaches and writes about constitutional law, the Supreme Court, judicial appointments and constitutional history.
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Joan Hendricks Named Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA -- Joan Hendricks has been named dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The announcement was made today by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Ronald J. Daniels.Hendricks, who will assume the position Jan. 1, succeeds Alan Kelly, who is stepping down after 11 years.
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Six Penn Professors Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
PHILADELPHIA -- Six faculty members of the University of Pennsylvania have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are professors from Penn's School of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Science, School of Medicine and Wharton School.This year AAAS recognized 376 members for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. The new Fellows will be officially inducted Feb. 18, during the 2006 AAAS Annual Meeting in St. Louis.
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Expert Comment on Harriet Miers' Withdrawl from Consideration for the Supreme Court
Expert Comment on Harriet Miers' Withdrawal from Consideration for the Supreme Court from the University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolOct. 27, 2005Theodore Ruger, professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania, researches, teaches and writes about the history of the Supreme Court, judicial appointments and constitutional history. He's currently researching and writing about the powers of the chief justice.
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Six Penn Professors Elected to the Institute of Medicine
PHILADELPHIA -- Six faculty members of the University of Pennsylvania are among the 64 researchers and physicians named to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies today. The six include professors from Penn's School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine and School of Nursing.The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to honor professional achievement in the health sciences and to serve as a national resource for independent analysis and recommendations on issues related to medicine, biomedical sciences and health.
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Living between the covers
Top Stories Living between the covers A gem with rough edges
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For The Record: Imprisonment 101
William Smith’s 1753 essay, A General Idea of the College of Mirania, landed in the hands of the right person: Ben Franklin.
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Turning exercise into electricity—one step at a time
RESEARCH/This Penn biologist took just 30 minutes to invent a power-generating backpack. In the middle of Larry Rome’s biology lab sits a treadmill. Overhead, a ring of high-tech cameras points down at the clunky piece of exercise equipment, and a computer nearby flashes a video of a man walking with an odd-looking backpack. “The funny thing is,” says Rome, “two years ago, none of this stuff was here.” Certainly, for much of his career in biology, Rome had little use for a treadmill, much less cameras like those Hollywood producers use to create special effects.
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Man of letters
Dana Gioia has been a business executive, a poet, a translator, a critic and, now, chair of the National Endowment for the Arts. This accomplished man of letters of Italian and Mexican descent is a fitting speaker for Kelly Writer’s House’s Sixth Annual Gay Talese Lecture, which each year brings a prominent Italian-American author to campus.