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When Penn sociologist Kathryn Edin wanted to find out why so many poor young women in America have children out of wedlock, she went straight to the source. With her husband and two small children, she moved to Camden, where she lived for two and a half years, immersing herself in the local life and getting to know her neighbors.
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WHO: Marjorie O. Rendell, a judge with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and a 1969 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, will be honored with the 2005 Beacon Award from the Trustees' Council of Penn Women.WHAT: TCPW's Beacon Award, presented only six times in the past 18 years, recognizes an individual whose dedication and commitment to issues affecting women have achieved results.WHERE: Levy Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Penn Law School, 3400 Chestnut St., Philadelphia
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PHILADELPHIA The University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work is changing its name to the School of Social Policy & Practice.
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PHILADELPHIA -- Marjorie O. Rendell, a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit since 1997, will receive the 2005 Beacon Award from the University of Pennsylvania's Trustees' Council of Penn Women during a luncheon ceremony April 15.TCPW's Beacon Award, presented only six times in the past 18 years, recognizes an individual whose dedication and commitment to issues affecting women have achieved results.
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PHILADELPHIA -Four ethnic clusters from two major American collections are the focus of "Textiles of the Burma Hills" at the University of Pennsylvania Arthur Ross Gallery, 220 S. 34th St., April 23-June 26. The selection of traditional textiles on view provides a window to the minority cultures of the hill tribes.
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PHILADELPHIA -- In an initiative to generate new solutions to improve the plight of women across the globe, the University of Pennsylvania is convening the Penn Summit on Global Issues in Women's Health: Safe Womanhood in an Unsafe World, April 25-26. The summit will bring together world leaders in health, human rights, law and education to discuss far-ranging topics that relate directly to the safety and well being of women worldwide. The meeting is led jointly by Penn's School of Nursing and School of Medicine.
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PHILADELPHIA -- Cognitive therapy to treat moderate to severe depression works just as well as antidepressants, according to an authoritative report appearing today in the Archives of General Psychiatry. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt University, challenges the American Psychiatric Association guidelines that antidepressant medications are the only effective treatment for moderately to severely depressed patients.
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PHILADELPHIA -- A field of 56 has been winnowed to 11 as University of Pennsylvania students compete in PennVention, a contest for teams of Penn students to develop, patent and commericialize their inventions. The inventions range from high tech gadgets to fashionable consumer products, from potentially life-saving devices to an improved medical implant, with teams representing Penn School of Arts and Science, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Law School, School of Nursing and Wharton School.
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Nobel Prize winner Kofi Annan will speak at Penn’s 249th Commencement ceremony May 16. Annan, secretary general of the United Nations, has found himself at the center of some of the modern world’s most pressing crises—from weapons searches in Iraq to efforts to the promotion of civilian rule in Nigeria to the ongoing Israel-Palestine peace process—and his vast experience makes him an outstanding choice to speak to Penn graduates, Penn President Amy Gutmann said.