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Dear Benny, As an art lover, I’ve noticed many outdoor sculptures as I walk around campus, but know there must be more. Is there a way I can find out the location of all of the sculptures at Penn, as well as information about the artists who made them?—Sucker for Sculpture
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Douglas Brinkley—a renowned historian who has contributed to, written or edited more than 60 books—knows a thing or two about a good interview. “The first rule is to know your subject,” he said at a Feb. 15 talk at Kelly Writers House. “Always try to interview people in their homes, never in their place of business.”
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Show Marie Savard a woman, and she can instantly tell if they’re more susceptible to heart disease or osteoporosis and if they should take up cardio or strength training as the best way to lose weight. Savard Nu’70GrNu’72 M’76 is a successful and well regarded internist, women’s health expert and advocate for patient rights—but she’s hardly a clairvoyant. So, how does she know a woman’s health future just by looking at her?
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Surely you know where the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library is, even if you haven’t been inside. The massive brick building takes up more than a block along Walnut Street (between 34th and 36th), and faces College Green, the very heart of campus. Claes Oldenberg’s “Split Button,” one of the most recognizable sculptures on campus, sits right in front of the steps.
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Jeanne Arnold says affirmative action is no longer just about ensuring people access to opportunities. That much, she says, is now assured, thanks to laws recently upheld by the Supreme Court.
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Note to TV producers and assignment editors: The University of Pennsylvania has an on-campus television studio with live-shot capability for interviews with Penn experts.Jennifer Pinto-Martin, a professor in the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, is a leading researcher in the nature and detection of autism spectrum disorder.
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WHO: The voices of Malcolm X, James Baldwin, Medgar and Charles Evers, Martin Luther King Jr. and more. Plus a panel of academics discussing "Who Speaks for the Negro," the 1965 book for which the interviews were conducted. WHAT: "When Civil Rights Was Only a Dream" a roundtable discussion of Robert Penn Warren's taped interviews for his book "Who Speaks for the Negro?"WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 24, at 6 p.m.WHERE: Kelly Writers House3805 Locust WalkUniversity of Pennsylvania
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WASHINGTON -- For the last few years evidence that we are living on a very "weird" universe has been growing: the expansion of the universe is accelerating, and one theory proposed to account for this acceleration is what has been termed "dark energy."