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Out & About: Drawing their own conclusions
The exhibit now up on the walls of the Arthur Ross Gallery brings to Penn some remarkable drawings by 19th-century art stars like Degas, Cezanne and Ingres. Even more remarkable, perhaps, is the fact that it’s here at all.
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From smaller jaws to larger brains?
Associate Professor of Surgery Hansell Stedman has discovered a clue that may help solve a long-running evolutionary puzzle—how the brain was able to expand, thus distinguishing humans from their primate predecessors. He and his colleagues in the School of Medicine have found a genetic mutation that makes the jaw muscles of humans significantly smaller and weaker than those of primates. Since news of the discovery appeared in the March issue of Nature, media outlets worldwide have trumpeted the find as the “missing link” between apes and humans.
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Six Penn Professors Win Guggenheim Fellowships
PHILADELPHIA Six University of Pennsylvania professors in the School of Arts and Sciences -- the School's largest number of recipients in one year since 1995 -- have been awarded the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship. Each year the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation recognizes distinguished scholarly achievement and exceptional promise for future accomplishment by granting aid to scholars, artists and writers pursuing research in any field and creation in any area of the arts except the performing arts.
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Economics Day at Penn to Focus on U.S. Domestic and Foreign Deficits
WHO: Paul Krugman, New York Times columnist and professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton UniversityJeremy Siegel, professor of finance at Penn's Wharton SchoolDouglas Holtz-Eakin, director of the Congressional Budget Office and professor of economics at the Maxwell School, Syracuse UniversityWHAT: "Domestic and Foreign Deficits of the United States: Are They a Problem?"WHEN: Friday, April 16, 2:30-4:30 p.m.WHERE: Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum, 33rd and Spruce streets
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Creator of Math Game Played by Millions of Students Attends Tournament at Penn Alexander School
WHO:Philadelphia native Robert Sun, creator of the "24 game," and 50 students from Penn Alexander, Bryant and Lee elementary schools.WHAT:Students from three elementary schools will take part in a "24 tournament," and the game creator will hand out prizes to winners.WHEN:April 15, 2004, 3:30-5 p.m. (Prizes handed out at the end)WHERE:Towne Building220 S. 33rd St. (33rd Street and Locust Walk)Adults without children may have never heard of it, but the "24 game" has become something of a sensation among the elementary-school set.
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Evolutionary Biologist, Science Critic Richard Lewontin to Speak at Penn Humanities Forum
WHO: Richard Lewontin, evolutionary biologist, authorWHAT: "Should People Believe What Scientists Say? The Problem of Elite Knowledge in a Democratic Society"The event is free, but registration is required: humanities.sas.upenn.edum/03-04/lewontin.html WHEN: 5 p.m., Wednesday, April 14, 2004WHERE: Dunlop Auditorium, Stemmler Hall, 3450 Hamilton Walk (one half-block south of 34th and Spruce streets,) Philadelphia
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Penn Urban Research Institute's April 14 Symposium To Address Globalization, Cities, Jobs and the Economy
WHAT:"Globalization: Cities, Jobs and the National Economy" will explore job security, urban development and sustainable economic growth in this era of increasing globalization.
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National Civics Project Coming to Pennsylvania High Schools
Student Voices Aims to Engage State Young People in Political Process PHILADELPHIA -- Pennsylvania high school students will have the chance next fall to participate in a national program to engage young people in politics and government and prepare them to become active citizens.
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Star Making Peaked Five Billion Years Ago; Expect Darkness
PHILADELPHIA -- The universe reached the climax of its star-building activity five billion years ago -- more recently than previously thought -- according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Edinburgh.
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Penn Hosts "Effective Philanthropy in Challenging Times," A Week with Non-Profit Legend Richard Marker
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice is hosting a week-long seminar on “Effective Philanthropy in Challenging Times,” featuring Richard Marker, a leader in the non-profit sector, from June 15 to 19.An introduction to the essence of grant-making and philanthropy, this seminar is designed for those in their first few years in the non-profit sector.