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Bike, don't drive
Love the outdoors and want to get some exercise? Then strap on your helmet and hop on your bike for Penn’s Bike-to-Work/Bike-to-Class days from Thursday, April 22 through April 24. All Penn employees and students are encouraged to bike to campus to allieviate some of the traffic jams associated with the annual Penn Relays.
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Mitchell heads to Penn with Gutmann
Joann Mitchell will join the University on July 1 as vice president and chief of staff, filling the position recently vacated by Pedro Ramos. Mitchell is currently vice provost for administration at Princeton, where she manages the Priorities Committee, which consists of faculty, staff and students, and which recommends the operating budget and sets all departmental budgets. Mitchell also oversees Princeton’s policies on equal opportunity and affirmative action and has worked on the President’s Task Force on health and Well-Being.
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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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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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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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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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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.