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Prince of darkness and light
French superstar Alain Delon’s 46-year film career spans two continents and more than 80 works, from such classics as “Purple Noon” to disaster pics like “The Concorde: Airport ’79.” But it is as a master portrayer of the dark, troubled souls of French cop films that he is best known by film lovers worldwide.
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A uniformly stimulating exhibit
There is something about a uniform. Whether it’s the schoolgirls’ crisp white blouses and plaid pleated skirts, the marching band’s bright brass buttons and splendid gold braid or College of Cardinals black cassocks and red birettas, they are all freighted with meaning and convey important information about rank, responsibilities and group identity.
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Santa Claus, visiting professor from the University of the North Pole
WHO: Santa Claus, visiting professor from the University of the North PoleWHAT: The physics demonstration laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania Department of Physics and Astronomy holds its seventh annual physics demonstration for area high school students. The lab will host three shows during two days.WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003, 9:30 a.m. and noonThursday, Dec. 11, 2003 10 a.m.WHERE: Auditorium A1, first floor, David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 209 S. 33rd Street on the University of Pennsylvania campus, Philadelphia
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Penn Law School Class to Attend Supreme Court Hearing on Pennsylvania Redistricting
MEDIA ADVISORYUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School Class to Attend Supreme Court Hearing on Pennsylvania Redistricting WHO:Penn Law School "Contemporary Issues in Law and Politics" classWHAT:Visit to U.S. Supreme Court for oral arguments in Vieth v. Jubilirer, a case concerning the constitutionality of redistricting of Pennsylvania's congressional districts WHEN:Dec. 10, 2003, 10 a.m.WHERE:U.S. Supreme CourtOne First St., NEWashington, D.C.
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New Production Technique May Let Scientists Fine-Tune Strength and Conductivity of Nanotube-Laced Materials
PHILADELPHIA -- Materials fortified with carbon nanotubes are strongest when the embedded filaments run parallel to each other, but electronic and thermal conductivity are best when the nanotubes are oriented randomly. That the finding from a team of engineers at the University of Pennsylvania who have developed a production technique that permits a finer and more precise dispersion of nanotubes within a material.
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Cytokine Signal Shuts Down Hyperactive T Cells; "Off Switch" Could Halt Inflammation And Autoimmunity
PHILADELPHIA -- Since their discovery, cytokines have provided biomedical researchers with a tangled web of immune-system pathways to unknot. While most known cytokines have a role in stimulating immunity, one cytokine, IL-27, may actually suppress CD4 T cells, the helper T cells that orchestrate the immune system response to infections, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.
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Penn Researcher: In Spite of Predictions, Child Abuse Did Not Increase after Welfare Reform
PHILADELPHIA -- Despite predictions to the contrary, the incidence of child abuse did not rise with the implementation of welfare reform.After analyzing data from a number of national sources on child abuse and neglect, Richard J. Gelles, dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania, concluded that, not only did maltreatment of children in the United States not increase after the 1996 passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, the opposite happened.
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Radnor School District Superintendent Named Director of Penn Center for Educational Leadership
PHILADELPHIA -- John A. DeFlaminis, retiring superintendent of the Radnor School District, has been named executive director of the Penn Center for Educational Leadership in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.
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BOOKQUICK/New from the University Press
"The Education of Jane Addams" Victoria Bissell Brown 432 pages, 30 illustrations, $39.95 hardcover
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Theodore Sorenson to Discuss "Presidents and Advisors during Crisis" in Penn Appearance
WHO: Theodore Sorenson, former special counsel and adviser to President John F. KennedyWHAT: The Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis and Response fall special event, residents and Advisors during CrisisWHEN: Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003, 3 p.m.WHERE: Huntsman Auditorium in Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut St. on the University of Pennsylvania campus, Philadelphia