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Study Finds Cognitive Therapy at Least as Effective as Drugs in Long-Term Treatment of Severe Depression
PHILADELPHIA – A new study indicates that cognitive therapy is at least as effective as medication for long-term treatment of severe depression, and it is less expensive. The findings, by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt University, undercut opinions now held by many in the psychiatric profession.Principal investigators Robert J. DeRubeis of Penn and Steven D. Hollon of Vanderbilt and their colleagues will present the work Thursday, May 23 at the annual conference of the American Psychiatric Association in Philadelphia.
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"At the Cutting Edge: The State of the Art Quilt " at the Arthur Ross Gallery
WHO: Philadelphia artists Cindy Friedman, Amy Orr, Leslie Pontz, Emily Richardson, Lonni Rossi and Deborah SchwartzmanWHAT: "At the Cutting Edge: The State of the Art Quilt" exhibitionWHERE: Arthur Ross Gallery, Furness Library Building, University of Pennsylvania, 220 S. 34th Street.WHEN: June 15 through July 28, 2002.
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Scientists Find a Gene That's Key to Cloning Success but Also Hints at Serious Hurdles to Reproductive Cloning
PHILADELPHIA – Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have found that the activity of a single gene is a powerful predictor of whether newly cloned mammalian embryos will survive and thrive, but the gene's sporadic expression in cloned mouse embryos casts fresh doubt on prospects for reproductive human cloning.The findings, by a team led by K. John McLaughlin and Hans R. Schöler of Penn's School of Veterinary Medicine, are described in the May 15 issue of the journal Genes & Development.
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Jim Lehrer's Commencement Address to the 246th Graduating Class of the University of Pennsylvania
Thank you very much. It is a supreme honor and pleasure to be with all of you here this morning, in the Pennsylvania sunshine. I am most particularly pleased to be honored in the same breath with Joan Ganz Cooney, Eric Hobsbawm, Irwin Jacobs, Richard E. Smalley, and all of you, our sister and brother classmates in the class of 2002. If we are in fact known by the company we keep, I know I will never do any better than this.
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Michael Eric Dyson Named to Faculty at Penn
PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania has announced the appointment of Michael Eric Dyson as Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities. Dyson, 43, is currently the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Professor and Professor of Religious Studies at DePaul University. He has taught at the Chicago Theological Seminary, the University of North Carolina, and Columbia and Brown universities. At Penn, he will teach courses in the Religious Studies department and in the Afro-American Studies program.
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Penn's Judith Rodin: U.S. needs "a constant infusion of brainpower from all over the world"
All knowledge, including the fruits of our research, is not the birthright of a nation, but a gift to the world. As America's first University, Penn embraces this truth. We welcome students and scholars from around the globe. While they come to Penn to pursue opportunity and excellence in their chosen fields, they dramatically expand our body of knowledge, raise our cultural awareness, and invariably make spectacular contributions to the world.
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Cinema deal
After a nearly two-year search, Penn has found a partner to turn its movie theater from a coming attraction into a reality. Penn has signed a lease with Cinebridge and National Amusements to bring “The Bridge: Cinema De Lux” to campus. The six-screen theater, under construction at 40th and Walnut streets, will open by the end of this year and show first-run commercial and art films.
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Staff Q&A: Bruce Warren
Bruce Warren looks almost too hip for public radio. With an earring in one ear and a wiry frame, the programming guru behind WXPN is a surprising contrast to other public radio personalities, for instance National Public Radio “Morning Edition” host Bob Edwards. But Warren is very much about and for public radio. The proof is in the almost 11 years he has dedicated to making ’XPN (88.5 FM), Penn’s public radio station, the innovative musical powerhouse that it is today.
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On the beach
The Current has added two summer issues to keep faculty and staff informed of events and critical news during the academic break. We will appear June 20 and July 18 in our new, shorter summer format, designed to fit in your beach bag with the sunscreen and the towel. The Current will resume its biweekly publication schedule and return to its regular eight-page format Sept. 5. For deadline information, visit our deadlines page.
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Seminars for retirement and work
To help you plan for the future, Human Resources is offering retirement education seminars. Run by TIAA-CREF and the Vanguard Group, the seminars will teach you the basics on retirement investing and bring you up to speed on the new tax law changes for retirement planning. A Penn benefits specialist will also be on hand to explain next year’s salary deferral forms. Seminars are held in the Ben Franklin Room, 218 Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce St. Pre-registration not required. Refreshments served. Investments: Beyond the Basics