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Cool prize for chiller plant
The Module 7 Chiller Plant, the space-age apparition next to Murphy Field, will be honored by the American Institute of Architects at its May convention. It will receive one of 14 Honor Awards, the most noteworthy way the AIA recognizes excellence in the field. Completed in August, the plant, designed by Boston-based Leers Weinzapfel Associates, provides the University with air conditioning and cooling water for campus buildings.
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Pioneer millionaire
Before Reginald Lewis, before Bruce Llewellyn, before John Johnson, there was Madame C.J. Walker, a trailblazer for black entrepreneurs in America. She built a hair-care products empire in the early 20th century, in time becoming one of America’s first African-American woman millionaires, a noted philanthropist and a hero to African-Americans and women alike.
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Early achievers
The competition to get into Penn gets stiffer with each passing year. Just how much stiffer is reflected in this year’s early-decision admissions figures. A record-high 2,851 prospective students applied for early decision admission to Penn’s Class of 2005, and a record-low 36.2 percent of these, or 1,033, were admitted, according to the Undergraduate Admissions Office. Last year, 38.8 percent (997) of the 2,570 early-decision applicants were admitted.
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From Vesuvius to Popo
Popocatepetl is close enough to Mexico City to cover its population of 22 million people with a blanket of ash. Mount Rainier, considered the most dangerous volcano in the Cascade Range, dominates the landscape over the Seattle/Tacoma area. Catastrophic volcano eruptions such as the one that buried Pompeii during ancient times have the potential to wreak havoc on modern humans as well, said the speakers in a program, “Explosive Volcanism in Human History,” held at the University of Pennsylvania Museum on the evening of Jan. 17.
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Great date spots
Valentine’s Day approaches, and all across campus, thoughts turn to romance. What to do to show that special someone that he or she truly is special?
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“When I started in Wharton it was very, very scary and it was very difficult to feel that I was supposed to be there.”
The same Lisa Lord who served as mistress of ceremonies at last month’s Martin Luther King commemorative ceremony on campus claims she used to be shy.
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Penn Receives $20 Million Gift For University Priorities In Financial Aid, Student Life and Faculty Support
PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania has received a $20 million gift from Say Yes to Education, Inc. that will provide for its priorities in student life, faculty support and financial aid, according to an announcement today by Penn President Judith Rodin.
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“NGOs and Human Rights: Promise and Performance”
Edited by Claude E. Welch, Jr. 408 pages, $49.95 cloth While states remain the major protectors — and abusers — of human rights, nongovernmental organizations [NGOs] such as Amnesty International have emerged as central players in the promotion of human rights around the world.
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Publicity, good science meet on Web
It is often said that genius goes unrecognized in its own time. It is also often said that giants are unrecognized in their home towns. And sure enough, both of these clichés surfaced as two world-renowned architects were honored in their home town Jan. 18. Robert Venturi (Hon’80), one of the architects, invoked the first cliché. “Quite often, the greatest artists in history are not recognized in their time. This concerns me. But I see that we are still controversial, and this makes me feel better.”
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Penn Fine Arts Faculty Membres Design Cusano Environmental Education
PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia first "green building," the Cusano Environmental Education Center in the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, has opened. The mission of the project is to demonstrate the importance of the environment to our quality of life. The building features extensive use of recycled materials and wood grown in sustainable, managed forests and an energy-efficient geo-thermal heating and cooling system. The architecture and the design of the site, including landscape, roads and paths, are closely integrated.