University of Pennsylvania Law School to Hold Symposium on Sex Trafficking and Labor Trafficking
WHEN: Nov. 13, 2009 9:30-9:45 a.m. Welcome by Gloria Steinem 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Labor Trafficking 1:30-4 p.m. Trafficking and Immigration Policy 4-6:30 p.m. International Responses to Trafficking
Nov. 14, 2009 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sex Traffickinng 12:30-2:30 p.m. Keynote Address by Catharine MacKinnon, University of Michigan Law School
WHERE: University of Pennsylvania Law School 34th and Chestnut streets
The Penn Law Review symposium will provide a forum for scholars and practitioners on combating human trafficking.
Feminist and anti-trafficking activist Gloria Steinem will kick off the symposium with opening remarks and will participate in the Labor Trafficking panel discussion.
Nanoparticle blueprints reveal path to smarter medicines
New research involving Penn Engineering shows detailed variation in lipid nanoparticle size, shape, and internal structure, and finds that such factors correlate with how well they deliver therapeutic cargo to a particular destination.
A generous gift from alumni Glenn and Amanda Fuhrman brings the work of internationally acclaimed artist Jaume Plensa to the University of Pennsylvania. The latest addition to the Penn Art Collection expands Philadelphia's public art.
A massive chunk of ice, a new laser, and new information on sea-level rise
For nearly a decade, Leigh Stearns and collaborators aimed a laser scanner system at Greenland’s Helheim Glacier. Their long-running survey reveals that Helheim’s massive calving events don’t behave the way scientists once thought, reframing how ice loss contributes to sea-level rise.
