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Greg Johnson
Managing Editor
Managing Editor
Greg Johnson covers Penn Athletics and Recreation, which includes sports teams, intramural sports, and the Penn Relays. He manages the annual Research at Penn publication, which highlights notable research from all 12 schools at Penn.
Lisa Krause
Photo credit: Mark Stehle WHO SHE IS: Industrial Hygienist, Office of Environmental Health and Radiation Safety TIME AT PENN: 6 years
Putting an end to campus waste
Every May, thousands of Penn students go home for the summer, leaving behind furniture, appliances and other items they are unable to transport across the state, country or world. Glenn Stieffenhofer, associate director of housing operations, says “tons and tons of food, furnishings, lots of books, and lots of clothing” are thrown away.
Exhibit highlights local black pioneer
Photo credit: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Remembered Light
WHAT: “Remembered Light: Destruction and Resurrection, Glass Fragments from World War II,” a free exhibit at the Arthur Ross Gallery, 220 S.
Student Spotlight: David Helfenbein
Mark Stehle YOUTH VOTE: Since his early teens, the Political Science/Communications
How evolution has kept us alive
For nearly 7 million years, human beings have roamed the earth, evolving, adapting and surviving. Our brains have expanded, our bodies have grown and we are much better communicators.
Treatment for addiction-- in its many forms
World-renowned addiction expert Charles O’Brien, of Penn’s Charles O’Brien Center for Addiction Treatment, says addiction is a “physical change in the brain” that causes “compulsive drug-seeking behavior.”
Writers and worldviews at KWH
“Writers Without Borders,” an International Writers Series championed by Penn Provost Ronald J. Daniels, launches April 15 at the Kelly Writers House. The program will bring writers from across the globe—performance artists, journalists, poets, autobiographers, dramatists—to Penn to share their insights, ideas and worldviews with the University community.
Curio Theatre Company
WHAT: Curio Theatre Company, a professional theater company in University City specializing in modern and classic productions.
Clinton: Racism remains an issue
Former President Bill Clinton, shown here with Penn President Amy Gutmann, delivered the keynote address for the Feb.