Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences

WHAT: An informal discussion, book signing, press conference and reception with the authors of “Against the Wall: Poor, Young, Blackand Male,” sponsored by Penn Institute for Urban Research at the University of Pennsylvania.WHO:

PHILADELPHIA – Three urban leaders have been honored by the Penn Institute for Urban Research at the 5th Annual Urban Leadership Forum, “Building Competitive and Sustainable Cities,” at the University of Pennsylvania.

Note for TV and radio: The University of Pennsylvania has a satellite uplink facility with live-shot capability and an ISDN line.Experts:

PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as the nation’s leading purchaser of green power among institutions of higher learning.

   

PHILADELPHIA – A trio of University of Pennsylvania professors from the School of Arts and Sciences and a senior critic in Penn’s School of Design have been awarded the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship. The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awarded 180 Fellowships to artists, scientists and scholars in the United States and Canada from a pool of nearly 3,000 applicants.