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Penn Partnership Designed to Eliminate Childhood Obesity Takes First Prize in Pediatric Conference Contest

Penn Partnership Designed to Eliminate Childhood Obesity Takes First Prize in Pediatric Conference Contest

PHILADELPHIA — Students from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Pediatric Acute/Chronic and Oncology Nurse Practitioner program earned first place for their research poster at the 24th Annual Pediatric Nursing National Conference in Las Vegas.

Joy McIntyre , Jill DiSanto-Haines

Penn to Offer New Ph.D. Program in Africana Studies

Penn to Offer New Ph.D. Program in Africana Studies

PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania will offer a new Ph.D. program in Africana studies based in the Center for Africana Studies of the School of Arts and Sciences beginning in the 2009-2010 academic year.

Jacquie Posey

Online Auditions for Leading Legal Minds: Criminal Law Meets ‘American Idol'

Online Auditions for Leading Legal Minds: Criminal Law Meets ‘American Idol'

PHILADELPHIA –- In a radically new interactive approach to legal scholarship, more than 100 leading scholars are debating the fundamental questions of modern criminal law through a law professor’s version of the TV show “American Idol.”

Jeanne Leong

The Penn Top Ten: 2008 Summer Reading List

The Penn Top Ten: 2008 Summer Reading List

The Penn Top 10 The faculty and staff of Kelly Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania have taken literary stock of their favorite books and chosen 10 for a 2008 summer reading list of oldies and newer selections. In alphabetical order they are:

Jacquie Posey

Penn Museum to Celebrate the Republic of Turkey

Penn Museum to Celebrate the Republic of Turkey

PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology will spotlight Turkey in Turkish Delight! from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Saturday, May 3.

Pam Kosty , Jordan Reese

Penn Law School Group Makes Recommendations on Northern Uganda Peace Process

Penn Law School Group Makes Recommendations on Northern Uganda Peace Process

PHILADELPHIA –- A University of Pennsylvania Law School group is recommending ways to implement the Agreement on Justice and Accountability between the Ugandan government and the Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group.

Jeanne Leong