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.
Penn's Field Center Will Host Public Hearing on Child Welfare With State Sen. Leanna M. Washington Penn's Field Center Will Host Public Hearing on Child Welfare With State Sen. Leanna M. Washington
Penn Researcher Finds High Recidivism Rate Is Due to Few Transitional Services for Ex-Offenders Penn Researcher Finds High Recidivism Rate Is Due to Few Transitional Services for Ex-Offenders PHILADELPHIA —The lack of organized transitional services often leads ex-convicts straight back into the prison system, according to a researcher from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy and Practice.
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.
Penn Researcher Finds No Link Between Gun Ownership and Mental Health Problems, Despite Higher Suicide Rates Penn Researcher Finds No Link Between Gun Ownership and Mental Health Problems, Despite Higher Suicide Rates PHILADELPHIA — In a new study, a researcher from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy and Practice has found no link between firearms possession and mental-health conditions that may lead to suicide.
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.”
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:
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.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Holds Canine Search Scenario at Penn Vet Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Holds Canine Search Scenario at Penn Vet WHAT:
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.