David Thornburgh Named Executive Director of Fels Institute of Government David Thornburgh Named Executive Director of Fels Institute of Government PHILADELPHIA –- David Thornburgh has been named executive director of the University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute of Government. The 70-year-old Fels Institute trains current and future leaders for public service in government.
Penn President Amy Gutmann Named to ServiceNation Summit Leadership Council Penn President Amy Gutmann Named to ServiceNation Summit Leadership Council
Penn Music Professor Jay Reise's "Rasputin" to Receive its Russian Premiere in Moscow Penn Music Professor Jay Reise's "Rasputin" to Receive its Russian Premiere in Moscow PHILADELPHIA –- “Rasputin,” an opera in two acts with music and libretto by Jay Reise, professor of music composition at the University of Pennsylvania, will have its Russian premiere Oct. 1-5 at the Helikon Opera in Moscow.
Donald Kettl to Testify Before U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Donald Kettl to Testify Before U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs WHO: Donald Kettl, professor of political science, University of Pennsylvania, and director, Penn’s Fels Institute of Government
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.”