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Penn President Amy Gutmann Convenes Panel Examining the State of Public Discourse in America
WHO:University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann, a political scientist and philosopher, will moderate the David and Lyn Silfen University Forum panel, whose members include:
Penn GSE Fellow Joins Philadelphia’s New Policy and Analysis Center
PHILADELPHIA— Heather Rouse, a Stoneleigh Public Policy Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, has been named deputy research director at the City of Philadelphia’s new Policy and Analysis Center, designed to improve health, education and social services for city residents.
Moody's Continues Penn's Aa2 Long-Term Debt Rating
PHILADELPHIA –- Citing the University of Pennsylvania’s strong student demand and yield, good progress on its current Making History $3.5 billion fundraising campaign and robust research funding, Moody’s Investor Service has reaffirmed Penn’s Aa2 rating with a stable outlook.
Penn Receives $600,000 Mentoring Grant to Spur Interest In Computer Science for Students of All Ages
PHILADELPHIA -– The University of Pennsylvania has received a three-year, $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to spur interest in computer science with a first-of-its-kind, “cascading” mentoring program in which college, high school and middle school students will learn with and from each other.
”Laughing Matters: Soviet Propaganda in Khrushchev’s Thaw, 1956-1964” to Be at Penn’s Arthur Ross Gallery
PHILADELPHIA —- “Laughing Matters: Soviet Propaganda in Khrushchev’s Thaw, 1956-1964” opens at the University of Pennsylvania’s Arthur Ross Gallery on April 9.
Penn Biologist David S. Roos Elected to the American Academy of Microbiology
PHILADELPHIA –- David S. Roos, the E. Otis Kendall Professor of Biology at the University of Pennsylvania, is among 78 microbiologists elected to fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology.
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in True Green Fashion With RecycleMania Seminar: “Innovation in Recycling”
WHAT:In support of RecycleMania efforts at the University of Pennsylvania, Penn’s Wharton School will host a panel discussion, “Innovation in Recycling,” with representatives from area companies providing an inside look at the ways in which businesses are reducing waste and developing a new green economy. WHO: Panelists:
University of Pennsylvania to Expand Academic, Research Collaborations With Tsinghua University
BEIJING -- The University of Pennsylvania and Tsinghua University today announced agreements to build upon research and academic collaborations between the two schools. In particular, the universities signed agreements reaffirming their commitment to environmental sustainability, through the work of the
U.S. Justice Department Official to Speak at Penn to Raise Awareness of Violence Against Women
U.S. Justice Department Official to Speak at Penn to Raise Awareness of Violence Against WomenWHO: Lanny Breuer, assistant attorney general, Department of Justice Maureen Rush, Penn vice president for public safety
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The New York Times
Europe has a leadership vacuum. How will it handle Trump?
Amy Gutmann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Germany is front and center in the economic problems currently afflicting Europe.
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The Hill
Trust in court system at record low: Gallup
An October survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that the public’s trust in the U.S. Supreme Court has dropped to a record low.
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Los Angeles Times
Trump offers murky worldview ahead of second term, mixing dire warnings with rosy promises
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that Donald Trump is far more hyperbolic on average than traditional presidential candidates, who still routinely claim that they will do something alone that can’t be done without Congress.
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The New York Times
An epidemic of vicious school brawls, fueled by student cellphones
PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that many schools don’t have a playbook for addressing student violence or helping pupils engage more positively online, in part because few researchers are studying the issue.
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The New York Times
N.Y.C. grocery prices are high. Could city-owned stores help?
Andrew Lamas of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the logistics of running grocery stores are complicated and that New York City should examine different models like cooperatives.
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