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PHILADELPHIA - "The Mennonites: Photographs by Larry Towell," which opens at the University of Pennsylvania's Arthur Ross Gallery on July 31, offers 50 photographs documenting a rare visual history of an isolated cultural group. The exhibit, which runs through Sept.
WHAT: Dedication of Philadelphia's latest public art project, "Wave Forms," designed by New York artist Dennis Oppenheim.
PHILADELPHIA -- Josh Mosley, a professor in the University of Pennsylvania's School of Design, is among the select artists who will show their work at the Venice Biennale's 52nd International Art Exhibition.
PHILADELPHIA - The winners have been announced in the University of Pennsylvania's Field Center for Children's Policy, Practice & Research's documentary film contest, a part of National Child Abuse Prevention month.
PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine has launched the first veterinary medicine awards of its kind designed to recognize innovation, creativity and leadership in the veterinary profession anywhere in the world.
PHILADELPHIA - MP3 sound files of rare poetry recordings of Ezra Pound, as well as a set of his previously unknown private recordings made in 1962-1972, are now available for download on PennSound, writing.upenn.edu/pennsound. Based at the University of Pennsylvania, PennSound is the largest archive of digital poetry recordings online.
PHILADELPHIA-- The Project on Civic Engagement, based at the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government, is spotlighting Philadelphia public schools, the mayors race and City Council races in a continuing series of citizen forums called Great Expectations: Citizens Voices on Philadelphia's Future.
PHILADELPHIA - The William Penn Foundation has awarded a $600,000, three-year grant to the University of Pennsylvania, in support of the Kids Integrated Data System project.
PHILADELPHIA - Kal Penn, star of the new film "The Namesake" and known for his role as Kumar in the movie "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle," will be a guest instructor at the University of Pennsylvania. He will teach two undergraduate courses in the spring semester of 2008 tentatively titled "Images of Asian Americans in the Media" and "Contemporary American Teen Films."
WHO: Sheryl Swoopes, Olympic gold medalist and WNBA most valuable playerWHEN: 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 20, 2007 WHERE: Harrison Auditorium University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology33rd and Spruce streets
Marc Trussler of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the selection of J.D. Vance as the Republican vice presidential candidate will make it harder for Donald Trump to act as a moderate on the issue of abortion.
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Stacia West of the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice says that guaranteed basic income causes people to make great decisions for themselves and their family in a way that promotes upward economic mobility.
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Anthea Butler of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Kamala Harris’s religious story is not a straight line, which mirrors the trajectory of many Americans today.
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Brendan O’Leary of the School of Arts & Sciences analyzes low voter turnout trends for the UK general election in Northern Ireland’s constituencies.
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Adam Grant of the Wharton School says that President Biden must make sure that the faction advocating his staying in the race doesn’t dominate the faction encouraging him to withdraw.
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