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Campus & Community
Penn President Amy Gutmann to Co-Chair Transition Team for New Philadelphia Mayor
PHILADELPHIA -- University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann has been named a co-chair of the transition team for Philadelphia Mayor-Elect Michael Nutter.
University of Pennsylvania Establishes Institute for Regenerative Medicine
PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania is launching the Institute for Regenerative Medicine, a new cross-disciplinary endeavor to investigate and harness the therapeutic potential of stem cells in the treatment of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, degenerative diseases, wound healing and aging. Two renowned Penn scientists, Jonathan A. Epstein and Ralph L.
Former Time Magazine Editor-in-Chief to Speak at Penn Law School About the "War Over Anonymous Sources"
WHO: Norman Pearlstine, former Time Magazine editor-in-chiefWHAT: "Off the Record: The Press, the Government, and the War Over Anonymous SourcesWHEN: Nov. 28, 20074:30 p.m.WHERE: University of Pennsylvania Law School3400 Chestnut St.
University of Pennsylvania's LGBT Center to Host Gay-Friendly College Admission Fair Dec. 1
WHO: Penn's Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender CenterWHAT: National college admission fair specifically designed for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students to find LGBT-friendly colleges and universitiesWHEN: Dec. 1, 200711 a.m-4:30 p.m.WHERE: Penn LGBT Center3907 Spruce St.
Two Constitution Videos by Annenberg Foundation Win American Bar Association Award
PHILADELPHIA -- Two videos produced by the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands as part of an ongoing effort to education the nation's youth about the U.S. Constitution have been selected to receive the 2008 American Bar Association Coalition for Justice Burnham "Hod" Greeley Award.
Penn Will Be "Making History" as It Kicks Off an Ambitious Fund-Raising Campaign Saturday Evening
WHO: Dr. Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania, will speak to the Penn community, joined by members of the Penn Board of Trustees and Penn student leadership. The Penn Band, student singing groups, a sound and laser show and much more will highlight the event. More than 2,000 participants are expected.
Two-Day National Conference at Penn to Examine Role of Anchor Institutions in the Revitalization of American Cities
PHILADELPHIA -- The role of anchor institutions in the renaissance of American cities will be discussed at the Urban Anchors in the 21st Century national conference Oct. 8-9. More than 200 urban professionals, scholars, policymakers, students and others will gather at the University of Pennsylvania with more than 60 national experts in urban affairs.
International Conference on Gender, War and Militarism, to Be Held at Penn Oct. 25-26
PHILADELPHIA -- The Alice Paul Center for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality at the University of Pennsylvania will host an international conference, "Gender, War, and Militarism," Oct. 25-26 at Penn.
Penn's Center for the Advanced Study of India Presents Nand and Jeet Khemka Distinguished Lecture Series
PHILADELPHIA -- Partha Chatterjee, professor of anthropology at Columbia University and at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences in Kolkata, will give the inaugural lecture of the Nand and Jeet Khemka Distinguished Lecture Series at the University of Pennsylvania Oct. 3.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn to expand its full-tuition scholarship aid to families with a higher income threshold
Penn’s Quaker Commitment will expand full-tuition scholarships and will no longer consider the primary family home as an asset in its calculation for institutional aid. Interim President J. Larry Jameson and director of financial aid Elaine Papas Varas offer remarks.
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Bloomberg
Ivy League’s Penn shakes up aid formula by excluding home equity
To increase affordability, Penn will stop including a family’s equity in their primary home when determining a student’s financial aid eligibility.
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Chicago Sun-Times
UChicago students, Barrington native among 2024 Rhodes Scholars heading to University of Oxford
College of Arts and Sciences fourth-year Om Gandhi from Barrington, Illinois, has been awarded a 2025 Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn student awarded Rhodes Scholarship to continue cancer research at Oxford University
College of Arts and Sciences fourth-year Om Gandhi from Barrington, Illinois, has been awarded a 2025 Rhodes Scholarship to continue his cancer research at Oxford University.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn is offering free Narcan through vending machine on campus
A vending machine on Penn’s campus will offer free Narcan and other wellness and health products, with remarks from Jackie Recktenwald and Benoit Dubé of Wellness at Penn.
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