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WICshops offer hands-on technology lessons
Every few months, it seems as if there is a new electronic gadget released to the public with never-before-seen technological innovations, or generational upgrades to previously released devices. If you’re not a techie or a 10-year-old born into the touch-free generation, it can be hard to keep up.
Green it up
Each year, gardeners with a green thumb can add unusual or hard-to-find plants to their yards, window boxes, and flower beds at the Morris Arboretum’s annual plant sale. The sale runs on Friday, May 10, from 10 a.m.
Student Spotlight with Christi Economy
ALOHA STATE: From Hawaii, rising senior Economy, 21, is the second-oldest of her five siblings. An international relations and economics major, she grew up on the Island of Hawaii, also known as the Big Island.
Meet Lentil, a canine ambassador for cleft lip and cleft palate
[flickr]72157633364662905[/flickr] Lentil is a French bulldog puppy with a mission. Born with bilateral cleft lips and midline cleft palate, Lentil, at three months old, is nevertheless a “total pistol” who “rules the house,” according to his foster mom Lindsay Condefer.
Top distinction
Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital has been designated by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care as one of nine Veterinary Trauma Centers in the country, and the only 24/7 center within a 100-mile radius of Philadelphia.
For the Record: Commencement ceremonial objects
In the pomp and pageantry at Commencement and other ceremonial occasions, Penn puts some items on display that represent the authority of the University and its leaders.
Grant Boosts Particle Physics and Mathematics Research for Two Penn Professors
Two University of Pennsylvania professors have won the chance to pursue their research full-time this fall.
Penn Named Partner Campus in AAAS Emerging Leaders in Science & Society Program
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has selected the University of Pennsylvania to be an Emerging Leaders in Science & Society, ELISS, founding partner campus. Three other universities were also chosen, Stanford, University of Washington, and Purdue.
Jonathan Shepherd to Speak at Penn Criminology Department Graduation Ceremony
WHO: Jonathan Shepherd, director of the Cardiff University Violence and Society Research Group
Morris Arboretum’s Garden Railway Opens Memorial Day Weekend
This summer, Morris Arboretum’s Garden Railway will transport visitors to the far ends of the earth without ever leaving Philadelphia.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
What’s it like to come home from prison? Reentry simulations let people experience it firsthand
With support from the STAR program, Aslam Ashari was able to enroll in an entrepreneurship course at Penn after his release from prison.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
A collector donated 75,000 comic books to Penn Libraries, valued at more than $500,000
Alumnus Gary Prebula and his wife, Dawn, have donated a $500,000 collection of more than 75,000 comic books and graphic novels to Penn Libraries, featuring remarks from Sean Quimly of the Kislak Center and Jean-Christophe Cloutier of the School of Arts & Sciences.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
He started college in prison. Now, he is Rutgers-Camden’s first Truman scholar
Tej Patel, a third-year in the Wharton School and College of Arts and Sciences from Billeria, Massachusetts, was one of 60 college students nationwide chosen to be a Truman Scholar.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
How did a white woman come to write the newest definitive text on Philadelphia’s Black history?
Penn alum Amy Jane Cohen is profiled for her new book “Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape,” which examines Black history through the lens of events, institutions, and individuals across the city. The book includes a reflection from Penn chaplain Charles Howard.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Homeward bound: When a Penn Medicine nurse was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she turned to the service dogs she helped to train
A profile highlights Maria Wright of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, from her volunteer work connecting people with service dogs to her cancer diagnosis and her own journey applying for a service dog.
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