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Penn Researcher Examines Public-Health Issues Concerning Firearms and Senior Citizens

Penn Researcher Examines Public-Health Issues Concerning Firearms and Senior Citizens

PHILADELPHIA — More than 17 million Americans 65 or older have at least one firearm.  Based on the current patterns of gun ownership and population growth, the number of elderly people who own a firearm is expected to increase.  In an article released by the American Journal of Public Health, Susan B.
As Newest Green Fund Awardees Are Announced, 2012 Signals Start of Past Project Impact

As Newest Green Fund Awardees Are Announced, 2012 Signals Start of Past Project Impact

PHILADELPHIA –- As the University of Pennsylvania awards eight new Green Fund grants for sustainable campus projects, it is beginning to see the impact of several others funded in the past.  This new round of awardees includes funding for: • Ozone washing machines at Pottruck Gymnasium. • A water density system at the Penn Ice Rink.

Julie McWilliams

Eight Professors Named 2012 Penn Fellows

Eight Professors Named 2012 Penn Fellows

PHILADELPHIA – Eight University of Pennsylvania professors have been named Penn Fellows for 2012.  The announcement was made by

Julie McWilliams

Morris Arboretum Publishes Photographic Record ‘Through the Lens of Paul W. Meyer’

Morris Arboretum Publishes Photographic Record ‘Through the Lens of Paul W. Meyer’

PHILADELPHIA –- Celebrating the beauty of its accomplishments, the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania has chronicled its past with the publication of a book of photographs by longtime Arboretum director Paul W. Meyer.

Julie McWilliams

Policy and Leadership Vacuum Undermines Higher Education in Washington State, Penn GSE Researchers Find

Policy and Leadership Vacuum Undermines Higher Education in Washington State, Penn GSE Researchers Find

PHILADELPHIA — Washington State’s higher education system is adrift, failing to grant bachelor’s degrees to enough Washingtonians and forcing the state’s high-tech economy to rely on talent imported from other states and countries, according to a study from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.