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Vice President Biden Will Speak at Penn's School of Social Policy & Practice Commencement

Tue, 04/27/2010 - 12:00am
Vice President Joe Biden, father of a 2010 graduate, will speak at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice's Commencement on Monday, May 17, at 7 p.m. in Irvine Auditorium.
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University of Pennsylvania Honored in Newly Published 'Guide to 286 Green Colleges'

Wed, 04/21/2010 - 12:00am
The University of Pennsylvania has been acknowledged as one of the country's most environmentally responsible schools, according to the Princeton Review, which partnered with the U.S. Green Building Council to create "The Princeton Review's Guide to 286 Green Colleges."
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Gene Therapy Cures Canines of Inherited Form of Day Blindness, Penn Veterinary Researchers Say

Wed, 04/21/2010 - 12:00am
Veterinary ophthalmology researchers restored retinal cone function and day vision in two canine models of congenital achromatopsia, also called rod monochromacy or total color blindness.
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Penn's Center for Technology Transfer Unveils the UPSTART Company Formation Program

Tue, 04/20/2010 - 12:00am
The program, a comprehensive suite of services geared to connect entrepreneurs, investors and funding organizations with Penn researchers, combines the business-creation strengths of CTT and its New Ventures Team with the entrepreneurial interests of faculty founders and regional investors.
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Penn Dental Medicine Students Take Part in Oral Cancer Walk April 24 on Penn Campus

Mon, 04/19/2010 - 12:00am
The Oral Cancer Awareness Society of Penn Dental Medicine presents the second annual 3.1-mile Philadelphia Oral Cancer Walk to promote awareness of the disease to members of the dental community and to surrounding neighborhoods.
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Penn's GRASP Laboratory Celebrates National Robotics Week With Open House, Turns All Projects "On"

Fri, 04/16/2010 - 12:00am
Robotics researchers from the University of Pennsylvania GRASP Laboratory are hosting an open house for area high school students, media and the public to observe National Robotics Week. Current Penn projects from modular, self-moving robots and aerial vehicles to tele-immersion and omni-directional vision will be "on."
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Penn's Police Department Earns Third Consecutive International Accreditation, "Flagship Agency" Status

Thu, 04/15/2010 - 12:00am
The University of Pennsylvania's Police Department has been awarded international accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. and was selected as a "flagship agency" among its peers.
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New Round of Green Fund Projects Includes Storm Water Harvesting, Worm Composting, Energy-Use Reduction

Wed, 04/14/2010 - 12:00am
Green Fund awards are given to support environmental project ideas from faculty, students and staff.
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Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development Holding Conference Friday

Wed, 04/14/2010 - 12:00am
The PHENND conference will cover such topics as multiculturalism and diversity, race, class and gender dynamics and equity issues in campus-community partnerships.
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Penn President Amy Gutmann Convenes Panel Examining the State of Public Discourse in America

Mon, 04/12/2010 - 12:00am
The Silfen panel will examine the lack of respect and courtesy emerging in American public discourse today.
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Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens' Retirement

Mon, 04/12/2010 - 12:00am
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Penn Dental School Alumnus and World War II Commander Gives $17.3 Million In Largest Ever Gift to Penn Dental

Fri, 04/09/2010 - 12:00am
Louis Schoenleber Jr., an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, World War II Navy commander and oral surgeon, has left the majority of proceeds from his multi-million-dollar estate to Penn Dental Medicine's Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
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Pocket Grill, PD Solutions, CampusYap Vie for Top Prizes in Annual PennVention Student Competition

Thu, 04/08/2010 - 12:00am
The Weiss Tech House, a student-run hub of technological innovation at the University of Pennsylvania, will announce the winners of its yearlong inventor's fair, PennVention, on April 9, 2010 at the Wu and Chen Auditorium at Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science.
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Tree Planting on College Green Celebrates Penn's Tree Campus USA Designation From Arbor Day Foundation

Mon, 04/05/2010 - 12:00am
University of Pennsylvania students and community volunteers will plant 45 trees on campus to celebrate the University's earning the Arbor Day Foundation's Tree Campus USA designation.
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Penn's Center for High Impact Philanthropy Creates Blueprint to Improving Teaching Quality, Education

Fri, 04/02/2010 - 12:00am
The Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice has created a blueprint for philanthropic giving to help donors understand how their charitable dollars can make the biggest difference when it comes to improving teaching quality, with a focus on at-risk secondary students across the U.S.
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HHS Secretary Sebelius to Address National Community Schools Forum; Penn's Gutmann to Speak Also

Thu, 04/01/2010 - 12:00am
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will deliver the keynote address to more than 1,000 guests from across the country at the Coalition for Community Schools 2010 National Forum April 6-9 at the Marriott-Downtown, 1201 Market St.
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Nanotechnologists at Penn and Columbia Reveal the Frictional Characteristics of Atomically Thin Sheets

Thu, 04/01/2010 - 12:00am
The finding reveals a significant principle for these materials, which are widely used as solid lubricant films in critical engineering applications and are leading contenders for future nanoscale electronics.
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Penn Law Students Help Win Supreme Court Case Padilla v. Kentucky

Wed, 03/31/2010 - 12:00am
University of Pennsylvania Law School students' work on the Supreme Court case, Padilla v. Kentucky has resulted in the Court ruling in their favor.
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Penn School of Social Policy & Practice and DHS Create Joint-Scholarship Program

Wed, 03/31/2010 - 12:00am
The University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice has teamed with the City of Philadelphia's Department of Human Services to create the Penn/DHS Scholarship, a joint program designed to encourage full-time DHS staff to become part-time students pursuing master's of social work degrees at Penn.
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Moody's Continues Penn's Aa2 Long-Term Debt Rating

Thu, 03/25/2010 - 12:00am
Penn's strong student demand and yield, good progress on its Making History campaign, robust research funding, solid balance sheet and sustained operating performance earned it an Aa2 rating from Moody's Investor Service.
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