2008 Woodie Awards
If President Bush's newest budget proposal passes, Biology professor Fevzi Daldal likely won't be getting a new microscope for Christmas.
President Bush's announcement of a $2.9 trillion budget proposal includes a $500 million cut for the National Institute of Health, the organization that supplies over 70 percent of Penn's research funding.
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Harvard University will likely appoint former Penn professor Drew Faust as its next president this weekend, according to The Harvard Crimson.
Citing three unidentified sources, the Crimson reported yesterday that Faust, currently the dean of Harvard's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, will be named as the university's first female president Sunday.
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Experts: Penn highly capable of paying debts
Better bond ratings may make U. more attractive to investors
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Penn is the most financially stable it's been since 1998, according to Moody's Investors Service.
Moody's, which provides bond ratings for commercial and nonprofit enterprises, upgraded the University from an Aa3 rating up to an Aa2 one at the end of last month.
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Stair-climbing robots introduce young engineers to Penn
SEAS course challenges students to invent stair-climbing robots in effort to boost interest
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When Pia Ramchandani first signed up for "Introduction to Electrical and Systems Engineering" last semester, she expected a typical lecture course.
But for this Engineering freshman, the class turned out to be a bit more exciting.
Students in this course, which takes two semesters to complete, learn how to program robots.
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Penn Museum puts spin on Girls Gone Wild
The second annual Valentine's Day bash draws large crowd
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Seductresses and torrid love affairs - these were the topics of conversation last night at the Young Friend of Penn's second-annual Valentine's Day celebration at the Penn Museum.
Almost 200 people attended "Ancient Girls Gone Wild," in which museum researches regaled the audience with the drama-filled lives and sinful details of some of ancient history's most impassioned women.
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The City Council took the next step in protecting the health of Philadelphians yesterday by approving a bill that bans trans fats from almost all foods in restaurants across the city.
The first part of the bill will take effect Sept. 1, when restaurants will no longer be permitted to fry foods using trans fats-based oils or use trans fats-based spreads.
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Black History Month celebrated on campus
Celebrities, lecturers address students for national holiday; some say should be longer
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Students, faculty and staff are once again partaking in Black History Month, taking time out of their busy schedules to reflect on black heritage and achievements.
Black History Month is observed across the country throughout February.
With an undergraduate class made up of an average of 6-percent black students, the Penn community is participating in the celebration as it does every year.
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It's a fight for human rights for one Law prof
David Rudovsky sues city in effort to improve local prisons
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When Penn Law professor David Rudovsky walked through a Philadelphia prison this summer, he was disgusted by what he saw - severe overcrowding, prisoners without access to showers and inadequate medical care, among other issues.
So Rudovsky did what any lawyer does best - he filed a lawsuit.
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Study says managed schools not worth cost
Officials: U.-affiliated schools are better than the numbers indicate
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After the first five years of Philadelphia's experiment with private management of district public schools, a study released last week indicates that it may be time to go back to the drawing board.
But not so fast, education officials say.
According to the study, released in part by Philadelphia-based Research for Action, students in the privately managed public schools - schools controlled by Educational Management Organizations - did not score higher than students in regular Philadelphia district schools on national and state tests, despite the extra money that is spent on these students
Six private institutions, both for-profit and nonprofit - including Penn - manage the 41 EMO schools in the Philadelphia District.
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Instead of taking your valentine to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to impress her with your cultured intelligence, why not take her there to see the nudes?
This Saturday afternoon, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will be holding a scavenger hunt - with a special Valentine's Day twist.
