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Crime Report 2007 (Annual)

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Economic Status of the Faculty 2007-08 (PDF)
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Facing Terrorism
Gender Equity Report
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Summer Camps at Penn '08
Talk About Teaching
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On The Front Page: September 2, 2008
Welcome Back from the President: Generating and Transmitting Knowledge to Serve Humankind
Dr. Amy Gutmann Penn President
I am writing this column the morning after dining with a group of Penn alumni and watching Michael Phelps make history by winning his eighth gold medal in the 4 x 100 medley relay. We roared as Phelps and his relay partners—Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, and anchor Jason Lezak—swam to Olympic glory.
John Gearhart: Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor
Gearhart
President Amy Gutmann and Provost Ronald Daniels announced the appointment of John Gearhart as the eighth Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor. His appointment, effective July 1, 2008, is jointly shared between the department of cell and developmental biology in the School of Medicine and the department of animal biology in the School of Veterinary Medicine. 
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All Almanac Pre-Web Issues Now Searchable Online
Almanac pre-web issues from the academic years spanning 1955-1995 are now available in a searchable PDF format. See Almanac archives for a full listing. Issues published since the advent of the WWW are available in both PDF and HTML formats, along with the AT PENN calendars and supplements.
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US News Rankings

SEC: Agenda; Welcome Back from the Chair

Deaths: Dr. George, Dr. Johnston, Mr. Shayon, Dr. Yamada

Governance Meetings 2008-2009

Report: Consultative Committee for the Selection of a Dean of the School of Design

Consultative Committee for the Selection of a Dean of the School of Dental Medicine

$10 Million Grant to Establish Center for Cognition and Science Instruction

Launching the Penn Cultural Heritage Center at Penn Museum

Facilities Update

Ben Financials Upgrades: Fall 2008

New PhD Program in Africana Studies

Annual Report of the Committee on Manufacturer Responsibility

Penn Family DaySaturday, October 4

Admissions Seminars for Faculty/Staff Families

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