WHO: Barry Scheck, Cardozo School of Law professor and co-founder of the Innocence Project
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After Six Decades, Penn Archaeologists Carry on a Tradition of Research and Discovery in Turkey
In 1950, the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology sent scholars to a site in central Turkey, about 50 miles southwest of Ankara. There they began an effort to uncover — literally and figuratively — details about the societies and cultures of the people who lived there hundreds to thousands of years before.
Brian Rose (right) and colleagues examine an 8th century B.C.E. beam on the Midas tomb chamber at Gordion.
Handcrafted foods, jewelry and textiles are among the goods for sale at the Gordion women's cooperative market.
The Big(ger) Picture: Why Integrated Master Planning Works –- and Who to Get Involved
January 2, 2013
Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli is quoted about campus expansion and growth.
Article Source: University Business
New Penn Panel to Focus on Student Drinking
January 14, 2013
Provost Vincent Price is quoted about Penn’s Commission on Student Safety, Alcohol and Campus Life.
Article Source: “Newsworks,” WHYY Radio (Philadelphia)
New Penn Panel to Study Alcohol and Drug Use on Campus
January 9, 2013
Penn’s recently announced Commission on Student Safety, Alcohol and Campus Life is featured.
Article Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn Announces New Commission on Student Safety, Alcohol and Campus Life
PHILADELPHIA -- University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price today announced the formation of the Penn Commission on Student Safety, Alcohol and Campus Life.
Commission Chairman Charles O'Brien and Vice Chair Joann Mitchell.
Penn Launches Commemorative Symposium on Social Change Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania will remember Martin Luther King Jr. with its 18th Annual Commemorative Symposium on Social Change, a series of nearly 25 community events Jan. 15-Feb. 1.
Penn Runners Band Together in Growing Club
Every weekday, once early in the morning and once in the evening, a dedicated group of members of the Penn Running Club gather at Pottruck gym to run several miles through the city.
Comprised of nearly 100 undergraduate and graduate students, the PRC, one of the Penn Rec sports clubs, is the largest running group on campus.
Penn Running Club
Brendan Christian (left)
Geraint Davis (right)
Penn’s Steven Fluharty Makes Case for Research Funding in Capitol Hill Briefing
PHILADELPHIA — In the waning days of 2012, two words have dominated the post-election discourse: “fiscal cliff.” The cliff is a combination of impending budgetary measures that will take effect in January if a legislative compromise is not reached.
One area of the budget that would see serious cuts is funding for the national science agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation. Combined with cuts to other agencies and departments, the amount of research and development funding lost could total $58 billion over five years.
Steven Fluharty, giving testimony at the AAAS briefing. (Photo: Carla Schaffer)
Penn’s Robert Ghrist Will Teach Calculus Online to Tens of Thousands
PHILADELPHIA — Learning calculus is no easy feat. But beginning next month, the University of Pennsylvania’s Robert Ghrist will use a new, visually stimulating approach to engage tens of thousands of students in the task with a massive open online course, or MOOC, offered through Coursera’s online platform.
Robert Ghrist
