Alum, conductor James DePreist dies
The international music community lost one of its great conductors on the morning of Feb. 8, when Penn alumnus James DePreist died at the age of 76 from heart attack complications in his home in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The international music community lost one of its great conductors on the morning of Feb. 8, when Penn alumnus James DePreist died at the age of 76 from heart attack complications in his home in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Some students at Penn plan to pursue international careers.
A Department of Defense white paper outlining the circumstances in which the U.S. government can order the killing of any member of Al Qaeda’s leadership abroad provoked a variety of reactions among several Penn faculty whose research interests relate to drone warfare.
Sunday night, the Undergraduate Assembly considered a proposal to completely eliminate water bottles on Penn’s campus.
Some students at Penn plan to pursue international careers.
A Department of Defense white paper outlining the circumstances in which the U.S. government can order the killing of any member of Al Qaeda’s leadership abroad provoked a variety of reactions among several Penn faculty whose research interests relate to drone warfare.
The R&B-inspired a cappella group, The Inspiration, collaborated with the Excelano Project — Penn’s award-winning spoken word group — for the fifth year in their annual Valentine’s Day show, “Love Talk and Slow Jams.”
William Noel, the founding director of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies at Van Pelt Library, inclines himself over a thirteenth-century Bible and unhooks the clasps that hold the pages together.
The deadline for registration at the Penn Alexander School has been moved up to Feb. 11 at 5 p.m. This year, the school district will be implementing a new lottery system for the school.
Since receiving $300,000 from the AT&T Aspire Local High School Impact Initiative for the Academic Support & Enrichment Program, the Netter Center for Community Partnerships has been hard at work to encourage ninth graders at Sayre and University City High Schools to improve their academic performance and graduate on time.
The Interfraternity Council, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life and the Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Program Initiatives collaborated to reorganize the implementation of sanctions for unregistered parties.
The 10th annual Wharton China Conference discussed the country’s transition and change.
The five finalist teams of the Fourth Annual Fels Public Policy Challenge will compete on February 24th.
PENNaach and other groups performed for PENNaach’s 15th annual show.
Nursing junior Arya Singh died Feb. 8 after being taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University Communications confirmed.
The Philadelphia Fire Department, as well as workers from Penn Environmental Health and Radiation Safety, responded to the scene.
The University spent nearly $700,000 directly lobbying the federal government in 2012, putting Penn at the top of the Ivy League.
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Last night, Jules de Balincourt paid a visit to the Institute of Contemporary Art to give a talk as part of PennDesign’s Fine Arts lecture series. Born in Paris, he has successfully exhibited his work in numerous well-known galleries in New York, where he currently resides.
During the 2011-2012 school year, the University released its action plan for Faculty Diversity and Excellence. Since then, each of Penn’s twelve schools have drafted their own diversity action plans in line with the University’s.