Updated 8:49 p.m. -- Tuesday, Aug. 26 Blackouts hit 3,400 West Philadelphia residents at approximately 5:20 p.m. today and lasted until approximately 7:50 p.m. The cause of the blackout was a transformer at 43rd and Sansom streets, said Division of Public Safety spokeswoman Stef Cella.

A one-of-a-kind art residency program is coming to campus this fall. The Fine Arts Department in the School of Design and Kelly Writers House are collaborating to offer an artist and a writer shared living space and individual studios for the upcoming academic year through the ArtsEdge residency project.

When Elizabeth Murray joined the Harvard class of 2003, her story became a national sensation. She lived on the New York City streets for years after being born to drug-addicted parents and eventually found inspiration in education after her mother's AIDS-related death - a story that was turned into the Emmy-nominated Lifetime movie, Homeless to Harvard.

The 34th annual International Conference on High Energy Physics is taking place in the Perelman Quadrangle July 29 to Aug. 5. More than 100 of the world's leading particle physicists from over 70 countries will attend ICHEP08, the largest physics conference this year.

Theft July 23 - A female unaffiliated with the University, 54, reported that an unknown suspect broke the window to her vehicle in a parking garage located at 34th and Chestnut streets and removed a laptop and other personal property at about 2:45 p.m. July 23 - A female University employee, 42, reported that an unknown suspect removed cash from a locked drawer at Presbyterian Hospital at about 2:30 p.

With over 80 known sleep disorders, advanced nurses studying the critical issue of sleep need to be adequately prepared. Until recently, there was no sufficient educational program that could provide post-graduate nurses with the groundwork necessary to apply theoretical concepts of sleep medicine for implementation in practice and research.

It's been almost two months since former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton suspended her campaign, but that doesn't mean her bills will disappear. While Clinton paid off outstanding debts to 15 colleges and universities last month, she still owes almost $150,000 for events her campaign held at schools across the nation.

Researchers at the Penn School of Medicine have discovered two ways to detect the changes indicative of Alzheimer's disease onset before symptoms are apparent. The studies - presented this week at a conference in Chicago - may lead to the development of more advanced Alxheimer's treatment.

Last Friday, the Blackstone Group and AlliedBarton Security Services announced that the private equity fund managed by Blackstone will acquire AlliedBarton, a security company that has over 50,000 employees throughout the United States. The details of the pending

A rape was reported involving two 17-year-old high school students on Penn's campus, according to Philadelphia police. The rape was reported to have occurred in a dorm on the 3700 block of Spruce Street at about 6:20 p.m. on July 23. According to Capt. John Darby of the Special Vitims Unit, the two students knew each other and have both given statements to the police.

A new copy of Oxtoby's Principles of Modern Chemistry costs $205 at the Penn Bookstore, and an electronic version is $103.99 at coursesmart.com. But some students get their copies for free - by illegally downloading them from file-hosting Web sites and peer-to-peer networks.

After 21 years at Penn, Ilene Rosenstein, director of Counseling and Psychological Services, is leaving Penn to take on the position of director of the University of Southern California's counseling services. Although this is her final week at Penn, she will have two weeks of vacation before her official last day on Aug.

The number of DUI arrests made in Philadelphia has increased this year as a result of increased vigilance by the city's police department. According to the Philadelphia Daily News, the Philadelphia Police Department's Accident Investigation Division reports that DUI arrests this year have increased by more than 700 since the same time last year.

The University announced yesterday the appointment of stem cell expert John Gearhart as the eighth Penn Integrates Knowledge professor and director of the Institute of Regenerative Medicine. Gearhart is the James Effron University Professor, and he will join the faculty of both the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology in the School of Medicine and the Department of Animal Biology in the School of Veterinary Medicine.

Thanks to a policy of Penn's Division of Public Safety, if you've failed to properly lock up your bicycle on campus, you may find it waiting for you in the custody of the Penn Police. DPS has a policy of taking unattended and unsecured bicycles on campus without the owner's knowledge.

Although it has only been three weeks since new Dean of Admissions Eric Furda took over, changes are already evident in the Admissions Office. Furda, who began July 1, appointed two new vice-deans to serve as his seconds-in-command and has "restructured" the department to be more streamlined and efficient, he said.

This fall, the Middle East is coming to Walnut Street - or at least its cuisine is. The locally-owned restaurant Hummus - which will serve a variety of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine - will open within 10 days, said owner Fabrice Saadoun. The restaurant building is located at 40th and Walnut, situated between the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs and the yet-to-be-completed Radian.