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FEBRUARY 2007   
alumni happenings

Celebrate Penn Pride at Alumni Weekend
» Join the thousands of alumni returning to campus May 11-14 for social, cultural, and educational activities.

mask and wig: troy story

You Odyssey It To Believe It!
» Mask and Wig's 119th production, Troy Story, takes the Club back to its roots in ancient Greece and on the road to alumni during their Spring Tour.

Next Moves in a Global Economy
» Join world leaders in business, academe, and government
at The Wharton Economic Summit to discuss key issues
and challenges for '07.
The Ivy Stone Society
» Inspired by its most loyal alumni donors, The Penn Fund launches a new initiative to commend and recognize ongoing alumni commitment to Penn priorities.

campus insider

Dean's Forum Addresses AIDS
» Medical anthropologist, physician, and co-founder of Partners in Health, Paul Farmer, will speak on "Building a Health Care Movement" around the world.

honoring black history Honoring Black History
» Penn highlights this monthlong celebration:
Learn about Black Men at SP2 recruiting African-Americans
Discover dynamic and rich African cultures at Penn Museum
Become spiritually moved by American Prophet W.E.B. Du Bois

UPHS Supports Community
» The University of Pennsylvania Health System purchased Graduate Hospital to provide much-needed services at this future comprehensive rehabilitation center.

Great Expectations for Philadelphia
» Join citizens, leaders, and scholars, in a public conversation addressing urban poverty and the implications for prosperity around our campus' City of Brotherly Love.

New PIK Professor Appointed
» World renowned Philippe Bourgois will pursue research probing the myriad behaviors, belief systems, and social structures that affect community medicine.

arts at penn

Locally Localized Gravity
locally localized gravity» ICA focuses on the phenomenon of artists working as producers, featuring over 100 artists, musicians, writers,
and many other creators.

Kelly Writers House Fellows Named
» Attend events or listen online when three authors of great accomplishments engage in conversation with aspiring writers and readers in an informal setting.

Darwin Day
» Enjoy free festivities surrounding the author of On the Origins of Species: an evolution teach-in, readings, fossil cast making, and more.

Top Collectors at Arthur Ross Gallery
» A new traveling exhibition features contemporary works produced by Indian artists since the country's independence in 1947.

sports and recreation

diana caramanico Penn Sports Network Launched
» Never miss a second of the action with live and archived audio and video coverage of select games, exclusive interviews, and a
behind-the-scenes look at our varsity sports.

She Shoots! She Scores!
» Penn women's basketball all-time leading scorer Diana Caramanico was inducted into the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame in a ceremony at The Palestra last month.

research

Targeting Crime
» GSE Assistant Professor Duane E. Thomas works to identify early risk factors for aggressive or violent behavior in kids with the goal of decreasing truancy and crime.

The Myth of Market Share
» Research indicates that too much focus on competitor-oriented objectives can be counterproductive to a company's profitability.

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