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University of Pennsylvania to Expand Academic, Research Collaborations With Tsinghua University

The University of Pennsylvania and Tsinghua University today announced agreements to build upon research and academic collaborations between the two schools.

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Penn GSE Professor Earns Outstanding Contribution Award

Shaun Harper, an assistant professor in the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, has been honored with the Outstanding Contribution to Research Award by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators at its annual conference.

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University of Pennsylvania Announces Expansion of Partnership With Peking University

In a ceremony today on Peking University’s campus, the University of Pennsylvania and Peking University announced an agreement recognizing shared academic interests between the two universities.

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A Message From Penn President Amy Gutmann About the Earthquake in Chile

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Jon M. Huntsman Jr., U.S. Ambassador to China, to Speak at Penn’s 254th Commencement

he Honorable Jon M. Huntsman Jr., U.S. ambassador to China, will deliver the address at the University of Pennsylvania’s 254th commencement on Monday, May 17.

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ICA Receives AICA/USA Award for Best Show in a University Gallery

The International Art Critics Association (AICA/USA) has awarded the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) at the University of Pennsylvania the First Place award for Best Show in a University Gallery for Dirt on Delight: Impulses that Form Clay, organized by curators Ingrid Schaffner and Jenelle Porter, with art historian Glenn Adamson.

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Penn’s Center for the Advanced Study of India Receives $2 Million Dollar Grant from the Government of India

The University of Pennsylvania today announced a $2 million dollar grant from the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs of the Government of India to support Penn’s Center for the Advanced Study of India, which will conduct research on international migration from India.

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Penn Nursing Presents: A Tuskegee Airman’s Story

Penn Nursing welcomes Major John L. Harrison (U.S. Air Force, Ret.), one of the original Tuskegee Airmen. In honor of Black History Month, this event is open to the public.

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Penn Marks First Anniversary of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act With $171 Million in Research Funding

On the first anniversary of the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the University of Pennsylvania has received more than $171 million in awards that fund more than 348 studies in gene therapy, robotics, public education, neurological disorders, the origins of cardiovascular disease and more.

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Building Fit Minds Under Stress: Penn Neuroscientists Examine the Protective Effects of Mindfulness Training

A University of Pennsylvania-led study in which training was provided to a high-stress U.S. military group preparing for deployment to Iraq has demonstrated a positive link between mindfulness training, or MT, and improvements in mood and working memory.

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