01/31/06, Front Page - Almanac, Vol. 52, No. 20

On the Front Page: January 31, 2006
Institute of Urban Research Symposium— Rebuilding Urban Places After Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina Provost Ronald Daniels and the Penn Institute of Urban Research have organized a conference, Rebuilding Urban Places after Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina which will take place February 2-3 to focus on rebuilding cities and their environs after a disaster.
Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor: Dr. Sabloff Dr. Jeremy Sabloff, professor of anthropology and curator of the American section of the Penn Museum, has been named the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Anthropology.
Injury Reporting and Intervention System Aimed at Curbing Violence The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, in conjunction with The Firearm Injury Center at Penn (FICAP), the Philadelphia Health Management Corporation (PHMC) and other local partners, will implement the State’s new hospital-based, injury surveillance and intervention system to aid in violence prevention strategies.

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