Pictured above: Nicole Schwartz (2013);Sarah Wanieck (2015);Patrick Muniz (2015), Daniela Bucay (2015), Bradley Belasco (2012)
It’s time for our annual Freshman Sendoff, this year honoring the Class of 2015 and their parents, and recognizing returning undergraduates and recent graduates. The fancy version of this invitation is attached in two different versions of Word. Here are the details, in case neither works for you:
WHAT: Penn San Antonio Alumni 2011 Freshman Sendoff for the Class of 2015
WHEN: Sunday, August 14, 2PM-4PM
WHERE: The Home of Jo-Anne Kaplan and Mike Gershman
RSVP: By Friday, August 5, to Jo-Anne Kaplan by e-mail (preferred) or phone.
As always, this is a group effort. Your contributions of refreshments will be essential. Jo-Anne will coordinate, so when you RSVP, please tell her what you would like to bring, or ask her what is needed, so she can adjust as necessary.
July 26, 2011
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Office Hour with Dr. Jennifer Pinto-Martin
Viola MacInnes / Independence Professor of Nursing, Interim Chair, Biobehavioral and Health Sciences Division
Autism Spectrum Disorders: What do we know? What are we investigating?
Over the past 20 years, the prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has increased markedly, spurring increased attention, speculation and research about the cause. Significant media attention has been given to recently published data on the disorder’s genetic heritability, non-genetic risk factors, and risks associated with SSRI’s, one group of commonly used antidepressant medications (see below for links to recent articles in Time and The New York Times), all of which confirms that both genes and environment matter. Join Penn Nursing’s Dr. Jennifer Pinto-Martin as she leads a timely discussion reviewing what is known about the causes of ASD and ongoing studies, including her CDC funded Study to Explore Early Development (SEED).
Click the links below to view a webinar by Professor Benjamin Horton:
Dr. Benjamin Horton discusses the geophysical mechanisms behind earthquakes and tsunamis and the history of both in the context of Japan and the greater South/East Pacific, located online at http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/education/2011-03-25%2012.58%20Japan_s%20Earthquake%20_%20Tsunami_%20Putting%20it%20in%20context.wmv
Note: You must download the GoToMeeting Codec (G2M2 decoder) to view these recorded webinars. Visit www.gotomeeting.com/codec to download the codec.
