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Brother, can you spare some time?
by Kabir Singh Bedi | June 4, 2009 7:27AM
While most Penn students were settling in to another semester of math problems, term papers and study sessions, I was on the other side of the world, nervously fumbling with a piece of chalk as I presented grammar lessons to a group of 10-year-olds.
Students mourn Mumbai terrorist attacks
by Kabir Singh Bedi | December 2, 2008 1:00AM
Though the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India last week were thousands of miles away, for some students, they hit close to home. And for some, the Thanksgiving break meant they were in Mumbai on Wednesday when a group of terrorists stormed the Taj Mahal and Oberoi Trident hotels, the popular Café Leopold and a highly c
Wharton junior makes fantasies come true
by Kabir Singh Bedi | November 24, 2008 1:00AM
Playing a fantasy sports game online is one thing, but creating one, attracting one million users and then selling it, is another. And that's what Wharton junior Boris Silver did when he combined his passions for sports and the Internet to create Total Sports Fan, a Facebook application that lets users feature their favorite sports and teams on their profile.
News Brief: Nursing dean Meleis receives intl. award
by Kabir Singh Bedi | November 21, 2008 1:00AM
The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools has awarded Nursing Dean Afaf Meleis with its 2008 International Distinguished Leadership Award. Meleis is being recognized for her international, professional and personal achievements in global health, a subject on which she has published six books and over 150 journal articles.
A 7:30 a.m. shift for the sake of practice and patient care
by Kabir Singh Bedi | November 18, 2008 1:00AM
During his pediatrics clinical, Nursing senior Colin Plover discovered that hiding the needle is an important tactic when giving a child a shot. Like Plover, all nursing students need to fulfil a specific number of hours of patient-care clinicals in order to graduate, helping them gain hands-on experience.
Engineering, Nursing get a little liberal
by Kabir Singh Bedi | November 14, 2008 1:00AM
As advanced registration comes to an end this weekend, students are busy skimming the course booklet for classes that satisfy both their requirements and their curiosity. For students in Penn's more pre-professional schools - Nursing, Engineering and Wharton - getting a liberal-arts education while following a more structured curriculum can present a challenge.
Order in the Court
by Kabir Singh Bedi | November 6, 2008 1:00AM
For 32 Penn students, arguing is more than just something you do with your roommate or in philosophy recitation - it's a structured competition. For those students, their affinity for arguing paid off last month at the Coast Guard Academy Mock Trial Tournament in New London, Conn.
Biomed students build practical skills abroad
by Kabir Singh Bedi | November 4, 2008 1:00AM
"It was an eye-opening experience," said Engineering junior Young Yim of his trip to do bioengineering in southern China this summer with the Engineering school's Global BioMedical Service Program. Now in its third year, GBS takes a group of 12 students and a faculty member to work on medical problems in China each summer.
Engineering gift creates research opps
by Kabir Singh Bedi | November 3, 2008 1:00AM
Engineering students interested in research now have an opportunity to look beyond the classroom. The Rachleff Scholars Program, established this fall by a gift from Penn trustee Andrew Rachleff, aims to create a "scholarly community" in the School of Engineering, said Electrical and Systems Engineering professor Jan Van der Spiegel, who is also the director of the program.
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