Category Archives: University of Pennsylvania

Penn Center for Africana Studies Summer Institute for Pre-Freshmen

The Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania held its 24th annual Summer Institute for Pre-Freshmen July 24-31, 2010. The students spent a week living on campus, getting a taste of college life while taking mini-courses at the … Continue reading

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MS Exchange and Zimbra TCO, University of Pennsylvania

Adam Preset, an IT Technical Director at the University of Pennsylvania, talks about their side-by-side deployment of MS Exchange and Zimbra- including a TCO analysis showing which system has a lower per-user cost. (Run time 3:21).

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The Historic Lazaretto, “Ellis Island’s Great-Grandfather”

Nestled on the banks of the Delaware River near the Philadelphia airport sits the Lazaretto. Built in 1799, it is the oldest surviving facility in the Western Hemisphere once used to quarantine those with infectious diseases entering the US David … Continue reading

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Lithium by Evanescence, covered by UPenn Dischord

University of Pennsylvania’s Dischord A Cappella covers Lithium by Evanescence; live recording November 2007. Visit Dischord’s site at upenndischord.com . This song (recorded in studio) will be included in Dischord’s upcoming CD, slated for release end of summer 2008, and … Continue reading

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Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life’s setbacks — … Continue reading

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