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New Details of President Bush's Social Security Plan
Mark SternProfessor of Social Welfare and HistoryUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Social WorkPresident Bush's plan for revamping social security has gone from "bad to worse," Stern says."Social Security has been a spectacularly successful program because it got the balance right between Americans' belief, rooted in market principles, that benefits should be earned and that pooling risk is a prudent way of dealing with life's uncertainties.
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Out and About: Birds-eye Penn
There are many ways to get a good look at Penn. You can hoof it around campus, walking down narrow walkways and making your way through the hidden recesses of the 269-acre campus. You can bike, too, for a similar view at a faster speed. But pretend for a moment that you could soar above the campus. What exactly would you see from a bird’s point-of-view?
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Two Penn Professors Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
PHILADELPHIA -- Two scientists at the University of Pennsylvania are among the 213 members of the 2005 Class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Gideon Dreyfuss, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and Madeleine M. Jouille, a professor in the Department of Chemistry, were acknowledged by the Academy for their scientific leadership and contributions to society. Fellows are nominated and elected to the Academy by current members.
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Penn offers acupuncture for pets
As Corrina Snook Parsons appeared before leaders at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine to pitch the idea of starting an acupuncture program for animals, she says she expected skepticism. To her pleasant surprise, she got support. “Actually the response was quite favorable,” says Parsons, V’99. “I was very excited about that. & But the way we pitched it was, “Look, we’re not practicing voodoo here.”
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News briefs
Speaking the language Wharton’s biweekly online magazine, Knowledge@Wharton, has just expanded its global reach. The magazine, which features articles on research and books from business school faculty, as well as interviews with professors on current business topics, is now publishing a Chinese language edition, China Knowledge@Wharton. The site is published from Shanghai and is intended to reach the burgeoning Chinese market. Easy riders
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Branching out
Yes, the University has some beautiful buildings. It also has its share of natural wonders, which you can check out May 3, when Ann Rhoads, Tim Block and Anna Anïsko (senior scientist of the Pennsylvania Flora Project, director of botany and botanical illustrator at the Morris Arboretum, respectively) lead a walk and talk around the campus, pointing out some of the University’s botanical treasures.
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Coming up roses
Spring has sprung, finally, and the green spaces of Penn once again beckon us to sit and enjoy the gentle pleasures of the season. Now you can add Penn Museum’s Upper Courtyard Garden back to your list of places to de-stress and smell the perennials. After being closed for two years, the courtyard re-opens May 7, and all Penn, HUP and CHOP employees are invited to a celebration to get reacquainted.
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The good, the bad and the better
When the U.S. began fighting in Iraq in March 2003 and France refused to engage troops in the ground war, our onetime ally became a lightning rod for Americans critical of dissenters. Some responded by dumping French wine down the drain, while a handful of members of Congress went so far as to rename the french fries served in their cafeteria, “freedom fries.”
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Movable Feast: Go outside
When the mercury inexplicably crept above 80 degrees earlier this month, the Current staff could not justify another noontime hour eating humble lunches at its grungy, paper-strewn desks. It just wouldn’t have been right. Instead, we decided to treat ourselves to some much-needed fresh air. We decided to eat outdoors. And we assure you, it was nice. The result of our hard work is this quick guide to some of University City’s best places to grab a good meal, a light lunch or a cup of coffee on those not-frequent-enough beautiful spring days. Enjoy.
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Staff Q&A: Mark Dorsey
Growing up in the Olney section of Philadelphia, Penn Police Chief Mark Dorsey was strongly influenced by the cops who took a vested interest in his neighborhood. That kind of concern is central to Dorsey’s policing philosophy: “That’s what I’m looking to bring back here—you feel very comfortable with the officer and the officer takes a stake in what happens in the neighborhood.”