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Children from City's 26 PAL Centers to Visit Penn Museum at 5:30 p.m. Today
WHO:Children who attend afternoon and weekend sessions at one of the 26 Police Athletic League Centers throughout Philadelphia will be special guests of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology tonight, which will open its doors to the children and their chaperones for this free evening, co-sponsored by the PAL Center of the Division of Public Safety at Penn.WHAT: Two hours of exploration among the ancient artifacts and displays at the Penn Museum.
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Ceremony Marks the Establishment of The Nano/Bio Interface Center
WHAT: The Nano/Bio Interface Center, a new research program recently established with almost $30 million in funding, is the nucleus of a massive effort to lead the application of physical science and nanotechnology to medicine.WHO: Dennis Yablonsky, secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania.Eduardo Glandt, dean of Penn School of Engineering and Applied Science Dawn Bonnell, director of the NBICWHERE:
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Penn Names new Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
John H. Zeller, associate vice president for development and alumni relations for Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Institutions, has been named vice president for development and alumni relations at the University of Pennsylvania, Penn President Amy Gutmann has announced. Zeller will begin his new post in January 2005. In his new role, Zeller will lead the Universitys programs in development, alumni relations and fund raising.
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Christoph Eschenbach to Speak at Penn
Christoph Eschenbach to Speak at PennWHO: Christoph Eschenbach, music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Orchestre de Paris WHAT: Public lecture followed by question-and-answer sessionWHEN: 3- 4 p.m., Monday, Dec. 6, 2004WHERE:Annenberg Center for Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St. The French Institute of the University of Pennsylvania is presenting an opportunity for the public to meet Philadelphia's new maestro.
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Study Examines Nature and Prevalence of Errors in Patient Care; Cites Complex and Distracting Work Environment
PHILADELPHIA -- A University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing study provides the first detailed description of the nature and prevalence of errors by hospital staff nurses. During a 28-day period, 393 registered nurses kept a detailed journal of their errors and prevented errors, referred to as near-errors. Thirty percent of the nurses reported at least one error during the 28-day period, and 33 percent reported a near-error.
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“The Internet is not the place for honesty in getting a mate, getting a loan and probably getting a kidney.”
—Arthur Caplan, chair of the Department of Medical Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania, on the increasing use of the Internet by organ donors and recipients to find each other (USA Today, October 26)
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Dancing on Air
Founded in 1937 by choreographer Pavlo Virsky, the Virsky Ukranian National Dance Company has been celebrating the culture of the Ukranian people with its soaring routines for decades—and earning rave reviews in the process.
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Costas to headline Integrity Week
Just five years after a players’ strike cancelled the World Series, at a time when baseball fans were as disillusioned as ever and the nation’s ballparks were left half-empty, Bob Costas decided it was time to speak up.
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What’s in a name? Plenty
Her hometown Washington Redskins haven’t yet backed down, but Suzan Shown Harjo says Native American activists are, on the whole, winning their war against sports teams that use Native American mascots. Her proof? “In 1970, there were more than 3,000 Native American references used in sports,” says Harjo, a Washington, D.C.-based Native American rights advocate, journalist and poet. Today, there are fewer than 1,100.
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Out & About: Making a fair trade
If the thought of overcrowded malls and mass-produced merchandise makes holiday shopping a chore you’re already starting to dread, fear not. There are other options—and some are right here on campus.