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A show about nothing
Clear your mind and think of nothing. What do you see? Through the summer, the Institute of Contemporary Art shines the spotlight on a state of total, complete nothingness in its major group exhibition, “The Big Nothing.” Beginning May 1 in both gallery spaces, the ICA will feature more than 60 artists’ works from the 1970s to the present, including pieces from Yayoi Kusama that contemplate the metaphysical nothing, art by Jutta Koether that visualizes “nothing” as refusal or negation and Roe Ethridge’s delicate photographic image, “Moon” (left).
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Hall of Famers
Penn has a Hall of Fame for its outstanding athletes. Why not have one for its outstanding alumni? We asked the people who work in Penn’s alumni relations and development offices, who we figured would know meritorious alums when they saw them, for nominees. As one respondent’s choice shows, you don’t have to be a big shot to be an all-star.
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Education gets the royal treatment
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorm of Thailand is greeted by two members of her 30-person delegation, (left to right) Siam University President Pormchai Mongkhovanit and National Education Council of Thailand Secretary-General Rung Kaedwang, as she arrives at the Inn at Penn for the second U.S.-Thailand Education Policy Roundtable on April 8. The summit, hosted by Penn’s Graduate School of Education and sponsored by the Starr Foundation, brought top American and Thai education officials together to discuss math and science teaching and higher education.
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DeTurck surveys math reforms
How is Johnny doing in calculus? Not as well as he could be, according to Mathematics Professor Dennis DeTurck. In a Provost’s Lecture Series talk April 12, DeTurck explained why calculus matters and gave a history of efforts to improve math teaching in elementary and secondary schools.
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Ask Benny: A potpourri of Franklin Field facts
Dear Benny,Does Franklin Field host any events besides football games and the Penn Relays? What’s the average attendance at Franklin Field events? And why was the Army-Navy game played there? — Curious Researcher Dear Curious, Whew! Your grab bag of questions took Benny to several sources, starting with Dave Johnson, the Penn Relays director, and a good source for Franklin Field history .
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Student Spotlight: The twisty passages of interactive fiction
Nick Montfort wants you to know about a world of fiction and computers intricately balanced to create an experience as old as literature and as new as the modern age. In his book, “Twisty Little Passages” (MIT, 2003), Montfort, a Ph.D. student in computer and information science, explores this esoteric realm known to its aficionados as interactive fiction.
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BOOKQUICK/“Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution”
The story of black professional baseball is one of entrepreneurs, fans, players and opportunities. As Neil Lanctot shows us in “Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution,” the history of this once-major enterprise provides a remarkable window into America’s past. Baseball functioned as a critical component in the separate economy catering to black consumers in the urban centers of the North and South.
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Southern Man
Steven Hahn did not set out to become a historian. “I was always sort of interested in it, and was good at it, but I wasn’t a history buff at all,” said Penn’s Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Professor of History. “When I went to college, initially I wanted to be an astronautical engineer. I found out before I even got to college that this was probably not the best choice for me.”
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Yale Historical Theologian to Address Penn Graduates at May 16 Baccalaureate Ceremonies
PHILADELPHIA -- Jaroslav Pelikan, Sterling Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University, will speak at the University of Pennsylvania Baccalaureate ceremonies May 16, in Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce St., Philadelphia.Ceremonies will be held at 1:30 and 3 p.m. to accommodate all who wish to attend. No tickets will be required for admission.
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Penn Hosts International Conference on History of Unethical Medical Research in Japan, Germany and U.S.
WHO: Arthur Caplan, director of the Center for Bioethics at Penn; Frederick Dickinson, Penn associate professor of history; Eric Feldman, Penn assistant professor of law; Renee Fox, Penn professor emerita of sociology; G.Cameron Hurst, Penn professor of Japanese and Korean studies; William LaFleur, Penn professor of Japanese studies; M. Susan Lindee, Penn professor of sociology; Professors from Japan, Germany and the United States WHAT: "Going Too Far: Rationalizing Unethical Medical Research in Japan, Germany and the United States, An International Conference"