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Hill Square Women's Sculpture Project to Be Unveiled
WHAT:The unveiling of the Women's Sculpture Project that has transformed the Hill Field open space bounded by 33rd, 34th, Walnut and Chestnut streets into Hill Square, a gateway to the University of Pennsylvania campus. Landscaping and lighting accentuate a diagonal walkway integrated with 25 Years,a sculpture by Jenny Holzer comprised of granite elements inscribed with text commemorating 125 years of women at the University.
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Molinoff Named Vice Provost for Research at Penn
PHILADELPHIA - Perry Molinoff, a renowned neuroscientist and the former chairman of the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named vice provost for research at Penn, effective immediately, according to an announcement by Provost Robert L. Barchi. Molinoff was the A.N. Richards Professor and Chairman of Pharmacology at Penn from 1981 to 1995.
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Local Federal Reserve Bank President to Speak at Penn
WHO: Anthony Santomero, president, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia WHAT: Penn Humanities Forum lecture on "Great Expectations: Beliefs, Economics and Monetary Policy"WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003, 5- 6:30 p.m. WHERE: 200 College Hall on the University of Pennsylvania campus, Philadelphia
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A leg up for new faculty
As he embarked on his academic career, Sean Joe found it hard to connect with other scholars of color interested in research as a tool for social change. The organization he founded, the Emerging Scholars Interdisciplinary Network (ESIN), makes connecting less of a chore for others like him.
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AWARDS & HONORS: Davis wins Fermi prize
Research Professor of Physics Raymond Davis, Jr., Hon’90 was one of three recipients of this year’s Enrico Fermi Award, a presidential honor that recognizes scientists of international stature or groundbreaking achievement in the development, use or production of energy.
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Fels Institute, WPHT Radio Partner in Poll Watching Project, Election Coverage of Philadelphia Mayor's Race
PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government has organized a new poll watching project to track election-day voter turnout in dozens of key precincts in Philadelphia. The captured data will be announced and analyzed on WPHT Radio, providing the first-ever analysis of the Philadelphia mayor's race in real time.
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Cappelli helps pull Bahrain into the future
Peter Cappelli is no stranger to major business management reform projects. He had a hand in the proposal to improve the Philadelphia Convention Center and helped to shift Pennsylvania’s court system from local to state control. For years, he helped run the Department of Education’s National Center on the Quality of the Workforce, based at Penn. Earlier this year, he was hand-picked to serve as Senior Advisor in employment policy to the Kingdom of Bahrain, a small Middle Eastern country in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia.
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Day of the living dead: A fall fantasy
On a beautiful day, when there was just a nip of fall in the air, I went for a scenic walk through Philadelphia’s distinguished past—not in Old City, not in Society Hill, but just a few blocks from Penn at Woodlands Cemetery. I had seen it from the train, but never visited. I found, to my amazement, sunlit rooms, the Philadelphia Social Register circa 1900 at rest and a riot of romantic Victorian iconography.
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Penn Praxis offers real-world practice for Design students
Got a design problem you want solved? Put it to Penn Praxis. Penn Praxis is the student-faculty clinical consulting practice in the School of Design. Much like the legal clinics most law schools operate do for future lawyers, Penn Praxis gives students across the Design School the opportunity to gain real-world problem-solving experience while helping community and civic groups that cannot afford professional services.
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Welcome home, sisters
For Homecoming weekend, the Penn Women’s Center throws open its doors to alumnae, students and the general Penn community in celebration of its 30th anniversary. The festivities start with an open house at the Women’s Center, 3643 Locust Walk, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, and continue into Saturday with speakers, panel discussions and alumni events. Additional events are scheduled for December and next May.