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EDITOR’S PICK: Strung Out

The yarn paintings of the Huichol Indians of northwest Mexico are a relatively new art form that has achieved worldwide popularity in recent years. The University of Pennsylvania Museum’s new exhibit, “Mythic Visions: Yarn Paintings of a Huichol Shaman,” connects this art form to the most ancient legends and practices of the Huichol culture.

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.

Strung out

  In this painting, Benítez imagines how odd the sun god would have looked to the ancestors when he first appeared in the world in a fiery eruption near the sacred peyote desert of Wirikúta.

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.

Mr. and Ms. Penn Body Building Competition

Students Compete for Mr. and Ms. Penn Titles  Oct. 30, 2003PHILADELPHIA - University of Pennsylvania students often compete using their brains, but they'll be using their bodies to challenge each other when they meet Nov. 10 in the Mr. and Ms. Penn bodybuilding competition.

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Scholar examines the campus mosaic

Over the years, scholars have put forth all sorts of theories to explain the persistent achievement gap between blacks and whites in college. A new study by a team of Penn sociologists has now put those theories to the statistical test.

STAFF Q&A/Flora Cornfield

Whoever said that you can’t get too much advice must have been a student at Penn. On the College web site alone under “Advising,” there is an extensive list that includes freshmen advisors, pre-major advisors, major advisors, pilot curriculum advisors, and peer advisors as well as the nine College advisors. They all assist students in the navigating the minefield that is the College’s course requirements and ensure that students’ academic concerns and problems are addressed.

PEOPLE’S CHOICE: The one-minute millionaire philanthropist

Charitable giving fuels much that is good in our society, including the institution we work for. So as we contemplate how to complete our Penn’s Way pledges, we thought we’d give a few people a chance to play fantasy philanthropist. We went to two offices where people are intimately familiar with money—Student Financial Services (SFS) and the Office of the Vice President for Finance and Treasurer—and asked, “If you had a million dollars to give to the charity of your choice, who would you give it to and why?”

"The Problems of Urban Ethnography"

WHO:  Mitchell Duneier, professor of sociology, University of Wisconsin-MadisonWHAT: Urban Studies Program 19th Annual Lecture   WHEN:  Thursday, Oct. 30, 2003; 4:30 p.m.  WHERE: Logan Hall, Room 17, on the University of Pennsylvania campus, Philadelphia