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RESEARCH/From marsh to desert and back—if…
Where exactly was the biblical Garden of Eden? Some scholars think it was in the fertile wetlands where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers meet in southeastern Iraq. For thousands of years, the area was home to people known as the marsh Arabs, who made their living fishing, growing rice and tending water buffalo.
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Living for the weekend
Like the enchanted village of Brigadoon, the tents and traditions of Alumni Weekend appear on campus for only a few brief hours then disappear into the mists to return the following year. This year that will be May 16-18. Alumni Weekend is an alternate University. Although the alums may be a bit grayer than the regular inhabitants of planet Penn, their activities are a mirror of actual campus life—going to lectures, asking questions, checking out the new Philly scene, meeting old friends and making new ones. The only thing missing is exams.
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AWARDS & HONORS /Cashmore elected to NAS
For shedding new light on plant behavior, Professor of Biology Anthony R. Cashmore has been honored with election to the National Academy of Sciences. Cashmore, director of Penn’s Plant Science Institute, studies the mechanisms by which plants respond to light. His 1990s research that identified cryptochrome, a plant photoreceptor that detects blue and ultraviolet light, has since been extended by others to animals. Cashmore came to Penn from the Rockefeller University in 1986.
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Desmond Tutu, Wolf Blitzer, Ed Rendell Among Speakers at Penn Commencement Ceremonies
PHILADELPHIA Anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu, CNN news anchor Wolf Blitzer and notable Penn alumni, including Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, are among the dignitaries who will address graduates at the various University of Pennsylvania commencement ceremonies May 18-19.Desmond Tutu will deliver the address Monday, May 19, at Penns 247th commencement ceremony at Franklin Field, 33rd and Spruce streets. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10:15 a.m.
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Research at Penn Web Site Wins CASE Silver Medal
PHILADELPHIA The Research at Penn Web site, developed to share research advances from the University of Pennsylvanias 4,300 faculty researchers, has been awarded a silver medal by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
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Penn GSE Partners With Wharton Business Plan Competition For Student Entrepreneurs
PHILADELPHIA Education projects made a strong showing in this years Wharton Business Plan Competition, with two dozen education plans submitted in the Education Track, a special industry track, offered as part of the University of Pennsylvania/Goldman Sachs Foundation Entrepreneurship in Education Program.
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New Virtual Reality Array Allows Immersive Experience Without the Disorienting 3-D Goggles
PHILADELPHIA The University of Pennsylvania has installed a virtual reality system that allows a participant full-body interaction with a virtual environment without the hassle of bulky, dizzying 3-D glasses. The system will be demonstrated for journalists and others Thursday, May 15.
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Penn Student Wins Humanitarian Award
PHILADELPHIA -- Mei Elansary, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, has won the 2003 Howard R. Swearer Student Humanitarian Award from Campus Compact. ei has spent a great deal of time promoting health in the West Philadelphia community,said Penn President Judith Rodin. n addition, she has promoted sustainable partnerships between Penn and its community. She is very deserving of this outstanding award.
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Penn Law School and National Constitution Center Host Political Campaign Finance Symposium
MEDIA ADVISORYWHAT: Symposium about the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Law "McConnell v. Federal Election Commission: Understanding the Decision and Its Implications"WHEN: May 15, 2003, 10:30 a.m.- noon. "Understanding the Decision" Richard Briffault, Columbia Law School. Bob Bauer, Perkins Coie, Trevor Potter, former chairman of the Federal Election Commission
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New Director Appointed at Kelly Writers House
PHILADELPHIA Jennifer Snead will be the director of the University of Pennsylvania Kelly Writers House, effective July 1. Snead had been the assistant program coordinator at the Kelly Writers House and a research associate for the School of Arts and SciencesOffice of External Affairs.