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No good reason for health inequities

Ethical failure was blamed for the nation’s uninsured at a conference titled “Toward Health Equity.” Sponsored by the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, the May 10 forum gathered Penn health experts as well as political leaders. Health care expert Mark Pauly said money, or the lack thereof, was not the real problem because the actual cost of covering the uninsured is “peanuts.” “The real problem is political will, not economics,” said Pauly, Bendheim Professor at the Wharton School and chair of Health Care Systems.

Staff Q&A: Afi Roberson

There’s a wisecrack that circulates on many college campuses that goes something like this: The junior faculty are allowed to touch the robe of God. The senior faculty get to talk to God. The dean sits at the right hand of God. And the secretary is God. “Sounds good to me,” Afi Roberson (G’95) said of the joke.

Editor's Pick: The stars come out at night

Wanna see some great old movies? You could a) nuke a bag of popcorn and watch American Movie Classics on TV, or b) bring a blanket or lawn chair and your favorite snacks out to the 40th Street field and see them on the big screen under the stars. Which sounds more fun to you? We thought so. The Moonlit Movie Series, which runs through Aug. 8, features classics from the golden age of movies, shown the way they were meant to be shown, complete with short subjects—an episode each week of the 1939 serial “Dick Tracy’s G-Men.” —S.S.

Campus Buzz

A (relatively) quiet celebration: Although early-morning storms caused the cancellation of the academic procession down Locust Walk for the second year in a row, not a drop of rain dampened Commencement itself. The speaker, PBS “NewsHour” host Jim Lehrer, harbored no illusions about the importance of his speech: “I cannot remember what any of the speakers said at my graduation ceremonies,” he told the Franklin Field crowd. “In fact, I can’t even remember what they looked like.” His speech combined observations on journalism post-Sept.

Three elected to prestigious academies

Three Penn scholars have been elected to the nation’s most prestigious academies. Robert Boruch, Trustee Professor of Education and professor of statistics, has been named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Penn scientists Tom Lubensky and Alan MacDiarmid have been elected members of the National Academy of Sciences. Founder and chair of the Campbell Collaboration, an international research organization, Boruch studies the effectiveness of innovations in education, social welfare and police programs.

Ask Benny: Historic John Morgan lights shine again

Dear Benny,I’d like to know what happened to the lighting fixtures that used to hang in the first-floor corridor of the John Morgan Building. —Curious Dear Curious, They’re right back where they used to be—along with new fixtures created to match the antique originals.

Bookquick/“The Graduate School Funding Handbook, Second Edition”

“The Graduate School Funding Handbook, Second Edition” illuminates the competitive world of graduate school funding. Covering programs in the arts and sciences and engineering, it is an invaluable resource for undergraduate and graduate students who seek information about applying to graduate school in the United States or abroad, at the master’s, doctoral and postdoctoral levels.