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Sisterhood is funny
For its first stage production of the season, Penn Presents is giving a Broadway hit a Philly accent.
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New secretary
A new secretary of the University was named as of Sept. 18, President Judith Rodin said. Leslie Kruhly moves from her former post as associate director of development and special events at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. “I’m thrilled,” Kruhly said. “I’m going to miss the museum tremendously but am looking forward to the new position. I’m hoping to bring my 20 years of working in education with trustees and with governing boards.”
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Scientists Decipher the 'Zip Codes' That Direct Cells in the Bloodstream to Bodily Tissues Where They are Needed
PHILADELPHIA Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University have pinpointed a fundamental mechanism that controls how cells coursing through our blood "know" when to exit the bloodstream and go to work in the body tissues. The secret, they report in the Sept. 26 is-sue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, are so-called "Goldilocks molecules" that bind blood cells to the walls of veins and arteries neither too strongly nor too weakly, but with just the right level of adhesion.
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Interim PR chief
Phyllis Holtzman has been appointed interim director of university communications in the Office of University Relations. Holtzman, who was senior manager of university communications for two years, will serve as interim director until a search is completed for a permanent replacement for former Director of University Relations Ken Wildes. Prior to serving as senior manager, Holtzman served in various senior positions in communications and public affairs at the University for 10 years.
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In Ella’s footsteps
As a young girl in Memphis, Dee Dee Bridgewater used to sing along with her mother to Ella Fitzgerald records. Now, her reputation as one of the world’s leading jazz vocal stylists secure, she’s recorded a tribute to the legendary singer. Selections from that tribute, the double Grammy-winning “Dear Ella” (Verve), make up a large portion of the music Bridgewater will perform when she opens the 2000-2001 Penn Presents season Sept. 22.
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Penn data to help nabes
In neighboring community Spruce Hill, males outnumber females, blacks barely outnumber Asians, and the two combined still do not outnumber whites. Even though median annual household income is about $50,000, 921 of the 7,804 housing units in the neighborhood are vacant. These facts about several neighboring communities come from a Web site Penn is tailoring to give neighborhood organizations information they can use to improve their economic growth.
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Athletic feats of excellence
Women’s squash took their first ever Howe Cup title this year, finishing the season undefeated. Under the leadership of head coach Demer Holleran, who just ended her eighth season in Philadelphia, the team success rested on a solid overall lineup. Three players — Katie Patrick (W’00) and Runa Reta (C’03), and Rina Borromeo (C’01) — were named to the All-Ivy First Team and Reta was named All Ivy Rookie of the Year. Men’s wrestling and men’s basketball also prevailed in the Ivies.
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Coffee buzz
Whether it’s an 8 a.m. class or the 3 p.m. slump, nearly everybody needs some caffeine sometimes. And the range of offerings around campus is overwhelming. Everybody knows Xando, the unavoidable campus centerpiece on 36th at Sansom. Meanwhile, Starbucks, on 34th andSansom, is arguably the most famous coffeeshop on earth. And Dunkin’ Donuts, Walnut near 36th, is highly popular as well.
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Love of learning fires love eternal
Rita Heller (CW’48) met her husband on a blind date. “When I saw him, I said, ‘Oh, I know you. You’re the one who wears the checked shirt with the plaid pants and a tweed jacket.’” She laughed at the memory. “That shirt was bright red and green. Loudest thing I ever saw.” “It had a fluorescent dye,” her husband Aaron (C’48, G’49) recalled proudly. “It was because he was just out of the army,” Rita said, “and he had to get away from the khaki.”
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“Dictionary of the Ancient Near East
Edited by Piotr Bienkowski and Alan Millard 352 pages, 350 black and white illustrations, $45 cloth