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“It was just like, Oh my God, I never knew there were so many things you could do with computers and whatnot.”

To get a plum job, it helps to make the right connections. Unfortunately, most Philadelphia high school students have little or no opportunity to make them.

Progressive farming

Progressive rock, folk rock and country rock all take a star turn on “The World Cafe” over the next two weeks. And in the midst of all this, there’s a tasty serving of Phish as well. Here’s the complete rundown: Thursday, Aug. 31 Steve Earle talks about and plays music from his latest album, “Transcendental Blues”

Penn Researchers Win $2.2 Million for Efforts to Boost Reliability of Computers Embedded in Devices of All Types

PHILADELPHIA Computer scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have received a $2,184,300 grant to boost the reliability of the specialized miniature computers found in electronic devices all around us. The award, from the federal government Defense Advanced Research Projects Administration (DARPA), will support the researcherswork over the next three years.

Penn Names New Director of Special Services

PHILADELPHIA, PA. -- Patricia Brennan, who has served as acting Director of Special Services for the University of Pennsylvania Police Department since July 1999, has been named the new Director of Special Services, according to an announcement by Vice President for Public Safety Thomas M. Seamon. Her appointment will become effective August 15, 2000. As Director of Special Services, Brennan will be responsible for all support services for victims of crime, and will oversee the day-to-day operations of the special services team.

University of Pennsylvania Health System CEO Will Move to Glaxosmithkline

PHILADELPHIA --- Peter G. Traber, M.D., interim dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and CEO of the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and the University of Pennsylvania Health System, has accepted an appointment as head of clinical pharmacology and experimental medicine at GlaxoSmithKline, the health care company to be formed upon the merger of SmithKline Beecham and Glaxo Wellcome, according to an announcement today (July 26) by University of Pennsylvania President Judith Rodin.

Dr. Neville Strumpf Named Interim Dean of The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

PHILADELPHIA --- Neville E. Strumpf, Ph.D., R.N., the Edith Clemmer Steinbright Professor in Gerontology and Director of the Center for Gerontologic Nursing Science at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named interim dean of Penn's School of Nursing, effective Sept. 1, according to an announcement today (June 7) by President Judith Rodin and Provost Robert Barchi.

Gray skies, sunny spirits

How to get to the top

Reformed workaholic John Fry, executive vice president of the University, now keeps his work life and his family life strictly separated, and he thinks everyone else should be able to as well. “Those who are the most successful [on the job] are … those with the best balance between work and family,” Fry told a lunchtime audience of about 50 aspiring go-getters May 15.

Decoration day

Did the rain dampen the enthusiasm of this year’s graduates? No, but according to our photographer, it may have dampened the creative impulse: it seemed that more people this year kept their mortarboard decorations to modest “Thanks, Mom” messages and things like that. But among those who did go for showier fare, there were some outstanding efforts, including a great group project by the graduating class of the School of Veterinary Medicine.

From bad luck to bright future

Edain Velazquez (EAS’00) is only 21 years old and yet his life has already had more twists and turns, deeper sorrows, greater success, than you can find in a Dickens novel. A mysterious birth, poverty, a catastrophic gunshot wound, a guardian angel with a life-changing gift, a journey cross-country to a private, privileged world. An Ivy League degree.