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Beverly Emanuel
Though geneticist Beverly Emanuel, Ph.D., of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has spent almost her entire life and career in Philadelphia — going to Philadelphia public schools and then to Penn — the year she spent as a researcher at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, Calif., in the early ’60s was an important one. It was there that she realized that she didn’t want to be doing someone else’s research. “I had a lot of questions myself I wanted to ask and answer,” said the professor of pediatrics at Penn.
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Race versus class
Richard Kahlenberg has a plan to mend, not end, affirmative action. Not everyone at the Feb. 25 forum “Rethinking the Remedy: The Future of Affirmative Action in Higher Education and the Workplace” agreed with him that it needs mending, but his respondents and the audience of students, faculty and administrators gave him a respectful hearing.
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Be specific in choosing sculpture sites
Penn’s campus has a variety of artworks — some created specifically for a location through a public art program, such as Claes Oldenburg’s “Split Button” in front of the library or Alexander Liberman’s “Covenant” over Locust Walk, and others donated or purchased that must be sited. The value of this collection does not lie in how or why the work was created or acquired. It’s more about the way art works once it is in place.
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Abortion hit list and free speech
Attorney Kathryn Kolbert, known for her defense of abortion rights, appeared on “60 Minutes” defending the First Amendment rights of a notorious anti-abortion group. So we asked her to explain her thinking in a telephone conversation. Several years back, an anti-abortion group, the American Coalition of Life Advocates, created posters identifying what it called “the dirty dozen,” 12 physicians who provide abortion services. Each poster had the picture of a doctor with the words, “Wanted, $500 reward for crimes against humanity.”
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Collaboration links real life to research on what works
To not a lot of fanfare, 90 people from around the world converged on the Inn at Penn last month for a groundbreaking meeting. Their mission: Create a systematic way for high-quality research and knowledge to reach government agencies, policymakers, social welfare organizations, even doctors, thereby improving policy decisions that affect peoples’ lives. The group is called the Campbell Collaboration and its director is Robert Boruch, Trustee Professor of Education in the Graduate School of Education and professor of statistics at Wharton.
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Fine folks featured
“The World Cafe” takes on a folksy flavor these next two weeks, as singer/songwriters Aimee Mann, Andy White and Evan Olson, among others, stop by to chat and perform. Thursday, March 23 The Kennedys perform music from their lastest effort, “Evolver” Friday, March 24 Aimee Mann and Michael Penn stop by the Cafe
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Eight head across the pond as Thouron Scholars
Seven current University of Pennsylvania students and one recent Penn Law graduate will pursue graduate study in the United Kingdom this fall as Thouron Scholars. The program promotes closer friendship between the people of Britain and the United States by supporting academic exchange. The 1999-2000 American contingent of Thourons, selected from a field of more than 50 applicants, are:
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Hollywood goes on a dig
Digging up the past is a real adventure, all right. But is it the kind of adventure Indiana Jones had? Jon Solomon, professor of classical studies at the University of Arizona, has long been fascinated by how Hollywood portrays archaeology and the ancient worlds archaeologists uncover. And as an Oscar Night warm-up, he will present an illustrated lecture, “The Scales of Ramses: When Film Focuses on Ancient Objects,” at the University of Pennsylvania Museum March 26.
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Law gets dean
Following a 15-month search, University President Judith Rodin named Michael A Fitts, Robert G. Fuller Jr. Professor of Law, dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School March 6. Fitts, a member of the Penn faculty for almost 15 years, will succeed Colin S. Diver, who resigned Aug. 15, 1999. “We are absolutely delighted he has accepted this new assignment,” Rodin said in a statement about the appointment.
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Three honored by USA Today
When USA Today created their all-USA College Academic Teams, the judges cited three Penn students, named in the Feb. 17 issue, for their outstanding academics and leadership, in and beyond the classroom. Of 828 students nominated by colleges across the country, Andrew March was selected for the highest honor — named to the First All-USA College Academic Team, along with 19 other students.