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Roy Vagelos
Since it's used as a case study in a Wharton School business-ethics course, you could say that the story of how Merck & Co. decided to just give away a valuable new drug is a textbook example of routine corporate social responsibility. In fact, though, it isn't. As far as Roy Vagelos (C'50) knows, no other pharmaceutical manufacturer has even attempted to duplicate what Merck did with Mectizan, a drug that proved effective in killing the parasite that causes river blindness, a chronic illness in much of sub-Saharan Africa.
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Victorious students celebrate
Maybe it's the venue - Franklin Field. Maybe it's the perfect spring weather. But Commencement, with its exuberance and feel of victory, seems a lot like the season opener at Veterans Stadium when the Phillies are actually winning.
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Five more
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected a total of six outstanding scholars from the University this year. In addition to Professor of Philosophy Paul Guyer (Current, May 13), the academy elected the following for excellence in their fields. Clay M. Armstrong, M.D., professor of physiology, investigates the role of ionic channels in permeability of cell membranes;
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So long is too long
Hey. We're sentimental too. Graduates don't have a lock on tender moments. In fact, we'd be crying our eyes out except for three good reasons. One, summer's here and we're going on vacation. Two, we don't want to drown our keyboards. And three, we'll be back in September.
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Rubin: Uncertainty is key to the future
The world is now interconnected in ways scarcely imaginable a short time ago, and we cannot afford to disengage from it. And in our engagement with it, we must remember that nothing is certain and shape our decisions accordingly. Those were the main points outgoing Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin made in his speech to the assembled crowd at the University's 243rd Commencement exercises on Monday, May 17.
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You snooze, you lose
(clockwise from top left) Ann Matter, Al Filreis, Ponzy Lu and Roger Allen are among the Penn faculty giving the world's shortest lectures this summer on Locust Walk. Roger Allen and Al Filreis photos by Addison Geary Ponzy Lu photo by Tommy Leonardi
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"To see that horde of people coming over the bridge with all the flags and pipers is just spectacular"
Edwin Ledwell in front of Sansom Place West (formerly Graduate Tower B), one of the high-rise dormitories whose construction he oversaw in the 1970s. Photo by Daniel R. Burke
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Mortarboard madness
The usual expressions of gratitude ("Thanks Mom!") and relief ("Almost done") graced the mortarboards of the Class of 1999 as they entered Franklin Field. Not everyone was relieved, though. One woman, looking ahead to the job search, used her cap to deliver wry commentary on the value of a college degree (see first photo). Our roving photographer on Locust Walk managed to catch some of our favorites.
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Family practice makes perfect
Romance bloomed at the School of Nursing, where William Tkacs (Nu'74) and Nancy Camenisch (Nu'75, GNu'77) met. Nancy was the third generation in her family at Penn. Her father William Camenisch Jr. (W'46) and grandfather William Camenisch Sr. both attended Wharton. This year, Nancy C. Tkacs returned to the nursing school as a member of the faculty, an assistant professor of physiology in nursing.
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A near-death experience proves sobering
Jed Ryan (W'99) drinks a non-alcoholic toast to dear old Penn. Photo by Candace diCarlo Jed Ryan (W'99) almost didn't live to tell this story.