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Ancient Thai metalworking reveals history

Researchers from around the world will be gathering in Germany Nov. 12 and 13 to present a "festschrift" - a scholarly tribute - honoring two men, one of them a Penn professor emeritus, for their important contributions to the field of archaeometallurgy. And one of the contributors to the festschrift, titled "Metallurgica Antiqua," is a Penn scientist and one of the few people hired in the United States to do archaeometallurgy full-time.

Not too late to get in on the action

When the temperatures head downward, that's when the indoor action heats up in Penn's Recreation Department. Penn Recreation's fall intramural leagues begin play in mid-November, and there's still time for you to form a team with your fellow students, faculty and staff.

They were meant for each other - and for Penn.

Flaura & Ira Winston Photo by Candace diCarlo Talk about harmonic convergence. Perhaps it was serendipity that brought Flaura and Ira Winston together at Penn, but the two were a perfect fit for each other - and for Penn - from the day they met in the fall of 1980.

These people really work to keep Penn running

Penn has a reputation for having fiercely loyal alumni, whose gratitude to their alma mater shows in numerous ways. Some show it by serving as overseers or University trustees. Many show it by donating generously to Penn fundraising campaigns. All over campus, you will find the names of the most generous alumni emblazoned on buildings and programs: Dietrich. Fisher. Huntsman. Lauder. Steinberg.

Nina Auerbach

What scares you might also be what attracts you, according to Nina Auerbach, author of "Our Vampires, Ourselves" and Penn's John Welsh Centennial Professor of English. A Victorian studies scholar with a penchant for the paranormal, Auerbach has achieved something of a cult status with her vampire research and classes. She has no interest, however, in being the "Anne Rice of Penn." She takes her vampires personally, as she does all her scholarly research, which is no less academic or weighty because it involves bloodsuckers.

They're back to paint the town red - and blue

Of course there's great Quaker football action at Homecoming '98. But that's only a small part of a fun-filled weekend. File photo

Combat hate with caring

When it comes to Africa, he means business

Photo by Candace diCarlo

His co-workers said he'd end up working for Dining. They were right.

Adam Sherr Photo by Candace diCarlo You could probably say that Adam Sherr eats, sleeps and drinks Penn. Literally. As marketing manager for Dining Services, Sherr helps determine what foods Penn students will feast on in the campus dining halls and the late-night eateries managed by Dining Services. And yes, he eats the same fare the students eat at lunch, and often at dinner, too.

Penn hasn't looked the same since she started working for it.

Marion Wyce Photo by Candace diCarlo When Marion Wyce found she couldn't afford to head straight to graduate school, she looked for work in the non-profit sector, and found it at Penn. She went full time working for her old boss, Peshe Kuriloff, in Writing Across the University. Then she got lucky, she said, and heard of an opening in the Health System.