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Karlawish Awarded Brookdale National Fellowship for Aging Research
PHILADELPHIA -- The Brookdale Foundation has awarded University of Pennsylvania Health System physician Jason H.T. Karlawish a fellowship to study the ethics of Alzheimer's Disease clinical research.
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Penn Announces Lowest Increase in Total Undergraduate Charges in 30 Years
PHILADELPHIA -- The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania have approved an increase of 3.9 percent in total undergraduate student charges for the 1998-99 academic year, the lowest percentage increase in three decades, according to Penn President Judith Rodin. The Trustees also approved enhancements to the University's financial aid program aimed at keeping it one of the largest and most competitive financial aid programs in the country.
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Help for cancer patients and their loved ones
For cancer patients, their family and friends, and for those hoping to reduce their risk of cancer, the University of Pennsylvania Health System offers support and encouragement through workshops and educational programs.
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Hoppy days are here again
Fans of malt and hops rejoice: world-famous beer and Scotch whisky maven Michael Jackson returns to the University of Pennsylvania Museum for two special Food Network Book and the Cook events on March 27 and 28. Friday evening's "Old Casks, Old Scotch" dinner features a variety of single-malt scotches personally selected by Jackson, along with foods picked to complement them prepared by the Museum Catering Company.
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Penn acquires Zinman collection
Before book superstores-cum-coffee bars and before Web shopping and Oprah's book club, popular books were peddled door-to-door across the country in the form of hardcover sample books - sort of coming attractions for books, designed to hook customers into signing on for purchases. Penn's library recently acquired a collection of more than 2,000 such books from the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection, reportedly the largest of its kind, was purchased from Robert Seymour and Michael Zinman.
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"What you meditate on, what you read, what you see, even in a song what you take in -- it shapes what you are."
Reed, with sheet music, sports his Teamster's shirt on the job. Photo by Candace diCarlo MICHAEL REED Position: Housekeeping Staff, School of Nursing Length of service: 7 1/2 years. Other stuff: Likes to get in the car, turn on the music and drive. Plays video games with his son.
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Separating the trash from the class
Even fewer people probably would admit to watching daytime television talk shows than they would to tuning into "Melrose Place." Yet, the shows -- Jerry Springer, Leeza, Sally, Oprah, etc. -- are watched by millions. Television critics and pop-culture pundits wince at the shows for their vulgarity, and many express concern for what they consider the duped guests who are unexpectedly exploited onstage.
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Internship program recognized
NANCY H. PARK The Summer Internship Program was awarded the distinguished "Community Service Award" by the Blacks Networking for Progress, Inc. on Thursday, Feb. 26. The award was presented at the Seventh Annual Black History Month Celebration at 100 Penn Square East.
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A college preview for community youth
Photographs by Candace diCarlo Students from Sayre Middle School in West Philadelphia took a cram course in college life on Feb. 27, taught by members of the Kite and Key Society and Penn's chapter of the Society of Women Engineers. The day began with breakfast and a welcome from Community Relations Director Glenn Bryan, after which the Sayre students attended classes with their Penn student hosts.
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Publish in cyberspace -- or perish
In Victor Hugo's "Notre-Dame de Paris," the archdeacon at one point brandishes a newfangled printed book against the backdrop of the great cathedral and exclaims, "This will kill that!" His argument was that printing would undermine the authority of the centralized Catholic church. Few scholars would agree with so simplistic a reading of history today, but in broad strokes the archdeacon had a point.