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Schieber honored
Wharton doctoral student Shannon Schieber, whose tragic death last spring shocked the Penn community, has been honored by the Wharton School with a special scholarship and a research fund in her name.
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Scholar: Can-do and connected
Michelle Tucker, 20, a junior history major, just got a note from Shasharaa Carter, an eighth-grade student she used to tutor in math. The two used to hang out together on campus and kept in touch. "Never lose sight of your goals," Carter wrote in the note.
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"Ms. Mentor's Impeccable Advice for Women in Academia"
"Ms. Mentor's Impeccable Advice for Women in Academia," by Emily Toth; $15.95 paper; 240 pages. Since its publication early last year, Ms. Mentor's book of sage advice for the woman pursuing an advanced educational degree has received critical praise from readers across the country.
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Rooms full of blues
Forget red. Blue is the color for this weekend at Penn, as the second annual Greater Philadelphia Blues Fest comes to campus for two nights as part of a three-day festival of stellar performances by some of the area's - and the country's - leading blues performers. The festival begins on Friday, Oct. 2, with the "Thank God It's Friday Evening Blues Party" at the Institute of Contemporary Art, featuring local faves Georgie Bonds and the Blues Keepers and Chicago legend Mighty Joe Young (pictured).
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Greco tells businesses to change values
A woman who has been the most powerful female banker in the country emerged from the belly of the beast Sept. 15 to warn that American business needed to change its corporate culture to stay successful in the future. Predicting a disaster unless workers were given respect, Rosemary Greco spoke to an audience of about 80 at the Harold Prince Theater, kicking off the 1998-99 program of the Association of Women Faculty and Administrators on campus.
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Penn docs win Lasker Award
The nation's most prestigious honor for outstanding contributions to medical research will go to two cancer researchers whose work on the role genes play in cancer broke new ground. Peter C. Nowell, M.D., Gaylord P. Harnwell Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Alfred G. Knudson, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., an adjunct faculty member here and a geneticist at the Fox Chase Medical Center, are two of three scientists who received the Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award Sept. 25 in New York City.
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Hot dining spots nearby
Where's a hungry student to eat on a night on the town? Mainly somewhere somewhat international - Japanese, Chinese and Mexican. Here's where some of the strollers down Locust Walk like to dig in. ZACHARY LODNER, COLLEGE, CLASS OF '02 "Genji's the spot. The sushi is awesome." NATHAN THOMPSON, COLLEGE, CLASS OF '99 "I guess the New Deck. The menu's not bad and you can enjoy a beer with it."
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"You've just never lived until you see someone do 'Appalachian Stomp' to rock 'n' roll."
Photo by Candace diCarlo CHERYL SHIPMAN Position: Administrative Assistant, Benjamin Franklin Scholars/General Honors Office Length of service: 17 years Other stuff: Responsible for keeping the group's minimalist budget in balance.
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The return of the Cowboy Junkies
Grant Lee Buffalo. Cowboy Junkies. Scenes from an acid trip through the West? No, just two of the featured artists on "The World Cafe" during the next two weeks. Here's the complete rundown: Thursday, Oct. 1 Singer/songwriter Dayna Kurtz visits the Cafe Friday, Oct. 2 Grant Lee Buffalo discuss and perform selections from their new album, "Jubilee" Monday, Oct. 5 An encore presentation of Joe Ely's visit to the Cafe Tuesday, Oct. 6 Massive Attack perform in the studio
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Multi-school projects provide software for city policy makers
Guns. The Philadelphia police want to track the ones used in crime. Welfare reform. The city of Philadelphia wants to track its impact on services and neighborhoods and people.