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"You'd get up and sing 'O sole mio,' and then people would ask you for their minestrone."
STUART JASPER Position: Assistant to the Business Administrator, Annenberg School for Communication Length of service: 2 years. Other stuff: Recenty viewed -- "Deconstructing Harry" and "Boogie Nights." Recently read -- "Coffee Will Make You Black: A Novel" by April Sinclair
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MLK award winner befriends local communities
What surprises Margaret Quern about the Dr. Martin Luther King Community Involvement Award presented to her Jan. 19 was not the praise and recognition, but the simple reward of being regarded as a "friend" by those with whom she works. "As the first European American to receive this award I was honored and humbled," Quern said. "But I strongly believe that you get more than you give."
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Moshe Safdie speaks
The rise of the automobile and "megascale" buildings have proven the greatest catalysts to changes in urban design, according to internationally renowned architect Moshe Safdie. Safdie, the first of several luminaries scheduled in a lecture series at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, addressed a crowd approaching 200 Jan. 26 in Meyerson Hall. Megascale buildings, like malls and hospitals, create interior "virtual environments" with no need for natural ventilation from windows or interaction with their surroundings, Safdie said.
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Administrative appointments
Landis Zimmerman, the new Managing Director for Investments at the University, effective Jan. 19, is the former associate director of investments for the Rockefeller Foundation. He will be responsible for directing the management of Penn's endowment. Zimmerman (W'81, WG'85) received his B.S.Econ. and his M.B.A. in finance. His financial career began in 1981 as an assistant treasurer at Chemical Bank. He went on to become a vice president at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and then an associate director at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. before arriving at Penn.
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Police move west of 40th Street
Related story: Q&A with Director of Police Operations Maureen Rush In a move designed to upgrade safety in the University City area and create a stronger presence on the 40th Street corridor, the University police have relocated to state-of-the-art public safety headquarters on Chestnut Street near 40th.
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Seven things to know about El Niño
While El Niño may be one of the few bright spots in forecasting future states of the atmosphere and their impacts on societal activities, there will still be some misses. But scientists are increasingly developing a more complete understanding of this important natural phenomenon, which will surely enable governments and people worldwide to prepare for the weather associated with El Niño events.
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Electronic nose sniffs out infections
A news report about a dog that could smell cancerous lesions triggered a Penn researcher to consider the far-reaching possibilities of smell technologies and their use in detecting and diagnosing all kinds of medical maladies. Using technology developed by British company AromaScan, C. William Hanson III, M.D., associate professor of anesthesia and chief of anesthesia/critical-care medicine at Penn's Medical Center, set out to apply an "electronic nose" to sniff out disease.
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Mitchell to address Baccalaureate
Andrea Mitchell (CW'67), chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News, will be the speaker at this year's Baccalaureate ceremony on Sunday, May 17. President Judith Rodin selected Mitchell as Baccalaureate speaker after conferring with numerous University officials and the Trustees' Honorary Degrees and Awards Committee.
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How we're coping with Valentine's Day
A lot of us will spend Valentine's Day -- with or without sweethearts --with food. More than one chocolate lover shared their passion. No surprise there. So, attached or single, read these suggestions from your compadres on how to spend the day of love. Melissa Gluck, College, Class of 2000 I'll probably go to a cafe or something with my good friends who are also bemoaning being single.
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Music for lovers and music lovers
For Valentine's Day, host David Dye has collected love songs and classic duets from days gone by for a special Saturday edition of "The World Cafe." There's plenty more music to love during the regular weekday-afternoon editions as well. Featured artists performing during the next two weeks: