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Artistic gift Two generous gifts from Katherine Stein Sachs CW’69 (an ICA Board Chair and Penn Trustee) and Keith L. Sachs W’67 will fund a new Professorship in Contemporary Art and establish guest-curated exhibitions at the Institute of Contemporary Art.
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Homecoming Events
Sure, plenty of Penn alumni work here, but it’s not everyday they get to take gallery tours, attend a sing-a-long or root for the Quakers in a big football game against Princeton. Homecoming weekend gives alumni that chance. Below are just a few of the events scheduled. For a complete list and registration information, go to www.alumni.upenn.edu/homecoming2005. Friday, Nov. 4 1:30 to 6 p.m.
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Joan Hendricks Named Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA -- Joan Hendricks has been named dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The announcement was made today by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Ronald J. Daniels.Hendricks, who will assume the position Jan. 1, succeeds Alan Kelly, who is stepping down after 11 years.
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Expert Comment on Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court
Expert Comment on Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court from the University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolOct. 31, 2005Nathaniel Persily, professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania, researches, teaches and writes about constitutional law, the Supreme Court, judicial appointments and constitutional history.
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Six Penn Professors Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
PHILADELPHIA -- Six faculty members of the University of Pennsylvania have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are professors from Penn's School of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Science, School of Medicine and Wharton School.This year AAAS recognized 376 members for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. The new Fellows will be officially inducted Feb. 18, during the 2006 AAAS Annual Meeting in St. Louis.
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Expert Comment on Harriet Miers' Withdrawl from Consideration for the Supreme Court
Expert Comment on Harriet Miers' Withdrawal from Consideration for the Supreme Court from the University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolOct. 27, 2005Theodore Ruger, professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania, researches, teaches and writes about the history of the Supreme Court, judicial appointments and constitutional history. He's currently researching and writing about the powers of the chief justice.
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Six Penn Professors Elected to the Institute of Medicine
PHILADELPHIA -- Six faculty members of the University of Pennsylvania are among the 64 researchers and physicians named to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies today. The six include professors from Penn's School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine and School of Nursing.The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to honor professional achievement in the health sciences and to serve as a national resource for independent analysis and recommendations on issues related to medicine, biomedical sciences and health.
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Man of letters
Dana Gioia has been a business executive, a poet, a translator, a critic and, now, chair of the National Endowment for the Arts. This accomplished man of letters of Italian and Mexican descent is a fitting speaker for Kelly Writer’s House’s Sixth Annual Gay Talese Lecture, which each year brings a prominent Italian-American author to campus.
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Staff Q&A: Dan Reed
There aren’t many music directors willing to let their listeners take over the airwaves for days at a time. But that’s just what Dan Reed proposed at WXPN last year. Hired as the station’s music director and operations manager just as WXPN was moving into its new studios at the former Hajoca Building on Walnut Street, Reed proposed celebrating the big move with a daring promotion: The 885 Greatest Songs of All Time Countdown.
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Expert Comment for Pending U.S. Supreme Court Rulings
EXPERT COMMENT FOR PENDING U.S. SUPREME COURT RULINGSfrom the University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolOct. 20, 2005Wisconsin Right to Life v. Federal Election CommissionWhether a federal law restricting campaign advertising must contain an exception for grassroots issue ads that coincide with electionsNathaniel Persily, professor of law Areas of expertise: Election law, campaign finance, congressional redistrictingGonzales v. Oregon