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Research at Penn Web Site Wins CASE Silver Medal

PHILADELPHIA  The Research at Penn Web site, developed to share research advances from the University of Pennsylvanias 4,300 faculty researchers, has been awarded a silver medal by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

Desmond Tutu, Wolf Blitzer, Ed Rendell Among Speakers at Penn Commencement Ceremonies

PHILADELPHIA  Anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu, CNN news anchor Wolf Blitzer and notable Penn alumni, including Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, are among the dignitaries who will address graduates at the various University of Pennsylvania commencement ceremonies May 18-19.Desmond Tutu will deliver the address Monday, May 19, at Penns 247th commencement ceremony at Franklin Field, 33rd and Spruce streets. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10:15 a.m.

Penn GSE Partners With Wharton Business Plan Competition For Student Entrepreneurs

PHILADELPHIA  Education projects made a strong showing in this years Wharton Business Plan Competition, with two dozen education plans submitted in the Education Track, a special industry track, offered as part of the University of Pennsylvania/Goldman Sachs Foundation Entrepreneurship in Education Program.

New Virtual Reality Array Allows Immersive Experience Without the Disorienting 3-D Goggles

PHILADELPHIA  The University of Pennsylvania has installed a virtual reality system that allows a participant full-body interaction with a virtual environment without the hassle of bulky, dizzying 3-D glasses.  The system will be demonstrated for journalists and others Thursday, May 15.

Penn Student Wins Humanitarian Award

PHILADELPHIA -- Mei Elansary, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, has won the 2003 Howard R. Swearer Student Humanitarian Award from Campus Compact. ei has spent a great deal of time promoting health in the West Philadelphia community,said Penn President Judith Rodin. n addition, she has promoted sustainable partnerships between Penn and its community. She is very deserving of this outstanding award.

Penn Law School and National Constitution Center Host Political Campaign Finance Symposium

MEDIA ADVISORYWHAT: Symposium about the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Law  "McConnell v. Federal Election Commission: Understanding the Decision and Its Implications"WHEN: May 15, 2003,  10:30 a.m.- noon. "Understanding the Decision" Richard Briffault, Columbia Law School. Bob Bauer, Perkins Coie, Trevor Potter, former chairman of the Federal Election Commission

New Director Appointed at Kelly Writers House

PHILADELPHIA Jennifer Snead will be the director of the University of Pennsylvania Kelly Writers House, effective July 1. Snead had been the assistant program coordinator at the Kelly Writers House and a research associate for the School of Arts and SciencesOffice of External Affairs.

Plant Biologist Anthony Cashmore Elected to National Academy of Sciences

PHILADELPHIA  University of Pennsylvania biologist Anthony R. Cashmore has been elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences, one of 72 American scientists newly recognized for their distinguished re-search achievements.Election to the NAS is considered one of the highest honors accorded U.S. scientists and engineers.  Including Cashmore, 38 Penn researchers are now NAS members.

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Muller named Penn Health System CEO

Ralph W. Muller has been named chief executive officer of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, effective July 1. Muller, 57, served from 1986 to 2001 as president and chief executive officer of the University of Chicago Hospitals and Health System. While at Chicago, he brought a virtually bankrupt hospital back to fiscal health and oversaw a major construction campaign that culminated in a new, state-of-the-art ambulatory care center and a new children’s hospital, set to open in 2004.