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An honor for a future doctor without borders

While most Florida State University sophomores were worrying about the Seminoles’ chances against Miami or getting a good tan, Richard Vidal was hard at work, making the most of his education, and making his education the most it could be for others less fortunate. Vidal is now a first-year student in the Medical School. He is still hard at work and has been rewarded with the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans.

Scientists Produce Mouse Eggs from Embryonic Stem Cells, Demonstrating Cells' Totipotency Even Outside the Body

PHILADELPHIA  Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have created the first mammalian gametes grown in vitro directly from embryonic stem cells. The work, in which mouse stem cells placed in Petri dishes  without any special growth or transcription factors  grew into oocytes and then into embryos, will be reported this week on the web site of the journal Science.

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Two talks, one theme in common

One speaker came to underscore the enduring friendship between France and America. The other came to express new hope for an enduring peace between Israel and Palestine. For both, that also meant talking about Iraq. For French Ambassador to the United States Jean-David Lafitte, making his first official visit outside Washington to speak at Penn on April 11, Franco-American differences over Iraq were a mere speed bump on a long road.

Penn Team Takes First Prize in Ninja Film Contest

PHILADELPHIA  A dozen students and alumni at the University of Pennsylvania have won the $15,000 grand prize in a competition that drew some 70 three-minute Ninja-themed films. The contest was sponsored by videogame publisher Activision, part of its promotion of a new game called Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven. Entries were judged by producer Terence Chang and director John Woo, known for films including Face/Off and Mission Impossible 2.

Michael X. Delli Carpini Named Dean of Penn's Annenberg School for Communication

PHILADELPHIA -- Michael X. Delli Carpini, a respected scholar in American politics, public-opinion research and mass media, has been named the Walter H. Annenberg Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, Penn President Judith Rodin announced today. Delli Carpini currently serves as director of the public policy program of the Pew Charitable Trusts in Philadelphia.

Penn Commencement Live on the Web

PHILADELPHIA  Family and friends unable to attend Penn's 247th Commencement in person will be able to view the entire ceremony online thanks to a live Webcast. Coverage of the ceremony at Franklin Field  from processional to recessional and all the pomp and circumstance in between  will be broadcast live on the Internet beginning at 9 a.m. (EDT), Monday, May 19.

Les Hudson Named Penn's Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives

PHILADELPHIA  Les Hudson has been named vice provost for strategic initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania, Provost Robert L. Barchi announced today. Effective June 15, Hudson joins Penn from Pharmacia Corporation, where he has most recently served as group vice president and general manager of a billion-dollar worldwide ophthalmology franchise.