April 27 , 2009
Did You Know... that Max Westman,C'09, became the first member of the University of Pennsylvania men's track and field team to win the Penn Relays decathlon since 1932? Westman won the two-day event last Wednesday at Franklin Field with 6,842 points. His win marked the first for a Penn athlete in the event since legendary Penn Football Coach George A. Munger, ED'33, did so 77 years ago. The event has been a part of the Relays 49 times, starting in 1915, but with a hiatus from 1933-1978. No other school can claim more decathlon champions than the host Quakers -- though Mount St. Mary's has matched the nine titles won by the Red and Blue.
View this article and learn more about Penn Relays here.
April 20 , 2009
Did You Know... that President Obama nominated A. Thomas McLellan, adjunct professor of psychology in Penn Medicine's Department of Psychiatry to be the nation's No. 2 drug czar? If confirmed by the Senate as the Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, McLellan will advise the president and coordinate anti-drug efforts.
For more information, please see The Penn Current and The Daily Pennsylvanian.
April 13 , 2009
Did you know... that a trio of University of Pennsylvania professors from the School of Arts and Sciences and a senior critic in Penn's School of Design have been awarded the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship?
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awarded 180 Fellowships to artists, scientists and scholars in the United States and Canada from a pool of nearly 3,000 applicants. The Foundation was established by former U.S. Sen. and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim as a memorial to their son who died in 1922. Fellowships have been awarded annually since 1925.
The new Penn Guggenheim Fellows and their research areas are:
• Susan Cotts Watkins, professor of sociology, navigating AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.
• David J. Wallace, professor of English, literary history of Europe, 1348-1418.
• Anna Weesner, associate professor of music, music composition.
• Alexi Worth, artist and senior critic in Penn Design, painting.
Get more information about the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
April 6 , 2009
Did You Know... that the University of Pennsylvania is the first civilian site in the United States to complete the Radiological Security Program by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)? NNSA honored Penn for completing all of the voluntary radiological security upgrades offered by NNSA's Global Threat Reduction Initiative. Under the GTRI, the NNSA, with its federal partners, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Homeland Security, installs voluntary security upgrades at civilian sites in the United States to reduce the potential for theft or misuse of radiological materials that could be used in a dirty bomb.
"Penn is proud to be a national leader in medical care and ground-breaking research," Craig Carnaroli, Penn executive vice president, said. "By partnering with the NNSA, we are securing our research labs in new ways while supporting our award-winning campus safety programs."
More information here.
April 1 , 2009
Did You Know... that G. Edward DeSeve, WG'71, senior lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government, has been appointed senior advisor to the Office of Management and Budget for Recovery Act Implementation, special advisor to the president and assistant to the vice president? In his new role, DeSeve will have day-to-day responsibility for achieving the Obama administration’s goals for the Recovery Act, managing distribution of the $787 billion federal stimulus funds.
View the press release here. |
