June 23, 2005
Did You Know...that the University of Pennsylvania has four Cultural Resource Centers that provide outreach and support to an increasingly diverse student population? The centers include: the Greenfield Intercultural Center (GIC); La Casa Latina--the Center for Hispanic Excellence; Makuu: the Black Cultural Resource Center; and the Pan-Asian American Cultural House (PAACH). The Vice Provost for University Life and the Center directors recently hosted a reception at the Penn Club of New York to spread the word about the exciting work they are doing on behalf of Penn students. A video about the centers was debuted at the New York City reception.
To learn more about the Cultural Resource Centers or to view the video, click here.
June 17, 2005
Did you know… that according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine ranks #2 in the nation in terms of total research awards to academic medical schools in the United States? For Fiscal Year 2004, Penn received 947 total awards -- including research and training grants -- worth more than $393.6 million. This total represents a 9.4% increase from the previous year.
The NIH is the single largest source of funding for biomedical research and training in the nation, and their annual rankings are considered an important barometer of research strength.
For more information please see:
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/News_Releases/jun05/SOMNIH.htm
June 10, 2005
Did You Know… that there is an online photo album for Alumni Weekend? Penn alumni, parents and friends celebrated being part of the Penn community during Alumni Weekend, May 13 – 16, 2005. Mark your calendars to come to Penn and join in the festivities for Homecoming 2005 (November 4-5, 2005) and Alumni Weekend 2006 (May 12-15, 2006).
Look at the photos from Alumni Weekend 2005 here.
*See if you can find the photo of Sam Heffner, W’65, and Donna Heffner, CW’65, carrying the Global Alumni Network flag during the Alumni Day parade. Sam and Donna are co-presidents of the Penn Club of the First Coast (FL), and Sam is also a member of our GAN Advisory Board.
June 3, 2005
Did You Know… that Victoria Kirkham, Professor of Romance Languages, and Thomas J. Sugrue, the Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Professor of History and Sociology, were recently awarded Guggenheim Fellowships? Guggenheims have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in New York City. The Foundation was established by former United States Senator and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim as a memorial to their son who died in 1922.
For more information on the Guggenheim awards see:
http://www.gf.org/
For more information on Penn faculty that are the recipients of other prestigious awards and fellowships please visit:
http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/notables/awards/faculty.html |
