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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Tuesday May 11, 2021 Volume 67 Number 38 www.upenn.edu/almanac Inaugural Presidential PhD Fellows 2021 Penn Veterinary Medicine Teaching Awards Announced The Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary his residency, he remained in the Ryan Hospi- President Amy Gutmann, Provost Wendell Teacher Award and Class of 2022 Philadel- tal’s Emergency Service and is currently a clini- Pritchett, and Deputy Provost Beth Winkelstein phia Campus Teaching Award cal assistant professor of emergency and critical announced on May 4 the recipients of Penn’s This year’s Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary care medicine. Dr. Thawley’s clinical interests inaugural class of Presidential PhD Fellows. Teacher Award and Class of 2022 Philadel- include the diagnosis and management of high Drawing from the most accomplished and di- phia Campus Teach- acuity and emergent patients, including the rec- verse PhD trainees, the 2021 Presidential PhD ing Award were both ognition and treatment of circulatory shock and Fellows come from across the nine schools at presented to Vincent sepsis; traumatic brain injury; toxicologic emer- Penn that offer PhD programs. Thawley. The Zo- gencies; and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. “Our PhD students embody our profound etis Distinguished mission of creating new knowledge, under- The William B. Boucher Award standing, and teaching that will shape the fu- Veterinary Teach- The Boucher Award honors a house officer er Award is the most ture,” said President Amy Gutmann upon the at New Bolton Center for excellent teaching, launch of the President’s PhD Initiative last fall. prestigious teaching as William Boucher award in veterinary “They make a tangible impact by tackling the exemplified over his world’s most significant challenges and most medicine. Zoetis, the four decades at Penn largest global ani- perplexing questions. Sustaining their world- Vet. changing scholarship will be more important mal health company, This year’s win- presents it annual- than ever in a post-pandemic world.” ner is Ashley Cam- Each Presidential PhD Fellow will receive ly to a faculty mem- eron. Dr. Cameron ber at each college of a three-year fellowship, including summer sup- Vincent Thawley graduated from Col- port and funds to support their research. The veterinary medicine orado State Universi- in the United States. Its purpose is “to improve fellowship includes a 12-month stipend, tuition, ty in 2016. She com- fees, Penn Student Insurance coverage, and re- veterinary medicine education by recognizing pleted an internship outstanding instructors who, through their abili- search funds. In 2021-22, the annual stipend at Equine Medical will be $38,000 with research funds of $10,000/ ty, dedication, character and leadership, contrib- Center of Ocala, fol- ute significantly to the advancement of the pro- year. The fellowship will renew automatically lowed by a large an- for students in good academic standing. fession.” The entire Penn Vet student body votes imal clinical fellow- on the recipient. ship at Oregon State Ashley Cameron The inaugural class of 33 Presidential PhD Vince Thawley graduated summa cum laude University. Dr. Cameron is currently a surgery Fellows are: from Penn Vet in 2009. Following his gradua- resident at Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center. Jenea Adams, Perelman School of Medicine tion, he completed a rotating internship in small Helena Addison, School of Nursing animal medicine and surgery and a three-year Class of 2021 New Bolton Center Teaching Estevan Aleman, School of Arts & Sciences residency in small animal emergency and crit- Award ical care medicine at Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospi- Yekaterina (Kate) Buriko graduated from Mary Andrews, Annenberg School for tal. Dr. Thawley was certified as a Diplomate of Michigan State University College of Vet- Communication the American College of Veterinary Emergen- erinary Medicine and subsequently complet- Abdul Manan Bhat, School of Arts & cy and Critical Care in 2013. After completing (continued on page 3) Sciences Justin Bracks, School of Arts & Sciences FOR COMMENT Jose Campos, Perelman School of Medicine Aisha Chughtai, School of Arts & Sciences and Perelman School of Medicine Patent and Tangible Research Property Policies and Procedures Ashley Cooper, School of Nursing In 2010-2012, President Gutmann convened an Executive Planning group that outlined a plan to Kimberly Edwards, Perelman School of transform Penn’s technology transfer operations into a comprehensive innovation center that could Medicine support the evolving technology landscape on campus. At the time, as part of the process, the Vice Provost for Research convened a committee to develop the associated Patent Policy. The policy has Linnea Gandhi, The Wharton School since been revised several times, primarily to decrease the initial deduction. VanJessica Gladney, School of Arts & Sciences With the growth of our technology portfolio, the breadth of research with translational opportu- Shaquilla Harrigan, School of Arts & Sciences nities and the evolution of the external commercialization landscape, a review of the general terms (continued on page 2) of the patent policy was warranted. A committee comprised of faculty and staff stakeholders was convened by Senior Vice Provost for Research Dawn Bonnell in November 2020 to review the pol- icy. The committee had faculty representation from the Schools of Arts and Sciences, Engineering INSIDE 2 Penn Class of 2025; Senate Nominations 2021-2022 and Applied Science, Nursing and the Perelman School of Medicine and staff representation from 3 Bike Removal Notice; SCUE Wellness Bright Paper the Office of General Counsel, the Penn Center for Innovation and the Office of the Vice Provost for 4 Deaths Research. Its recommendations were reviewed by the Provost Council on Research with representa- 5 Weitzman Faculty, Staff Featured in New PMA tion from 12 schools, the Faculty Senate, the Council of Deans, the Academic Planning and Budget Exhibition; 2021 Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students; Virtual Summer Committee, and the Penn Center for Innovation Steering Committee. Admissions Workshops To review both the current and newly revised Patent and Tangible Research Property Poli- 6 Honors & Other Things cies and Procedures, please visit https://upenn.box.com/s/brebjz3bsgasb5cqi9qgi4hhu82xnlme 8 Research & Innovation 9 Sports at Penn; Ivy Stones: 148 Year Tradition (PennKey Required) or email [email protected] to request copies. Please address any questions or 10 One Step Ahead; Summer at Morris Arboretum; comments to the Office of the Vice Provost for Research,[email protected] . Comments are requested New Commuter Parking Card Available by Friday, June 1, 2021. 11 Update: May; CrimeStats; Almanac Schedule 12 2021 Commencement Events —Dawn Bonnell, Senior Vice Provost for Research Supplement: PPSA Bylaws ALMANAC May 11, 2021 www.upenn.edu/almanac 1 University of Pennsylvania Class of From the Senate Office 2025 On April 6, 2021, the University of Pennsyl- vania has announced admission decisions for Pursuant to the Faculty Senate Rules, formal notification to members may be accomplished regular decision applicants to the Class of 2025, by publication in Almanac. The following is published under that rule. the institution’s 269th class. The admitted cohort of 3,202 was selected from a pool of 56,333 applicants in both the ear- TO: Members of the Faculty Senate ly decision and regular decision programs. Penn FROM: Graciela Gonzalez-Hernandez, Chair, Nominating Committee enrolls a first-year class of about 2,400 stu- SUBJECT: Senate Nominations 2021-2022 dents across the College of Arts and Sciences, Penn Engineering, the Wharton School, and the In accordance with the Faculty Senate Rules, official notice is given of the Senate Nomi- School of Nursing. nating Committee’s slate of nominees for the incoming Senate Officers. The nominees, all of Fifty states, Washington, D.C., Guam, Puerto whom have indicated their willingness to serve, are: Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are represent- ed in the class, with the highest concentration Chair-elect: of admitted students being from Pennsylvania, • Vivian Gadsden (GSE) New York, California, New Jersey, Texas, and Secretary-elect: Florida. Of those admitted, 155 students reside in the city of Philadelphia. Eleven percent of the • Daniel Gillion (SAS/Political Science) class are international students based on their At-Large Members of the Senate Executive Committee citizenship, hailing from 95 countries from Af- to serve a 3-year term beginning upon election: ghanistan to Zimbabwe. Fifty-four percent of the admitted students • José Bauermeister (Nursing) are women, 56% are U.S. citizens/permanent • Mark Oyama (Veterinary Medicine) residents self-identifying as a person of color, • Benjamin Pierce (SEAS/Computer and Information Science) and 15% are first-generation college students. • Ann Farnsworth-Alvear (SAS/History) Thirteen percent had a parent or grandparent at- Assistant Professor Members of the Senate Executive Committee tend Penn in prior generations. At least 18% are to serve a 2-year term beginning upon election: estimated to qualify for a Federal Pell Grant. Admitted students have pursued a most de- • Pilar Gonalons-Pons (SAS/Sociology) manding secondary school curriculum within • Katharine Rendle (PSOM/Family Medicine and Community Health) a broad range of educational settings. Nearly Senate Committee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility 2,000 unique high schools are represented. to serve a 3-year term beginning