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Additional $2.5 Million for Penn $7.5 Million Gift for Korean Studies Program Law’s Public Interest Programs The University of Pennsylvania announced tunities for undergradu- The University of Pennsylvania Law School two gifts totaling $7.5 million that will greatly ate as well as graduate has received a $2.5 million gift from Robert Toll, enhance its Korean Studies Program, one of the students from around the L’66, and Jane Toll, GSE’66, which will enable oldest of its kind in North America. University. the School to expand its existing public inter- Alumnus James Joo-Jin Kim (W’59, G’61, “This new gift will est programs GR’63) has given $6 million to strengthen the ensure that an under- by support- Korean Studies Program, to be renamed the standing and apprecia- ing an array James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies. tion of Korea is woven of student The University also announced an additional, into the fabric of Penn’s pro bono anonymous $1.5 million gift from the family of academic life and expose initiatives another Penn alumnus to establish the Moon Fam- an increasingly wider au- that have ily Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Korean Studies. dience of students to Ko- James Kim doubled President Amy Gutmann announced the gifts rea,” said Dean Rebecca in the past at a gathering of Penn alumni in Seoul. “Because Bushnell of Penn’s School of Arts and Sciences. three years, the Republic of Korea is such an important glob- The Republic of Korea represents the third- guarantee- al presence, I am especially pleased to be able to largest country of origin for international stu- ing summer Jane and Robert Toll announce this gift in Seoul to our many alum- dents at Penn—comprising roughly 11 percent funding to ni,” said Dr. Gutmann. “Joo-Jin Kim’s generos- of all international students at the University. hundreds of students annually who engage in ity allows us to significantly expand our Korean More than 1,100 alumni currently reside in Ko- public interest related work, and supporting a Studies Program, building on Penn’s interdisci- rea, and during 2010-11, Penn had 543 students generous loan repayment program for which the plinary strengths and focusing on Korea within (graduate and undergraduate) from there. demand has increased 50 percent in recent years. a transnational, global context.” Penn’s current program in Korean Studies has Mr. Toll, executive chairman of the board of Korean studies programs at many American strong support from the Korea Foundation. The Toll Brothers, Inc., the leading builder of luxury universities have traditionally been based on an Program offers a minor for undergraduate students, homes, and his wife Jane, have been strong sup- “area-studies” paradigm, focused primarily on US- includes two endowed Korea Foundation Profes- porters of the Law School and its public interest centered security interests. Penn’s program will di- sorships in Korean Studies and other affiliated fac- programs. The Tolls’ most recent gift will fund verge from that model to look at Korea in a new ulty in its courses, supports student exchanges with ongoing loan forgiveness programs, internships light, leveraging expertise from even more facul- Seoul National University, and provides Korean and fellowships, pro bono service projects, and ty, departments, and schools, and providing oppor- language courses as well as programmatic support scholarship in the field of public interest. such as lecture series and colloquia. The gift will Partnership with Chinese allow the program to expand to include visiting (continued on page 6) Academy of Sciences for Center of professors from multiple disciplines, graduate fel- Excellence in Brain Mapping lowships, and post-doctoral fellowships. David Roth: Chair of Pathology In a ceremony at the end of May, the Univer- “I am pleased to strengthen this important sity of Pennsylvania announced a collaboration program at Penn,” said Dr. Kim. “Now is the and Laboratory Medicine agreement with the Chinese Academy of Scienc- ideal time for Penn to expand its eminent Ko- Dr. David B. Roth, has es (CAS) to develop a joint Center of Excellence (continued on page 6) been appointed chair of in Brain Mapping for the purpose of collabora- the Perelman School of tive research and education in neuroimaging. Medicine’s department of In addition, Penn President Amy Gutmann Faculty Diversity Action Plan pathology and laboratory and Chinese Academy of Sciences Vice President We are pleased to share with you an medicine, effective July Li Jiayang signed an MOU (memorandum of un- advance copy of the Faculty Diversity 1, 2011. derstanding) to establish a cooperative research Action Plan, which will be widely circu- Previously the Irene relationship and to facilitate the international ex- lated on campus in the fall. Diamond Professor of change of ideas between the two institutions. —Amy Gutmann, President Immunology and chair “We look forward to a dynamic and success- —Vincent Price, Provost of the department of pa- ful collaboration with the Chinese Academy of thology at NYU Langone Sciences, China’s center for excellence in the NOTE: The Faculty Diversity Action Plan is available as a PDF on the Almanac website. Medical Center, Dr. Roth David Roth natural sciences, technology, and research and brings extensive expe- development,” said President Gutmann. “Penn rience as an educator, researcher and medical has an outstanding tradition in neuroimaging, IN THIS ISSUE leader to the position. 2 SENATE: SEC Meeting; Trustees Meeting Coverage; and we are pleased to partner with eminent Chi- 2011-2012 Boards Dr. Roth’s teaching at Baylor and NYU Lan- nese scientists and clinicians to advance discov- 3 Deaths gone garnered many teaching awards, includ- eries and clinical applications in brain mapping 4 SAS Chair Appointments; Dr. Meaney: Pollack ing the Distinguished Teacher in the Basic Sci- to promote health and well-being.” Professor; Global Environmental Leadership Series 5 Center for Global Women’s Health; Associate ences Award from Langone’s 2008 graduating As part of the current agreement, researchers Ombudsman; ICA and Library Appointments; class. Among Dr. Roth’s educational successes and scientists from Penn and the Institute of Bio- Speaking Out includes creating a new pathobiology program physics (part of the CAS) will develop a center to 7 Extension of Penn Alexander School Pact; at Langone. advance the application of neuroimaging to ba- Wharton, San Francisco’s New Facility 8 Sculptures A frequent recipient of support from the Na- sic and cognitive neuroscience research, includ- 9 University Club and Library Exhibits tional Institutes of Health, Dr. Roth’s research ing the development and evaluation of novel im- 10 Honors & Other Things and clinical interests include DNA repair and aging technologies and their translation into new 12 Digitization of 17th- and 18th-century Manuscripts; the mechanisms of programmed gene rearrange- biomedical applications, and basic science stud- Business Services Update ments during lymphocyte differentiation, and ies for detection, characterization, diagnosis, and 14 HR: Upcoming Programs; Policy on Lab Workers 15 Sustainable Saturdays; Dining Days; Update; the study of Omenn syndrome. image-guided treatment of brain diseases affect- CrimeStats; Classifieds (continued on page 6) (continued on page 6) 16 Research Roundup ALMANAC July 12, 2011 www.upenn.edu/almanac 1 The following is published in accordance with the Faculty Senate Rules. 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PASEF Board 2011-2012 SENATE From the Senate Office The Penn Association of Senior and Emeri- tus Faculty officers are listed below. Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meeting President-Elect: Ross Webber, Wharton At-Large members of the Executive Committee Wednesday, September 7, 2011 (3-year term): Room 205, College Hall, 3–5 p.m. Donald Fitts, Chemistry/SAS Peter Kuriloff, Education/GSE The agenda for the SEC Meeting will be published in the September 6 issue. Janice Madden, Sociology/SAS For more information, contact Sue White, executive assistant to the Senate Office, They will join: by telephone at (215) 898-6943, or by email at [email protected] President: Roger Allen, Near Eastern Lan- guages & Civilizations/SAS Coverage of June Trustees’ Annual Meetings Past President: Vivian Seltzer, Social Policy & Practice/SP&P At the University of Pennsylvania Board of itude to the president and to the Perelmans for Secretary: Elsa Ramsden, Medicine/SOM Trustees Annual Stated Meeting on June 17, Da- their generous gift that will enhance financial SEC Representative: Martin Pring, Physiol- vid L. Cohen was reelected chair and David M. aid enabling the school to attract an even more ogy/SOM Silfen and George Weiss were both reelected as diverse student body and to recruit more faculty At-Large members of the Executive Committee: vice chairs for another year. and perform more research. He said his office— David Balamuth, Physics/SAS The following were elected members of as a faculty member—will be in the Translation- Lance Donaldson-Evans, Romance Languag- the executive committee: David L. Cohen, Lee al Research Center. Penn Medicine is “well po- es/SAS Spelman Doty, Amy Gutmann (ex officio), An- sitioned for the future,” he said. Anne Keane, Nursing/SON drew R. Heyer, Michael J. Kowalski, Robert M. Dean of Admissions Eric Furda reported that Phoebe Leboy, Biochemistry/Dental Med Levy, Deborah Marrow, Andrea Mitchell, Eg- the Class of 2015 is a diverse class, although Rob Roy MacGregor, Infectious Diseases/SOM bert L.J. Perry, James S. Riepe, David M. Sil- there is one state not represented: North Dakota. Neville Strumpf, Nursing/SON fen, George Weiss and Mark O. Winkelman. In addition to the annual resolutions to autho- The following were elected members of the rize the fiscal year 2012 operating budgets and ASEF Board 2011-2012 Investment Board for a one-year term: David capital plans for the University and UPHS, the The Association of Senior and Emeritus Facul- L. Cohen (ex officio), Judith Bollinger, Perry Trustees passed other resolutions to declare the ty (Perelman School of Medicine) are listed below: Golkin, Joel Greenblatt, Amy Gutmann (ex offi- University’s and Health System’s intent to re- President-Elect: Anna Meadows, Pediatrics cio), Robert S. Kapito, Robert M. Levy (chair), imburse capital costs with proceeds of borrow- At-Large members of the Executive Commit- Andrew S. Rachleff and James S. Riepe. ings. Also approved was a master lease agree- tee (3-year term): Raymond K.F. Ch’ien was reelected to a ment and guarantee for the occupancy of an am- Peter Bloch, Radiation Oncology five-year term as Term Trustee. bulatory care building for Pennsylvania Hospi- Leonard Warren, Cell and Developmental A Resolution of Appreciation for Arthur Ru- tal. An additional $8 million for the Singh Cen- Biology benstein was passed to acknowledge Dr. Ru- ter for Nanotechnology will allow for construc- They will join: benstein’s “inclusive and inspired leadership of tion of the shelled areas that were not part of the President: Nicholas Kefalides, Medicine Penn Medicine from 2001 to 2011.” original $80 million cost. $8.3 million for Shoe- Past President: Howard Goldfine, Microbiology Joan Hendricks was reappointed as the dean maker Green construction to create the open Secretary: Susan Heyner, Obstetrics and Gy- of the School of Veterinary Medicine for a sec- lawn area where the tennis courts are now locat- necology ond term, through June 2018. ed. An additional $300,000 for DRL lab reno- At-Large members of the Executive Committee: The Statutes of the University, as well as the vation; $1.1 million for design and preconstruc- McIver Edwards, Anesthesia Bylaws of Penn Medicine, were amended to re- tion services for a new addition at the western Jeanne Myers, Biochemistry flect the recently changed name of the School of end of Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall; $1 million Vivianne Nachmias, Cell and Developmen- Medicine to the Raymond and Ruth Perelman for Meyerson Hall renovations phase 1 sche- tal Biology School of Medicine at the University of Penn- matic design; $1 million for the replacement of Saul Winegrad, Physiology sylvania. the Palestra’s 25-year old scoreboards; $1 mil- Three policies entitled Joint Venture Policy, lion for the replacement of fire alarm monitor- PPSA Board 2011-2012 Whistleblower Policy and Document Retention ing system creating a ring of fiber optic connec- The Penn Professional Staff Assembly has an- and Destruction Policy were adopted as official tivity between reporting and notification nodes; nounced the results of their executive board election. policies of Penn. and a $5.4 million project for paving and land- Chair: Anna Loh, Senior Director, HR Leslie Kruhly, who has served as the Secre- scape upgrades to Locust Walk, and replace- Chair-Elect: Holly Marrone, Program Man- tary of the University since 2000, was appointed ment of existing water and sewer lines. ager, Conference Services Vice President and Secretary. Past Chair: Laurie McCall, Associate Direc- President Amy Gutmann noted that this year tor, University Life Arts Initiatives marks the fifth anniversary of Penn Connects, University Club at Penn Members At-Large the campus plan, which will soon see the most Peggy Kowalski, Director of Special Events, Board of Governors Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics transformative of the numerous projects come The Annual Meeting of the University Club to fruition when Penn Park opens soon with Chris Mustazza, IT Project Leader, School at Penn was held on April 27, 2011. of Arts and Sciences more than 500 newly planted trees. She also The members of the Board of Governors mentioned that Penn has achieved 96% of the Cecilia Ramirez, Assistant Director of Mul- serving for the coming year (July 1, 2011, ticultural Outreach, Alumni Relations $3.5 billion goal of the Making History Cam- through June 30, 2012) are: paign with 18 months to go before the close in Sue Smith, Associate Director, Communica- Executive Committee tions, Houses & Academic Services December 2012. President Gutmann announced President: John N. Rudolph the ten-year renewal agreement to continue col- Paige Wigginton, Coordinator, Student In- Vice President: Janet Marie Ansert tervention Services, VPUL laboration with the Penn Alexander School that Secretary: Marguerite Miller she called a “model of local engagement.” For more information about PPSA visit Treasurer: Eugene Janda http://penn-ppsa.org/ EVP Craig Carnaroli reported that he was Members At-Large: anticipating very strong operating performance David Eisenhower; Nicholas Kefalides; at the end of the fiscal year, since sponsored re- Mary Kononenko; Alan Laties; James J. Riley; Almanac Schedule search was bolstered by the stimulus money, the This is the only issue scheduled dur- Martin J. Silverstein; Joanne Spigonardo; An- Almanac Campaign has benefited from major gifts, such thony Tomazinis; Paul Weidner ing the summer. will begin pub- as the Perelman’s gift to Medicine; the endow- lishing weekly starting with the Septem- All Penn faculty, staff, alumni and gradu- ment has a strong balance sheet with the AIF up ate students are invited to become members of ber 6 issue. Breaking news will be posted 15% and the Health System has a very positive in the Almanac Between Issues section of the Club. For more information on the Club, in- Almanac Ex- performance. cluding membership, visit the website at www. the website; and sent out to Dr. Rubenstein gave his last Penn Medicine upenn.edu/universityclub press Almanac subscribers. To subscribe, call (215) 898-4618 www.upenn.edu/almanac/express.html Report as dean and EVP; he expressed his grat- or email [email protected] see 2 www.upenn.edu/almanac ALMANAC July 12, 2011 Deaths Dr. Fischer, Materials Science and Mr. Rosenthal is survived by his wife, Rev. completing his residency there. He was appoint- Engineering Judith Sullivan; and daughters, Emily and ed to the faculty in the department of orthopae- John E. Fisch- Grace; and a sister. dic surgery as an assistant professor in 1964 and er, professor emeritus was promoted to associate professor in 1970. He of materials science Dr. Rubin, Obstetrics and Gynecology obtained emeritus status in 2000. and engineering in the Dr. Alan Rubin, From the late 1950s to the mid-1970s, Dr. School of Engineer- retired clinical asso- Schmidt was the physician for Penn’s football ing and Applied Sci- ciate professor in the team. He worked at the student health center ence, died at age 72 on department of obstet- from 1982 to 1998. He had also been an ortho- June 28, at his home in rics and gynecology paedic consultant to the student health center at Swarthmore after a de- in the School of Med- Swarthmore College. cades long battle with icine, passed away Dr. Schmidt is survived by his wife, Mary; complications arising May 16; he was 87. son, Erwin III; daughters, Debbie Creeden and from polycystic kidney Raised in Phila- Sue Webber; a brother; two sisters; seven grand- disease. delphia, Dr. Rubin children; and six great-grandchildren. Dr. Fischer was John Fischer earned his undergrad- Donations may be made to Wissahickon recognized as a world uate and medical de- Hospice, 150 Monument Road, Bala Cynwyd, leader in the science and engineering of car- grees from Penn in PA 19004 or Parkinson Council, 111 Presiden- 1945 and 1947, re- bon-based materials and was cited as one of the Alan Rubin tial Blvd., suite 250, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004. world’s top 20 scientists in the field of nanotech- spectively. Following his residency at the Hospital of the University nology. His seminal studies of the physics and Dr. Smith, HR chemistry of carbon-based materials provided of Pennsylvania, Dr. Rubin became a research associate in the department of obstetrics and gy- Dr. David M. the basis for many advances in battery and energy Smith, former director storage technologies. Throughout his career, Dr. necology where he conducted research on can- cer in women and was one of the first to rec- of professional devel- Fischer authored more than 400 papers, received opment in Human Re- numerous awards that included Fellowship of the ognize a hereditary link in some women with breast cancer. He was appointed a clinical asso- sources, passed away American Physical Society, presented more than June 16 from cancer; 200 invited lectures at national and internation- ciate professor in 1979. Before retiring in 1989, Dr. Rubin had also served as chief of gynecol- he was 60. al meetings, and mentored dozens of young un- Dr. Smith briefly dergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral scholars. ogy at the former Graduate Hospital and was chairman of the obstetrics and gynecology de- taught at Penn’s Gradu- Dr. Fischer graduated from Rensselaer Poly- ate School of Education technic Institute in Troy, New York, with a PhD partment at Albert Einstein Medical Center. Dr. Rubin had been a fellow of the American in the early eighties be- in nuclear science and engineering. He took a fore going to the Fed- postdoctoral year (1966-67) in Paris at l’École College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American College of Surgeons and many other eral Reserve Bank of David Smith Normale Supérieure (learning to speak fluent Philadelphia as a senior French) and, after doing research for a num- professional organizations. An active alumnus, Dr. Rubin was a past trainer and media coordinator. He joined Penn’s ber of years at Michelson Laboratory in Chi- Human Resources department in 1990, first serv- na Lake, California, joined the faculty at Penn president of Penn’s Medical Alumni Society and served on its executive committee for al- ing as manager of employment and then director in 1973, first in electrical engineering and later of human resources in 1994. At Penn, Dr. Smith (1984) in materials science and engineering. He most five decades. In addition, Dr. Rubin was a former chairman of the Medical Advisory Com- was responsible for co-founding the Corporate became emeritus in 2007. Learning Program at GSE. He also co-founded Dr. Fischer is survived by his wife, Linda; mittee of Planned Parenthood of Philadelphia, the Federation Allied Jewish Appeal at HUP the Center for Professional Development, which two sons, John, Jr., and Jason; a daughter, Ruth, he directed and taught multi-day programs from two grandsons, Quinlan and Garrick Schultz; and the Citizens Council on City Planning in Philadelphia. He also served in many elected 1998-2000. He then left Penn and briefly worked his sister, June Roos; and a niece and a nephew. for Albert Einstein Healthcare Network before Contributions in Dr. Fischer’s memory may and appointed offices of the Philadelphia Coun- ty Medical Society. becoming a consultant in 2002 and founding Da- be made to the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foun- vid Smith Associates. At the time of his death, dation at: www.pkdcure.org/jackfischer Dr. Rubin is survived by his sons, Blake, Alan and Stephen C. Rubin, chief of gyneco- he was the associate senior consultant for Teleos Mr. Rosenthal, Penn Design logical oncology at Penn Medicine; a brother; Leadership Institute and a consultant at Critical Gilbert A. Rosen- seven grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Business Solutions. thal, former lectur- Memorial donations may be made to the Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Dr. Smith er in the department Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology of city and regional Center at Pennsylvania Hospital, 330 S. Ninth from Harvard University in 1973, his master’s planning in the School St., Philadelphia, PA 19107. degree in educational media from Temple Uni- of Design from 2004 versity in 1978 and his doctorate in education through 2010, passed Dr. Schmidt, Orthopaedic Surgery from Penn in 2000. away June 27 from Dr. Erwin R. “Rudy” Schmidt, Jr., associate Dr. Smith is survived by his wife, Wanda cancer; he was 58. professor emeritus of Whitted-Smith; children, Sage, C’99, Chloe Penn courses Mr. orthopaedic surgery and Luke; grandson, Jesse Hobbs; parents, Mat- Rosenthal taught in- in the School of Med- thew and Adele Smith; brothers, Daniel and Ste- cluded, “Reclaiming icine, passed away phen Smith; and sisters, Melinda Hannan, Susan the Delaware River June 12 at age 86. Smith-Scott and Judith Maruca. Memorial contributions may be made to Waterfront” in 2005 Gilbert Rosenthal Raised in Madi- and “Urban Housing son, Wisconsin, Dr. Team David, Box 582, Charlton, MA 01507 or Policy” in 2009. Schmidt earned his online at www.teamdavecourage.bbnow.org He had been with the planning and design bachelor’s degree firm, Wallace, Roberts & Todd from 1986 un- from Yale University til his death. and his medical de- To Report A Death Mr. Rosenthal earned a bachelor’s degree gree from the Uni- Almanac appreciates being informed of the from Cornell University and his master’s degree versity of Wisconsin. deaths of current and former faculty and staff mem- from Harvard University, both in architecture. Prior to that he served Erwin Schmidt bers, students and other members of the Universi- His local projects included the Quadrangle in the Army during ty community. Call (215) 898-5274 or email alma- and the redevelopment of the Richard Allen World War II, where he earned a bronze star. [email protected]. Notices of alumni deaths should Homes in North Philadelphia, for which he re- In 1953, Dr. Schmidt joined the staff at the be directed to the Alumni Records Office, (215) ceived a Progressive Architecture Award. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania after 898-8136 or email [email protected] ALMANAC July 12, 2011 www.upenn.edu/almanac 3 David Meaney: Solomon R. Pollack The following faculty in the School of Arts and Sciences have been named to these chairs. Professor of Bioengineering Penn Engineering has announced David Andrea J. Liu: Hepburn Professor of Physics F. Meaney as the Solo- Andrea J. Liu, a professor in the department of physics and astronomy, mon R. Pollack Profes- has been named the Hepburn Professor of Physics in the School of Arts sor of Bioengineering. and Sciences. Dr. Liu’s ongoing research concerns theoretical problems Dr. Meaney joined in soft matter physics, including jamming in glass-forming liquids, foams the Penn Engineer- and granular materials, and biophysical self-assembly and motility in actin ing faculty in 1993 af- structures and other systems. ter receiving a bach- The recipient of a CAREER Faculty Award from the National Science elor’s degree in bio- Foundation, Dr. Liu is also a fellow of the American Physical Society. She medical engineering received her doctorate from Cornell University and her bachelor’s degree from Rensselaer Poly- in physics from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Liu was a pro- technic Institute and fessor at the University of California, Los Angeles, before joining the Penn David Meaney MS and PhD degrees in faculty in 2004. In 2010, she was elected a member of the American Acad- bioengineering from the emy of Arts and Sciences. University of Pennsylvania. His current research Andrea Liu She currently serves as a member of the Aspen Center for Physics and focuses on understanding the mechanical cues that as a member of the Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee regulate injury, repair, and growth in cells and tis- on the National Research Council. sues of the central nervous system. Applications The Hepburn Professorship in Physics was established through a bequest from Colonel Earle of the work include understanding the causes and Hepburn, C’13, L’15, upon his death in 1985 at age 92. Colonel Hepburn had distinguished legal treatments for traumatic brain and spinal cord in- and military careers. He practiced law in Philadelphia for over 60 years and served in three wars. He jury. He holds a secondary appointment in the de- was an army private in World War I, a member of General Eisenhower’s legal staff in World War II, partment of neurosurgery within the Perelman and military counsel in the Korean War. School of Medicine at Penn. Dr. Meaney serves as the chair of the department of bioengineering Annette Y. Reed: M. Mark and Esther K. Watkins Assistant Professorship in in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. the Humanities The author of numerous journal and confer- Annette Y. Reed has been named the M. Mark and Esther K. Watkins ence publications, Dr. Meaney’s work has ap- Assistant Professor in the Humanities in the School of Arts and Sciences. peared in a broad spectrum of venues, includ- She is a member of the department of religious studies, as well as the Jew- ing the Proceedings of the National Academy of ish Studies Program and Graduate Group in Ancient History. Sciences, Nature Clinical Neurology, the Jour- Dr. Reed’s research spans Second Temple Judaism, early Christiani- nal of Neuroscience, and the Journal of Bio- ty, and Jewish/Christian relations in Late Antiquity. Her publications in- mechanical Engineering. He has received nu- clude Fallen Angels and the History of Judaism and Christianity (Cam- merous awards including the William J. Stick- bridge University Press, 2005), Heavenly Realms and Earthly Realities in el Gold Award, a National Science Foundation Late Antique Religions (edited with Ra‘anan S. Boustan; Cambridge Uni- CAREER Award, the John Paul Stapp Award, versity Press, 2004), and The Ways that Never Parted: Jews and Chris- and the Y.C. Fung Young Investigator Award in tians in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages (edited with Adam H. Beck- the field of bioengineering. er; Mohr Siebeck, 2003). The Pollack chair was established by daugh- Dr. Reed received her doctorate from Princeton University in 2002 ter Andrea Pollack and son-in-law Adam Usdan and came to Penn in 2007, after teaching for four years at McMaster Uni- in honor and recognition of Solomon R. Pollack’s versity. She is a member of the editorial board for the book series Texts groundbreaking and transformational contribu- Annette Reed and Studies in Ancient Judaism, a co-chair of the Society of Biblical Lit- tions to the department of bioengineering in the erature’s Hellenistic Judaism Section, and coordinator of the Philadelphia School of Engineering and Applied Science. Seminar on Christian Origins. Mark and Esther Watkins established the Watkins Assistant Professorship through a bequest in 1969. Their gift supports an accomplished teacher who shows potential as a leader in his or her Wharton/Bank of America Global field. The holder must demonstrate a breadth of knowledge and accomplishment spanning more Environmental Leadership Series than one discipline and, most importantly, have a lively awareness of the role and ramifications of The Wharton School of the University of Penn- the humanities as they touch upon cultural values, aesthetics, and history. sylvania announced a partnership with Bank of America to establish the Wharton/Bank of America Adriana Petryna: Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professorship in Global Environmental Leadership Speaker Series. Hosted by the Initiative for Global Environmental Anthropology Leadership, the Speaker Series will feature a prom- Adriana Petryna has been named the Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn inent global environmental leader as the keynote Term Professor in Anthropology in the School of Arts and Sciences. Dr. speaker during the annual event held in coordi- Petryna is a medical anthropologist, specializing in the social and polit- nation with Wharton’s Global Alumni Forums, as ical dimensions of science and medicine in the United States and East- well as several smaller, more focused companion ern Europe. speaker events on Wharton’s Philadelphia campus Dr. Petryna is the undergraduate chair of the department of anthropol- and other locations each year. ogy, a faculty forum member in the Penn Institute for Urban Research Dedicated to raising the public’s aware- and an associate at Penn’s Center for Bioethics. She received her doctor- ness of pressing business-and-environment is- ate from the University of California, Berkeley, and came to Penn in 2006 sues, the Speaker Series will present high-pro- from the New School for Social Research. file individuals addressing issues of internation- She is the author of Life Exposed: Biological Citizens after Chernob- al concern. Throughout the Series, leaders span- yl (Princeton University Press, 2002), which won the New Millennium ning such diverse fields as business, academia, Book Award from the Society for Medical Anthropology, as well as the Sharon Stephens First Book Prize from the American Ethnological So- nonprofits, and government will share their per- Adriana Petryna spectives on the latest ideas in business sustain- ciety. Her latest work, When Experiments Travel: Clinical Trials and the ability, including sustainable financial invest- Global Search for Human Subjects (Princeton University Press, 2009), ex- ment strategies, sustainable real estate devel- plores patient protections in the context of global clinical trials. She was also the co-editor of Global opment and the new energy economy. The first Pharmaceuticals: Ethics, Markets, Practices (Duke University Press, 2006). event was a panel discussion focusing on ven- The Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professorship in Anthropology was established ture capital and sustainability at the 2011 Whar- through a bequest by Mr. and Mrs. Kahn. Mr. Kahn was a 1925 Wharton graduate who had a highly ton Global Alumni Forum, in conjunction with successful career in the oil and natural gas industry. His wife, a graduate of Smith College, worked the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the for Newsweek and owned an interior design firm. The couple supported many programs and proj- Wharton, San Francisco campus (see page 7). ects at the University including Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, the Modern Languages College House, and other initiatives in scholarship and the humanities. 4 www.upenn.edu/almanac ALMANAC July 12, 2011 Center for Global Women’s Health Associate Ombudsman: ICA’s Program Curator: Alex Klein The University of Pennsylvania School of Marcia Martinez-Helfman Claudia Gould, Nursing established a Center for Global Wom- The Daniel W. Dietri- en’s Health effec- Vice President ch, II Director of the tive July 1, 2011 of Institutional Af- Institute of Contem- with Dr. Marilyn fairs Joann Mitchell porary Art at the Uni- ‘Lynn’ Sommers as announced the ap- versity of Pennsylva- the director. pointment of Mar- nia, announced the The opening cia Martinez-Helf- appointment of Alex of the center cor- man as associate Klein as the new pro- responds with the ombudsman, effec- gram curator at ICA. United Nations ini- tive July 1, 2011. Ms. Klein, an artist tiatives regarding Ms. Martinez-Helf- and writer previously the empowerment man has over 20 based in Los Angeles, of women globally years experience in was most recently the and Penn President conflict resolution Ralph M. Parsons Cu- Amy Gutmann’s and human resourc- Alex Klein ratorial Fellow in the Lynn Sommers policy paper and Marcia Martinez-Helfman es leadership. Her Wallis Annenberg Photography Department at presentations to UN experience includes the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LAC- Women on behalf of the colloquium on empow- having served as president of Zia Business Part- MA), where she curated public programs, and a ering women. ners, and senior director of human resources for lecturer in the Roski School of Fine Arts at the “The proposed domains of safety from vio- Comcast Cable as well as chief human resourc- University of Southern California (USC). lence and harm, equity, empowerment and ad- es officer and corporate director of human re- As program curator, Ms. Klein will address vocacy, and health promotion and disease pre- sources policies and practices for the University programming in multi-dimensional ways and vention are translated in the proposal to reflect of Pennsylvania Health System. work to transfigure the ICA’s website into a our tripartite mission and our increasing focus Ms. Martinez-Helfman will work in part- meaningful extension of the museum while con- on the future impact of urbanization on popula- nership with the University Ombudsman to as- tinuing to foster collaborations with the Univer- tions,” said Afaf Meleis, dean of Penn Nursing. sist members of the University community who sity of Pennsylvania community. Dr. Sommers will present the Center’s vision have questions or concerns related to their expe- Ms. Klein said, “As an artist working in the in- and goals in a school-wide forum in September. riences at Penn. Established in 1971, the Office stitution, I am interested in thinking about the ICA of the Ombudsman works to ameliorate con- as a discursive space. I look forward to finding new cerns and is “available to listen and inquire into ways to engage different creative communities and issues or complaints; to explore options for in- to bringing the conversations happening in artists’ Speaking Out formal resolution of conflicts; to mediate spe- studios and in the critical sphere into dialogue.” cific disputes; to clarify and examine university “We are thrilled to have Alex be part of ICA’s policies and procedures; and to connect [people] curatorial team, to build on our mission, and to Legacy: Academic Partnerships with appropriate resources within the Universi- have a person dedicated to working on public pro- I hope the entire Penn community ty.” The Office also makes recommendations grams and interfacing with the university in a pro- has read the recent pieces in The Phila- to the administration regarding systemic issues active way,” said Ms. Gould. “We had hundreds delphia Inquirer about Dr. Arthur Ru- that require attention. of applicants for this position, and Alex stood out benstein, long-time dean at the Perelman “I am delighted that we were able to recruit for her combination of experience at museums, School of Medicine and executive vice Marcia whom I am confident will be a wonder- universities, and as an artist—areas at the core of president of the Health System, and the ful addition to Penn,” said Ms. Mitchell. “Mar- our mission. We look forward to having her ac- contributions he has made to Penn and cia is very highly regarded for her excellent tively participating in the cultural community of the City of Philadelphia. judgment and her strong communication and in- Philadelphia, her former home, and advancing I would add to his incredible legacy at terpersonal skills. Her references attested to her ICA’s tradition of groundbreaking programming.” Penn his vision and commitment to forg- exemplary skills as a thoughtful and careful lis- In addition to programming for LACMA, ing academic partnerships, supporting in- tener who skillfully facilitates difficult conver- Ms. Klein edited, contributed to, and organized terprofessional education, and advancing sations and resolves conflicts in a fair and equi- Words Without Pictures, a multi-platform publi- interdisciplinary research. In these areas, table manner.” cation, website, and series of conversations de- he is ahead of many important recent dia- Ms. Martinez-Helfman earned a BA in so- voted to contemporary issues in photography. A logues about health care. ciology and a JD from Penn and a MSW from second edition of the book was co-published by The Institute of Medicine, the Rob- Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. LACMA and Aperture in April 2010. She is also ert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Dr. Gulbun O’Connor, who returned to a co-founder of Oslo Editions, an editorial proj- Carnegie Foundation have all recom- serve as interim associate ombudsman while the ect that encompasses publishing, live events, and mended an increasing focus on the vital search was completed, will work with Ms. Mar- exhibitions. In addition to USC, she has taught at role that teams of nurses and physicians tinez-Helfman during July to ensure a smooth UCLA and Otis College of Art and Design. play in providing safe, quality care with transition. “I am very grateful to Dr. O’Connor Ms. Klein received an MFA from UCLA and fewer errors. The Lancet Commission, for her extraordinary service to her alma mater,” an MA in the history of art from the Courtauld on which I served, calls on health profes- said Ms. Mitchell. Institute of Art, London, and a BA in art history sionals to learn from each other’s discov- from Columbia University, New York. eries and challenges and the Commission recommends transforming health care systems to meet global needs by making Social Sciences Data Services Librarian: Christine Murray education interprofessional. The Penn Libraries are pleased to announce the appointment of Chris- Because Dr. Rubenstein kept his eyes tine Murray to the position of Social Sciences Data Services Librarian. on patient needs, kept his fingers on the A member of the Research and Instructional Services department in pulse of professional expertise, and con- the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, Ms. Murray provides reference, stantly took the temperature of health outreach, and instructional services related to numeric and spatial data care costs, he established links between in the social sciences, including US Census information, Philadelphia nurses and physicians, supported real city data, and other government and academic statistics. She also serves working relations among Penn’s health as the contact for Penn’s programs in Urban Studies and Criminology. schools and set the stage for better health She brings a considerable background in GIS, data services and social care globally. His legacy at Penn goes science research. She has worked at the Spatial and Numeric Data Center beyond the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Michigan, the National Poverty Center, and completed and far beyond the perimeters of the US. a very selective internship at DataONE, an NSF-funded research organi- —Afaf I. Meleis, zation, where she did research and participated in survey design. Dean, School of Nursing Ms. Murray earned a BA in Literature from Harvard College and a master of science in information from the University of Michigan. Christine Murray ALMANAC July 12, 2011 www.upenn.edu/almanac 5 Chinese Academy of Sciences Partnership $2.5 Million for Penn Law’s Public Interest Programs (continued from page 1) (continued from page 1) ing people around the world. “The Tolls have been major benefactors in the The Toll Public Interest Center hosts a myr- After the signing ceremony, faculty from the creation and the expansion of public interest pro- iad of public interest-related events each year, two institutions joined researchers and admin- grams at Penn Law,” said Michael A. Fitts, dean including Penn Law’s annual Public Interest istrators for a symposium on neuroimaging to of Penn Law. “This gift provides a new infusion Week, which includes an Honorary Fellow-in- highlight the range of problems and methods of funds in the midst of an economic downturn Residence program that brings powerful public represented by the CAS-Penn Center of Excel- that will provide the Law School with addition- interest advocates such as Stephen Bright and lence in Brain Mapping, including cognitive al means to increase our support for students and Nan Aaron to campus, as well as the Edward V. and systems neuroscience, computational anat- alumni pursuing public interest careers.” Sparer Symposium. omy and physiology, and clinical and transla- “It’s my hope that graduates of Penn Law In addition, each year the Center awards five tional neurosciences. will run public interest organizations and sig- competitive post-graduate fellowships to sup- The foundational research of Penn neuroscien- nificant departments, agencies, councils, etc. of port Penn Law graduating students or recent tist, physician, and Lasker Award winner Seymour our government, bringing our uniquely educat- alumni in their pursuit of public interest careers. Kety published in 1945 on cerebral blood flow is ed students to positions of leadership in the near Fellows design their own public interest proj- widely seen as enabling functional brain imaging, future,” said Mr. Toll. ects and work with partnering non-profit orga- a field which has since revolutionized the study of Penn Law founded its public interest center nizations locally, nationally, or internationally mental, cognitive and emotional processes. Today, in 1989 and renamed it the Toll Public Interest —ranging from the Philadelphia Juvenile Law Penn’s neuroimaging program is recognized not Center (TPIC) in 2006 in acknowledgement of Center to the Natural Resources Defense Coun- only for its continued development of novel ap- a $10 million gift from the Tolls, which allowed cil in Washington, DC—on both impact and di- proaches for image acquisition and analysis, but the School to significantly expand the Center’s rect advocacy for underrepresented causes and also for its numerous clinical neuroimaging pro- activities. Today, TPIC is a multifaceted, cross- populations. grams that translate these discoveries into applica- disciplinary program whose mission is to pro- “Thanks to the generosity of the Tolls, we tions to promote human health. vide Law School students with meaningful op- have literally been able to double our student The mission of the Chinese Academy of Sci- portunities to provide pro bono legal service to initiatives over the past several years,” said Ar- ences is to conduct research in basic and tech- under-represented communities. lene Finkelstein, executive director of TPIC. nological sciences; to undertake nationwide in- A national leader in promoting public inter- “As a result, all students at Penn Law are able to tegrated surveys on natural resources and eco- est and pro bono legal service, Penn Law is the engage in a wide range of meaningful pro bono logical environment; to provide the country with first top-ranked law school to establish a man- opportunities that offer tremendous hands-on scientific data and advice for governmental de- datory pro bono requirement and the first law experience, while providing service to the com- cision-making, and to undertake government-as- school to win the American Bar Association’s munity at a time of tremendous need.” signed projects with regard to key science and Pro Bono Publico Award. In promoting the cul- Ms. Finkelstein added: “Likewise, the Law technology problems in the process of social ture of public service at the Law School, TPIC School has been able to expand the funding and economic development; to initiate personnel is a locus for extensive pro bono and public in- and resources we offer aspiring public interest training; and to promote China’s high-tech en- terest programs at Penn. lawyers to best prepare for careers in service— terprises by its active involvement in these areas. These programs include more than twenty while also supporting our graduates with gener- pro bono projects in which students represent ous loan repayment assistance that enables them $7.5 Million Korean Studies Gift clients in a variety of fields and cases, including to embrace public interest advocacy despite (continued from page 1) civil rights, environmental justice, family law, their law school debt.” rean Studies Program in a unique, dynamic, and governmental practice, health law, immigration, Mr. Toll has been a member of the Law even more competitive direction.” international human rights, labor law, women’s School’s Board of Overseers since 1992 and Dr. Kim has been an advocate and supporter rights, and youth law. has served repeatedly as guest auctioneer for the of Korean Studies at Penn for a quarter of a centu- Each year through these projects, and in part- Penn Law’s Equal Justice Foundation Auction. ry, as well as an active philanthropist in Korea and nership with legal service providers and govern- He is a former member of the Penn Board of the United States. He is the executive chairman of ment agencies nationwide, more than 500 stu- Trustees and currently serves on the board of di- Amkor Technology, Inc., one of the world’s larg- dents engage in tens of thousands of hours of rectors of Cornell Real Estate School; Seeds of est providers of semiconductor assembly and test service. In the past three years students have Peace, which he and his wife Jane cofounded; services, and in the 1990s he was chairman of the contributed over 30,000 hours of pro bono ser- and Beth Shalom Synagogue. He is also a man- Anam Group, one of Korea’s largest companies vice for disadvantaged clients. aging director of the Metropolitan Opera. Toll and Amkor’s sibling company. Dr. Kim found- Since the Tolls’ initial gift in 2006, each year Brothers is the sponsor of the Saturday broad- ed Amkor in 1968, incorporating in 1970. Before hundreds of students have received financial sup- cast over the Toll Brothers Metropolitan Opera founding Amkor, he taught at Villanova Univer- port through the Law School and TPIC for unpaid Network heard round the world. sity, where he also received an honorary degree. summer internships in the public sector; for ex- He and his wife founded Electronics Boutique ample, this past year 60 percent of Penn Law 1Ls Dr. Roth in 1977 and took the company public in 1998. In received such funding. With the Tolls’ most recent (continued from page 1) 2005 Electronics Boutique merged with Game- gift, the Center is now able to guarantee summer In addition to serving as one of the editors Stop in which he served as a director for two years. funding for students. The Center also provides of Immunology, 7th edition, and participating In 1990, Dr. Kim was awarded the honorary funding for spring break service projects, such as on the editorial boards of Nucleic Acids Re- degree of Doctor of Commercial Science by Vil- projects this year in Jordan and Kenya. search and Mobile DNA, Dr. Roth is a review- lanova University. He also received an honor- Penn Law provides its alumni who engage in er for numerous scientific journals, including ary PhD in economics from Chunnam Nation- public interest work loan repayment assistance Cell, Science, Nature, and Nature Genetics. Dr. al University, Kwang Ju, Korea, in 1996. Ad- through TollRAP, a generous Loan Repayment Roth has been a site reviewer for the Nation- ditionally, he received the Korean Presidential and Assistance Program (LRAP). All alumni al Cancer Institute and organized the First In- Commendation for his contributions to advanc- who engage in public interest legal work are el- ternational Symposium on DNA Enzymes. Dr. ing the nation’s electronics industries in 1979. igible for assistance. The amount of assistance Roth was elected to the American Association Most recently, he received the Semiconductor is based on a formula that considers the appli- of University Pathologists (The Pluto Society) Industry Award as a Pioneer in the Merchant cant’s income and annual law school debt. and is a member of the American Association Packaging Industry in 1998. The 2006 gift also enabled the Law School to for the Advancement of Science and The New Dr. Kim is a former member of the SAS Board expand the Law School’s Public Interest Schol- York Academy of Sciences. of Overseers and Wharton’s Executive Board for ars Program, which funds full scholarships in Asia, and a former member of the Penn Alum- the first year and two-thirds scholarships in the ni Council and Penn Alumni Board of Direc- second and third years for students committed to practicing in the public sector. Since the Pro- Penn Museum: A Blue Star Museum tors. He is a former Penn Trustee and he current- Active duty military personnel and ly serves as a Trustee Emeritus. He endowed the gram’s inception, Toll Scholars have obtained leading public interest fellowships, such as their families get free admission this James Joo-Jin Kim Professorship at the Whar- summer through Labor Day weekend, ton School, and he is a significant contributor to Skadden and the Independence Foundation Fel- lowships; and have joined government and ad- September 5. Show valid military or mil- Jon M. Huntsman Hall. Dr. Kim established the itary family ID. See www.penn.museum/ James J. Kim Trustee Scholarship and the James vocacy organizations such as the Department of Joo-Jin Kim Professorship in Economics in SAS. Justice, the ACLU, and the NAACP-LDF. 6 www.upenn.edu/almanac ALMANAC July 12, 2011 Ten-Year Extension of Penn Alexander School Pact Continues Penn’s Support of Public Schools With the School Reform Commission’s ap- bringing the most effective, research-proven ed- delphia Federation of Teachers, said. “Through proval, the partnership agreement that supports ucational practices into its classrooms. the collaborative efforts of the School District, the successful and innovative pre-K-8 Sadie “We are delighted to announce the renew- Penn and the PFT, we have created a model for Tanner Mossell Alexander University of Penn- al of our partnership with the Philadelphia what every school should be—a warm, nurtur- sylvania Partnership School in West Philadel- School District and the Philadelphia Federa- ing and academically challenging learning envi- phia has been extended for an additional 10 tion of Teachers to provide the highest-quali- ronment. Penn Alexander benefits from strong years, through June 30, 2021. ty education to the school children of our West community, faculty and parental engagement. Under the new agreement, Penn will continue Philadelphia community,” Penn President Amy Housed in an inviting facility, the staff blends to provide a contribution of $1,330 per child per Gutmann said. “Nothing is more important to innovative learning strategies with proven edu- year to the school, as much as $700,000, and a the health and vitality of a community than the cational programs.” range of other services for the term of the agree- quality of its public schools, and the Penn Alex- The school held its first classes in 2001, ment. Penn Alexander School (PAS), a neigh- ander School illustrates this important fact ev- moving into a new building that Penn construct- borhood school, last year enrolled 605 students ery day. This agreement recognizes the partners’ ed in 2002. Since that time, PAS has earned in kindergarten through grade 8 who speak 21 wish for Penn Alexander’s continued success more than three dozen teacher, student and insti- languages. Seventy percent are children of color and supports the University’s goal to enable tutional awards and has garnered outside grants and 46 percent are from economically disadvan- every child to benefit from proven educational to fund music, art, health and environmental taged families. In addition, there are 38 children practices at this award-winning public school.” programs. enrolled in Head Start at the school. “Penn Alexander School demonstrates how “This partnership has been invaluable,” The University-assisted Penn Alexander valuable educational partnerships can be in the Sheila Sydnor, PAS principal, said. “I am hum- School, the result of a 1999 partnership between lives of our young people,” Arlene Ackerman, bled by the extraordinary level of support for Penn, the School District of Philadelphia and School District of Philadelphia superintendent, the school. Our student success is evidence that the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, pro- said. “The School District and Penn Alexander’s these types of partnerships work.” vides the highest quality educational opportuni- students, parents and staff are all grateful for the The school has a School Performance Index ties for West Philadelphia children in its catch- unique opportunity to work with the University Overall Rank of 1 and a Similar School Rank of ment area through reduced class sizes, site-se- of Pennsylvania in creating and sustaining this 2 in the district’s comprehensive comparison of lection for teachers, innovative curricula and high-quality learning environment.” school success on key components that include support and guidance from Penn, particularly its “In Penn Alexander, we have created the student proficiency, student growth and atten- Graduate School of Education. PAS offers Penn school that every child deserves. Now we must dance. It has achieved Adequate Yearly Prog- students state-of-the-art teacher training oppor- replicate Penn Alexander’s program in every ress, the federal benchmark for student achieve- tunities in an urban setting and has been hailed school, in every neighborhood. It’s a testament ment, every year it has been eligible. Penn Al- as a gold standard by the National Association to what we can accomplish when we work to- exander is consistently ranked among the top 10 of Independent Colleges and Universities for gether,” Jerry T. Jordan, president of the Phila- schools in the school district. Wharton, San Francisco Breaks Ground on New, Expanded Facility The Wharton School of the University of ters, students and alumni as well as business The new campus will feature all unique dig- Pennsylvania announced recently that its Whar- leaders from the Bay Area and beyond. ital high definition (HD) classrooms and group ton, San Francisco campus will relocate to the “We are extremely enthusiastic about this study rooms designed to support Wharton’s historic Hills Plaza building on the San Francis- move. Wharton, San Francisco has been a tre- commitment to connected and lifelong learn- co Embarcadero in January, 2012, with construc- mendous success since it was established in ing. The classrooms will be production-ready tion on the new space commencing last month. 2001 and is vital in further developing Whar- for streaming or broadcasting classes, speaker With the rise in Wharton MBA for Execu- ton’s presence both in the United States and in- series and networking events in HD to students, tives and executive education program partici- ternationally,” said dean of the Wharton School, alumni and the world. Students will be able to pation over the past decade, School faculty and Thomas S. Robertson. “The relocation of our make use of their Wharton provided iPads in a administrators this past year devised a plan for campus to Hills Plaza is aligned with our vision variety of spaces designed to foster teamwork the relocation of Wharton, San Francisco to a to establish Wharton as a vibrant presence on and collaboration. Group study rooms will en- new campus. Wharton, San Francisco at Hills both coasts and, moving forward, to position it able teams to work with each other down the Plaza will offer enhanced space versus Whar- as a portal to countries in Asia and the Pacif- hall, back in Philadelphia, or around the globe ton, San Francisco’s current facility at the Folg- ic Rim.” using HD video conferencing and innovative er Building. The new space will allow state-of- “Our move to Hills Plaza represents a tre- controls to create shared digital workspaces. the-art amphitheater classrooms and space for mendous opportunity to build on all of the pro- In collaboration with Wharton, Shen Milsom alumni events. grams and activities that were started during & Wilke and Creston future-proofed these rooms The move to Hills Plaza coincides with a Wharton, San Francisco’s first decade of ex- to allow for seamless and rapid adoption of new School-wide celebration of the 10-year anniver- istence,” commented Doug Collom, vice dean technologies when they become available. Many sary of Wharton, San Francisco. Since its estab- of Wharton, San Francisco. “We have a world- of the innovations applied to the classrooms of lishment in 2001, more than 700 alumni have class MBA program and are tremendously ex- Wharton, San Francisco will also be finding a successfully earned their MBA degree at Whar- cited about this development.” home in classrooms on campus in Philadelphia. ton, San Francisco. Key to the program’s suc- cess, students at Wharton, San Francisco are taught the same curriculum and by the same fac- ulty as those in Philadelphia. In addition, Whar- ton, San Francisco serves as the School’s center for the 12,000 Wharton alumni who live on the West Coast. With 17 group study rooms, amphithe- ater classrooms and sweeping views of the San Francisco Bay, Wharton, San Francisco at Hills Plaza will allow a wider-than-ever array of School activities, including: Increased activ- ity by Wharton Executive Education, one of the largest providers in the world of open enroll- ment and custom business programs. New offerings from Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs, known for the Wharton Venture Initi- ation Program, Wharton Business Plan Compe- tition and Wharton Venture Award. Expansion of speakers, panels, programs and events designed to showcase Wharton’s 25 faculty research cen- Future home of Wharton, San Francisco: the historic Hills Brothers building at the base of the Bay Bridge. ALMANAC July 12, 2011 www.upenn.edu/almanac 7 Some Spectacular Sculptures Sprinkled Around Penn’s Campus in Various Buildings A summer sculpture quiz: in which Penn building would one find each of these sculptures? For those who are not sure, there is a cheat sheet to the right; answers are found at the bottom of page 9. The newest addition to Penn’s collection was added this spring: Nightingale’s Light (#1).

1 2 3 Photograph by Marguerite F. Miller Photograph by Marguerite F.

Nightingale’s Light–Knowledge with Compas- sion, donated by W. G. Middleton, artist and architect; James Harmon, glass artist and fab- ricator. This 16” x 12” x 12” model for a larg- er sculpture represents the light from Florence Construction 66, Jose De Rivera, 1959, chrome, nick- el, steel, welded sheet tubing, on a Carrera marble Nightingale’s lantern which has been an inspira- Grande Venus, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, ca. 1915, tion to the nursing profession since its inception. base. Donated by the Annenberg Foundation, in 1963 bronze. Donated in 1996 by Jeffrey and Silvia in memory of Moses Annenberg, father of Walter An- Loria, long-time patrons of the arts. nenberg, who attended Wharton in the 1920s and went 7 on to found the Annenberg School for Communica- tion in 1958. 6

5 Photograph by Marguerite F. Miller Photograph by Marguerite F.

The Relay, R. Tait McKenzie, 1910, bronze, part of the J. William White Collection, named for a long-time professor of surgery and for- mer physical education instructor at Penn, who convinced Dr. McKenzie, a noted orthopaedic surgeon, to join the faculty where he directed one of the most successful exercise and sports programs in the country. Dr. White established #3 Williamsburg Series, Robert Engman, emeritus professor of the J. William White Research Professorship, Untitled, Robert Engman, 1999, bronze, stainless fine arts, and former co-chair of the department at the Universi- which allowed Dr. McKenzie to sculpt and cast steel, limestone. Commissioned and donated by ty of Pennsylvania, 1963, stainless steel. Donated by friends and the works of art, most depicting athletes. Roy, C’50, and Diana Vagelos. family of L. Osmond Benoliel. 8 www.upenn.edu/almanac ALMANAC July 12, 2011 This summer there are exhibits on campus that provide views of places near and far, such as these at the Burrison Gallery in the University Club at the Inn at Penn and the Kamin Gallery in Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Which sculpture resides in these buildings? Annenberg School for Communication College Hall Fagin Hall Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Vagelos Labs Weiss Pavilion

4 Photograph by Kendall Whitehouse

The University Club Members’ Exhibit Now through August 5 The Burrison Gallery is pleased to announce their first annual University Club Members’ Exhibit. The group show will highlight the creativity of University Club members and provide them with a venue to share their work with the University community. Some of the work on display will be for sale. This juried show is on display in the Gallery now through August 5. Above, Philly at night , a Construction 66, Jose De Rivera, 1959, chrome, nick- color photograph taken on a late November night in 2005, with a full moon, from about half-way el, steel, welded sheet tubing, on a Carrera marble onto the old South Street bridge, using a Nikon D70 camera, by Andreea Dimofte, a medical physi- base. Donated by the Annenberg Foundation, in 1963 cist in radiation oncology at HUP. in memory of Moses Annenberg, father of Walter An- nenberg, who attended Wharton in the 1920s and went on to found the Annenberg School for Communica- tion in 1958.

Jean D’Aire, Auguste Rodin, 1889, bronze; donated by Jeffrey Loria, in 1983, while his daughter was a student at Penn. Jean D’Aire is a figure from Ro- din’s famous sculpture series Les Bour- geois de Calais which depicts six French city leaders who offered themselves in sacrifice to England’s King Edward, but were spared at the request of the King’s

pregnant wife.

7. Weiss Pavilion, first floor first Pavilion, Weiss 7.

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5 Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, third floor rear rear floor third Library, Pelt-Dietrich Van 5 Renaissance City Views from Above and Afar: Now through September 21

atrium This 1572 hand-colored engraving, from the collection of Barbara and Jack Sosiak, shows Rome as

4. Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall, first floor floor first Hall, Hall-Dietrich Steinberg 4. viewed from the west, in a perspective emphasizing the city’s ancient walls. The engraving is from

Walnut Street Entrance Street Walnut the first volume of the Civitates orbis terrarum (Cities of the World), a stunning six-volume city

3. Annenberg School for Communication, Communication, for School Annenberg 3. atlas engraved by Franz Hogenberg and published in Cologne between 1572 and 1617 by George

#3 Williamsburg Series, Robert Engman, emeritus professor of lobby floor first Hall, College 2. Braun. For the exhibition Renaissance City Views from Above and Afar, 38 of these city views from

fine arts, and former co-chair of the department at the Universi- Nursing of School Hall, Fagin 1. the Sosiaks’ collection are on display. ty of Pennsylvania, 1963, stainless steel. Donated by friends and key: answer The The exhibition is in the Kamin Gallery, on the 1st floor of Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, through Sep- family of L. Osmond Benoliel. tember 21. For more information, visit: www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/cityviews.html ALMANAC July 12, 2011 www.upenn.edu/almanac 9 Honors & Other Things American Academy of Nursing Fellows Museum Board: Ms. Marsden-Atlass cally advance state-of-the-art accuracy in com- Three faculty members in the School of Ms. Lynn Marsden-Atlass, director of the Ar- puter vision and natural language applications Nursing will be inducted as Fellows in the thur Ross Gallery, was elected as secretary to and greatly enhance search and organization of American Academy of Nursing at the annual the Board of the Association of Academic Mu- documents, images, and video. meeting in October. The role of the academy is seums and Galleries. The AAMG establishes to advance health policy and practice through Award for Supreme Court Litigation and supports best practices, educational activ- For their work on the 2010 US Supreme the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of ities and professional development that enable nursing knowledge. The new Fellows are: Court Case Padilla v. Kentucky, Penn Law Pro- its member organizations to fulfill their educa- fessor Stephanos Bibas and Clinical Supervisor Dr. Chris Bradway, assistant professor of ge- tional missions. rontological nursing—clinician educator and Lecturer Yolanda Vázquez have received Dr. Jianghong Liu, assistant professor of 40 Under 40: Dr. Mehta the 2011 Jack Wasserman Memorial Award from nursing Dr. Samir Mehta, chief of orthopaedic trau- the American Immigration Lawyers Association Dr. Anne M. Teitelman, assistant professor of ma and fracture service in the Hospital of the (AILA). Professors Bibas and Vázquez were nursing University of Pennsylvania, is a recipient of the among a twelve-member team of pro bono at- Philadelphia Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 torneys selected for excellence in litigation in Women in Science Fellowship: Dr. Bark Dr. Karlin Bark, Awards. The program recognizes 40 individuals, the field of immigration law for their work on postdoctoral fellow in under the age of 40, who are proven performers Padilla. Students in Penn Law’s Supreme Court the laboratory of Kath- in their respective industries and communities. Clinic, which Professor Bibas directs, also erine Kuchenbeck- Dr. Mehta was honored at the banquet in May. worked on the case. er, Skirkanich Assis- Co-Chaired TMJ Meeting: Dr. Quinn Penn Law Faculty: Top Ten Articles tant Professor of In- Dr. Peter Quinn, Schoenleber Professor of Penn Law’s business and corporate law fac- novation in Mechan- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in the School of ulty have dominated the 17th annual poll of the ical Engineering and Dental Medicine and vice dean for profession- “Top Ten Corporate and Securities Articles of Applied Mechanics, is al services in the Perelman School of Medicine, 2010,” recently conducted by Corporate Prac- the recipient of a 2011 recently co-chaired a joint meeting of the Amer- tice Commentator. Articles by the professors L’Oréal USA Postdoc- ican Society of Temporomandibular Joint Sur- named below were among the top ten select- toral Fellowship for geons and the European Society of Temporo- ed by corporate and securities law academics, Women in Science. mandibular Joint Surgeons in Rome, Italy. Dr. which were chosen from more than 440 pub- The fellowship comes Quinn dedicated the meeting to evidence-based lished and indexed in legal journals in 2010. Karlin Bark with a $60,000 re- approaches for surgical rehabilitation of the de- Professor William Bratton, professor of law search grant. generated mandibular joint. and co-director of the Law School’s Institute for Dr. Bark’s research focuses on developing Virtual World Challenge: Dr. Silverman Law and Economics (ILE) and Professor Mi- haptic, or touch feedback devices for clinical ap- Dr. Barry Silverman, professor in the depart- chael Wachter, the William B. Johnson Professor plications. As a member of the Haptics Group, ment of electrical and of Law and Economics and ILE Co-Director— she is developing a motion guidance system for systems engineering in “The Case Against Shareholder Empowerment” stroke rehabilitation with the goal of helping pa- the School of Engineer- Professor Jill Fisch, professor of law and tients to re-learn motor skills. She is also investi- ing and Applied Science, co-director of ILE—“The Power of Proxy Ad- gating the use of vibrotactile and audio feedback along with ACASA Lab visors: Myth or Reality?” of tool contacts during robotic minimally inva- and IMC Team received Professor Edward Rock, Saul A. Fox Dis- sive surgery to assist surgeons. first place in the “Pat- tinguished Professor of Business Law— “Embattled CEOs” Science Center Chair: Mr. Carnaroli Photograph by Candace diCarlo terns of Life” category at Executive Vice the 2011 Federal Virtual Professor David Skeel, S. Samuel Arsht Profes- President Craig Carn- Worlds Challenge. The sor of Corporate Law—“Bankruptcy or Bailouts?” aroli has been elected program, called NonKin chairman of the Uni- Village, provides train- Book Award: Annenberg Scholars versity City Science ing developers with a National Annenberg Election Survey scholars Kate Kenski—now at the University of Arizona, Center’s board of direc- small autonomous so- Barry Silverman tors. The Science Cen- ciety (like The Sims or Bruce Hardy, senior research analyst in the An- ter supports technology SimCity) that is reconfigurable for a number of nenberg Public Policy Center and Kathleen Hall commercialization and cross-cultural training goals. Jamieson, the Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor technology-based eco- of Communication at the Annenberg School for nomic development on Radcliffe Fellow: Dr. Stern Communication and Walter and Leonore Annen- its campus and in the Dr. David Stern, Ruth Meltzer Professor of berg Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Cen- Classical Hebrew in the department of Near ter, have won the 2011 International Communica- Greater Philadelphia Craig Carnaroli region. Eastern Languages and Civilizations, was se- tion Association (ICA) Outstanding Book Award lected to be a Radcliffe Institute fellow at Har- for their book The Obama Victory: How Media, Faculty Award: Dr. Charles vard University for the 2011-12 academic year. Money, and Message Shaped the 2008 Election. Dr. Camille Charles, director of the Cen- Dr. Stern will work on his project, A History of ter for Africana Studies and Kahn Professor in The award honors a book published in the previ- the Jewish Book from Antiquity to the Present ous two calendar years based on criteria including the Social Sciences, received the Distinguished Day: The Biographies of 120 Books. Faculty Award from the James Brister Society, the importance of the problem it addresses to the an alumni group that supports diversity at Penn. NSF CAREER Award: Dr. Taskar fields represented in ICA and to communication Dr. Ben Taskar, Magerman Term Assistant studies as a whole, the quality of writing and ar- AcademyHealth Honor: Dr. Halpern gument, and the strength of evidence it presents. Dr. Scott D. Halpern, assistant professor of Professor in the department of computer and in- formation science in the School of Engineering medicine and epidemiology at the Perelman History Scholar: Ms. DeMaio School of Medicine, has been selected for Acad- and Applied Science, has received an NSF CA- REER award for his proposal, “Computation Alicia DeMaio, C’13, has been named to emyHealth’s 2011 Alice S. Hersh New Investi- the 2011 Gilder Lehrman History Scholars Pro- gator Award. The honor recognizes scholars who and Approximation in Structured Learning.” The CAREER award is the NSF’s most pres- gram. One of 10 students in the nation selected are early in their health services research career for this scholarship, Ms. DeMaio will participate and exhibit extraordinary potential for new dis- tigious award in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through in a five-week intensive history research pro- coveries. Dr. Halpern is being acknowledged for gram in New York City this summer. Recipients his contributions to many high-profile journals outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research with- will develop primary source research projects us- and his work as a consultant with several federal ing rare, unpublished historical documents in the agencies and various committees to the US Sec- in the context of the mission of their organiza- tions. The CAREER project promises to drasti- Gilder Lehrman Collection on the founding era, retary for Health and Human Services. slavery and abolition, or the Civil War. 10 www.upenn.edu/almanac ALMANAC July 12, 2011 Penn: On Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll Education Business Plan Competition The University of Pennsylvania is among require institutionally based long-term care. Alexandre Scialom, of San Francisco, took the 114 colleges and universities named to the Students from the Wharton School and School $25,000 first prize in the Milken-Penn GSE Edu- 2010 President’s Higher Education Commu- of Social Policy & Practice are also involved. cation Business Plan Competition at Penn’s Grad- nity Service Honor Roll with distinction by Dental care is provided at the Center by Penn uate School of Education for TheCourseBook, his the Corporation for National and Community Dental Medicine faculty and students. idea to connect lifelong learners to online and of- Service. Penn was cited for its outreach to the • Community School Student Partnerships fline learning resources. He also took the $25,000 West Philadelphia community. and West Philadelphia Tutoring Project. The un- Startl Prize for Open Educational Resources. the- Penn highlighted several of its community dergraduate student-run CSSP, working with the CourseBook allows users to easily search for and service programs for the Corporation’s con- Civic House provides academic and cultural en- find third-party learning resources and offers guid- sideration in making its awards, including: richment to children and youth through college- ance to support their professional and personal de- • The School of Dental Medicine’s col- age mentors. The tutoring project provides West velopment, based on interests, peers and location. laboration with the School District of Phila- Philadelphia school students with individual at- Second prize of $15,000 was awarded to delphia. Dental students and faculty reached tention through one-to-one tutoring and mentor- Judd Rattner of San Francisco and Edward 7,800 children at 17 schools and summer pro- ing relationships with Penn students, encourag- Levie of New York, for Intellidemia, a syllabus grams, through state mandated dental exami- ing academic achievement and increased self- management system which develops informa- nations with children in 14 schools and pre- confidence. tion technology solutions for higher education ventive and restorative dental care services to • Moelis Access Science (MAS). Coordinat- to help institutions meet compliance standards, school children using the PennSmiles mobile ed by the Netter Center and Penn’s math depart- enhance collaborative interactions and electron- dental bus at 11 schools. ment, MAS works to improve science, technol- ically standardize workflow. • University Life Arts Initiatives’ After ogy, engineering and math education in K-12 The Competition aims to stimulate entrepre- School Arts at Penn. Penn students help local classrooms in West Philadelphia. neurship in education and connect social entre- children explore the performing arts, includ- • Penn’s Netter Center, through its Col- preneurs to venture capitalists and other funders. ing dance, theatre, voice and musical instru- lege Access and Career Readiness program of- Telly Award: GSE Film ments. fers comprehensive college and career prepara- Freedom School, a Penn GSE Films video • The School of Nursing’s Living Inde- tion for West Philadelphia students at two high directed by Amitanshu Das, has received a 2011 pendently for Elders program. Comprehen- schools and arranges paid internships in peer Telly Bronze Award in Education Documentary. sive, community-based health care is provid- education, community revitalization, leader- The 26-minute documentary follows a team ed to more than 360 frail elders in West and ship, advocacy and professional worksites. of educators and college students working at Southwest Philadelphia who would otherwise Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School, a summer reading and writing program for chil- dren in West Philadelphia. The School aims to instill a love of learning and self-esteem in kids growing up in a neighborhood with one of the highest murder rates in the country. Featured in the film are Penn GSE Profes- sor Diana Slaughter-Defoe and GSE doctor- al students Chonika Coleman and Valerie Ad- ams. Produced by Penn GSE Films in collabo- ration with Penn’s Netter Center for Communi- ty Partnerships and with the support of the Chil- dren’s Defense Fund, Freedom School aired on WHYY in February. Telly Awards are presented annually to local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, video and film productions, and work created for the web. Wireless Student Competition Real-Time and Embedded Systems Labora- tory members Miroslav Pajic, Srinivas Vemuri, Mansimar Aneja and Harsh Jain have received first prize in the 2011 Honeywell Users Group Wireless Student Competition for their project entitled “Distributed Wireless Controller Grids for Robust Sensor/Controller/Actuator Net- works.” Mr. Pajic is a doctoral student in elec- Once a week for eight weeks in the fall and eight weeks in the spring, a group of Penn students help trical and systems engineering, Mr. Vemuri and local children ages 10-15 explore the performing arts in the After School Arts at Penn program. Mr. Jain are students in the electrical engineer- Above: Volunteer Odette Ponce, C’14, gives voice lessons to the children. ing master’s program, and Mr. Aneja is a student in the robotics master’s program. Fourth Annual PennMOVES: $25,000 Penn: Best Place to Work in IT KWH Student Scholarships In support of Penn’s sustainability goals and IDG’s Computerworld announced Penn’s The Kelly Writers House announced that three the University’s climate commitment, the fourth Information Systems & Computing (ISC) as a students are recipients of special scholarships annual PennMOVES sale was held on June 4 2011 Best Places to Work in IT honoree, one they will retain until they graduate. Kate Herz- at 3401 Grays Ferry Avenue. The event divert- of 100 top organizations that challenge their IT lin, C’14, has been awarded the Behrman Fam- ed tons of high quality items destined for land- staffs while providing great benefits and com- ily Scholarship; Emily Harnett, C’13, has been fills, such as microwaves, school and kitchen pensation. ISC ranked #6 nationally and #2 awarded a Kane Family Scholarship; and Gwen supplies, into bargains for the local community. in the Mid-Atlantic Region in the Computer- Lewis, C’14, has been awarded the Douglas W. This year, Goodwill Industries provided techni- world survey of best places to work in IT. It has Caterfino Endowed Scholarship for a Young Writ- cal expertise and logistical support for the effort ranked consistently in the top 10 nationally for er. These endowed funds have been made avail- which raised over $25,000 to benefit its local seven consecutive years. Penn is the only Ivy able to students affiliated with the Kelly Writers job training programs! Thanks go out to all the League university included in the list and ranks House and Penn’s writing communities. members of the Penn community who helped the highest out of the other five universities in- make this project a great success. cluded in the list. (continued on page 12) ALMANAC July 12, 2011 www.upenn.edu/almanac 11 Honors & Other Things (continued from page 11) Seltzer Family Digital Media Awards ment to make a short documentary film about the Under the guidance of Dr. John Keenan, pro- Penn Libraries Board Member Jeff Seltzer ethnically Chinese Jewish community in Kaifeng, fessor of electrical and systems engineering, Jae- (W’78) and his wife Annie, have once again en- China. She plans an ethnographic study with a fo- hee Yoo (C’13) will use video recording equip- abled the University of Pennsylvania Libraries to cus on identity to explore conflicts and contradic- ment to create a documentary comparing and award five students the 2011 Seltzer Family Dig- tions within Chinese Jewish identities. contrasting the daily lives of inner-city teenage ital Media Awards. Megan Lewis-Velong, Pallavi Under the guidance of Dr. Matthew Leven- girls in Philadelphia, in collaboration with the Podapati, Eliana Ritts, Sacha Samotin and Jae- dusky, assistant professor of political science, Women’s Campaign International, with similar- hee Yoo will each have exclusive use of $1,000 Sacha Samotin (C’14, W’14) will use audio re- age girls in Kumasi, Ghana, in collaboration with of technology for one year. Proposed technolo- cording equipment to explore leadership quali- Penn Engineering’s International Development gy items include video cameras, audio record- ties and personal histories of members and staff Summer Institute. ers, still cameras and multimedia software. The of the US House of Representatives by inter- Jeff Seltzer also serves on the Advisory Board awards are administrated and managed through viewing current and former members of Con- of the Huntsman Program in International Stud- the Penn Libraries in partnership with the Cen- gress and their staff, building on prior work ex- ies and Business and the Alumni Advisory Com- ter for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships perience on Capitol Hill. mittee for the Wharton Sports Business Initiative. (CURF). The five funded projects are: Under the guidance of Dr. Gary Hatfield, Sey- NEH Supports Digitization of 17th- and 18th-century Manuscripts bert Professor of Philosophy, and Brent Wahl, lectur- The National Endowment for the Human- maintains the Libraries’ vision of Penn in Hand er of photography in fine arts, Megan Lewis-Velong ities has awarded Penn’s Rare Book & Manu- as a comprehensive resource for manuscripts (C’12) will conduct a new media project for her script Library a grant of $300,000 to digitize supporting interdisciplinary studies at Penn. senior thesis in visual studies. She will use video and make available on the World Wide Web a Collection strengths include material collected and sound recording equipment in her process- collection of approximately 1,000 European by Henry Charles Lea for his research on the es of investigating and depicting the ways we and American manuscripts from 1601 to 1800. history of the Roman Catholic Church and the perceive sensory and importantly, visual stimu- This two-year project builds on and expands the Inquisition; university education over the cen- li. Ms. Lewis-Velong aims to examine embodi- work of a proposal funded by the NEH in 2009 turies, in particular, the study of philosophy; the ment, emotion, and phenomenology through vis- to digitize Penn’s European manuscripts dated history of science, including alchemy; the his- ceral art and will create an art installation that in- before 1601, which has produced the Web site, tory of witchcraft and occult activities; politi- terposes the viewers into the role of both partici- Penn in Hand: Selected Manuscripts. cal history; and the history of banking and com- pants and observers. “The Penn Libraries are honored to be the merce. The new project adds over 350,000 dig- Under the guidance of Dr. David Barnes, asso- recipients of this grant from the NEH, which ital images to the 250,000 images currently ciate professor of history and sociology of science will allow us to more than double the scope of available, free of charge, through Penn in Hand. and director of the Health and Societies Program, Penn in Hand,” remarked H. Carton Rogers, Penn is the first American repository to pro- Pallavi Podapati (C’13) will use high-quality pho- Vice Provost and Director of Libraries. “Adding duce full digital facsimiles of its entire collec- tographs to create a visual display of her research manuscripts to 1800 will greatly benefit schol- tion of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, on residents of West Virginia in collaboration with ars across disciplines as varied as art history, le- and Penn will be the first to digitize and make the non-profit organization Appalachia Watch. She gal studies, music, religion, history, and litera- freely available on the Web all of its early mod- aims to increase awareness of environmental and ture in Western languages.” ern, Western manuscripts. The project will health impacts of coal-mining. Penn’s holdings of early modern manu- make these unique materials accessible globally Under the guidance of Dr. Timothy Corrigan, scripts from Europe and the Americas comprise through a variety of discovery points, enhancing professor of English and cinema studies, Eliana some 1,000 items, whose breadth in terms of teaching and research worldwide. Ritts (C’12, W’12) will use video recording equip- language, country of origin, and subject matter BUSINESS SERVICES UPDATE Penn’s Business Services Division (BSD) provides the leadership, business practices, facilities, and services needed to develop and maintain a hospitable, fiscally esponsible,r customer-friendly campus environment. Our mission is to provide high-quality service in a fiscally-responsible man- ner and our vision is to continually set the standard within each of our operating units. Please take note of the following updates to some of our services as well as promotions benefiting the Penn community in the upcoming year. —Marie Witt, Vice President, Business Services

Parking Rates for 2011-2012 University Monthly University Weekly HUP Bi-weekly Description Effective September 1, 2011, the follow- ing rates are available to faculty and staff of the $154.75 $ 38.69 $ 77.38 Campus Parking University and Health System. Parking fees in- $100.58 $ 25.15 $ 50.29 Remote Parking clude the City of Philadelphia’s 20% parking lot tax and cover the continuing rising costs of ga- $ 77.41 $ 19.35 $ 38.71 Evening/Weekends rage and surface lot improvements and other de- 1 ferred maintenance. University permit rates re- $ 51.59 $ 12.90 $ 25.79 Motorcycle/Moped/Segway main lower than comparable lots and garages lo- $191.67 $ 47.92 $ 95.83 24-Hour Parker cated in University City. Regular Campus Park- 1 ing rates average $7.43 per working day. Uni- Pennsylvania Law and the Philadelphia Traffic Code prohibit motor vehicles from driving or parking on sidewalks (See www.dmv.state.pa.us/vehicle_code/index.shtml and § 12-913. Prohibitions in Specified Places. versity and Health System faculty and staff have 35). Penn’s Division of Public Safety reminds drivers that not only is this behavior illegal, it poses a safety haz- the option to pay their parking fees through auto- ard to those working within the buildings as well as to pedestrians using sidewalks. matic payroll deduction on a pre-tax basis (up to $230 per month). Daily parking rates in Penn’s Mobile Access lots or garages are at variable rates. Visit www. Open the mobile version upenn.edu/parking and click on the “visitor” tab. Event Parking of the most recent issue Please keep your parking profile updated Arrangements of Almanac by scanning by visiting Penn Parking Online at www.upenn. If you plan to host an event on campus this QR (short for Quick edu/parking. All communications with informa- and will need parking for your guests, Response) code on your tion directly affecting your lot or garage will be please send an email to the Parking Of- smartphone. If you don’t sent to your email address in Penn Parking On- fice, [email protected] to already have a scanning line. For campus traffic advisories, subscribe make arrangements in advance to ensure app installed on your on the Public Safety website, www.publicsafe- that parking will be available. smartphone, use your mobile browser to search ty.upenn.edu for one and download for free. 12 www.upenn.edu/almanac ALMANAC July 12, 2011 BUSINESS SERVICES UPDATE

Penn’s Children’s Center PCC Rates for 2011-2012 Penn Children’s Center (PCC) accepts appli- cations year-round for infants, toddlers and chil- Effective Monday, July 4, 2011 dren of preschool age. Enrollment for all ages is subject to space availability. 5 days 4 days 3 days 2 days PCC, located in the Left Bank complex at Infants-Penn $366 $323 $268 $183 3160 Chestnut Street, serves children ages 12 weeks through five years. PCC has been re-ac- Infants-Regular $389 $341 $282 $201 credited with the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and has Toddlers-Penn $318 $286 $243 $171 earned the highest quality rating of 4-STARS un- Toddlers-Regular $342 $306 $272 $184 der the State’s Keystone Stars Child Care Qual- ity Initiative. Assisted rates are available to reg- Preschool-Penn $261 $229 $194 $147 ular University employees who meet eligibility Preschool-Regular $281 $247 $201 $150 requirements, subject to space availability and funding. (These rates are not available to UPHS Drop In Infants Toddlers Preschool employees.) Part-time slots and sibling discounts $95 $95 $75 are also available. Please contact Penn Children’s Center at (215) 898-5268 for additional informa- tion or to arrange a tour. You can also visit the Center’s website at www.upenn.edu/childcare Penn Transportation and Parking: New Website for Print and Parking: New Policy New Vanpool Program Interactive Communications We would like to make you aware of As part of Penn’s Sustainable Transportation The new Print and Interactive Com- a policy change that will affect all park- Initiative, Penn Transportation and Parking has munications website launched on June ers in Penn facilities. Over the years Penn joined with VPSI, a national leader in vanpool- 30, 2011. The website is designed to be a Parking Services has received feedback ing and sustainable transportation, to expand valuable source for members of the Penn regarding the need for mechanisms other vanpooling options to Penn faculty and staff. community to find designers, printers, than towing to serve as a means of enforc- The vans which operate throughout the region, lettershop and media specialists for all ing Penn’s parking policies. In response, including New Jersey and Delaware, offer a re- their communication projects. The infor- later this summer, Parking Services will liable, affordable and sustainable way to com- mation and resources that had formerly begin issuing tickets to vehicles as an in- mute to campus. Depending on where you live been facilitated by Penn Publication Ser- termediate means of addressing instanc- and the number of riders the average monthly vices are now available through an easy- es of policy non-compliance. Examples of cost of participating in a Vanpool is between to-use online venue. parking violations that would result in the $100 and $150, which can be a pre-tax deduc- The site provides access to Penn’s issuance of a ticket include: tion from your paycheck. Riders generally meet preferred and strategic providers who • Not having a valid permit for the location at a convenient spot near their residences such can assist with everything needed to cre- in which you parked as a church or shopping mall parking lot and are ate brochures, annual reports, magazines, • Parking in a handicapped space without a brought directly to campus. newsletters, websites and more including handicapped tag Vanpooling offers benefits to the commuters, Penn’s new media planning and place- • Parking in a low emission vehicle space the University and the planet. Riders can avoid ment provider, Singularity. before 10 a.m. with an unqualified vehicle the high cost of gasoline and the hassle of driv- In addition, the website provides: • Taking up two parking spaces ing in rush hour traffic. Vanpooling helps ease • Options of prequalified providers with • Parking in an unauthorized parking spot traffic congestion in and around campus and dedicated Penn account reps The ticketing program provides the supports Penn’s Climate Action Plan by lower- • A wide selection of professionally pro- campus community with an effective al- ing the University’s carbon footprint. duced campus photographs - free of charge ternative to the current towing practic- Penn currently has three vanpools in opera- • Environmentally friendly paper and print- es. Historically, the only option exer- tion. For more information or to join a vanpool, ing options cised was to tow the offending car from call VPSI at 1-800-VAN-RIDE or visit www. • Easy access to information about the the facility which, given the cost in time vanride.com Penn logo or printing Penn business cards and fees, is not the optimum response and stationery for some infractions. The ticket fee will Emergency Ride Home Visit the website at: www.upenn.edu/ be $35 and recipients will be able to pay (ERH) purchasing/publications their tickets by credit card online. After If you are reluctant to join a vanpool three tickets for the same offense, a vehi- because there may be times when you cle will be subject to towing. Penn Hotel Rates for FY 2012 have a child care or other emergency and The Penn Rate as of July 1, 2011 is as fol- In preparation of the launch of our have to leave campus early, then you may ticketing policy, warning tickets are cur- lows: be pleased to know that Penn has joined • Hilton Inn at Penn: $223 rently being issued which do not require with the Delaware Valley Regional Plan- the recipient to make a payment. This re- • Sheraton Philadelphia University City Ho- ning Commission to offer members of tel: $189 places the former enforcement practice the University community the services of issuing orange warning stickers on of The Emergency Ride Home (ERH) the windows of infringing vehicles. The Computer Connection Sale Program. This service provides a “safety Penn faculty, staff and students are el- warning ticket will indicate which park- net” for commuters working in southeast- ing rule was violated to allow patrons to igible to take advantage of significant ed- ern Pennsylvania who carpool, vanpool ucational discounts on Apple, Dell, Ado- modify their parking decisions in the fu- or use public transportation on a regular ture to avoid getting a ticket or potential- be, Lenovo and Microsoft products dur- basis. In the event of an unexpected per- ing Penn Computer Connection’s Back- ly being towed. sonal or family emergency or illness, un- Warning tickets will be issued to-School Sale, happening throughout the scheduled overtime, or if the regular ride summer. Details of the sale can be found throughout the summer. We will notify home is not available for certain reasons, all our patrons two weeks prior to the of- in the sale brochure mailed to the Penn registered commuters are provided with a community in early June. For more in- ficial start of ticketing. If you have ques- free ride to home, their car or to the place tions or concerns about this new initia- formation, visit the Computer Connec- of the emergency. For details on this pro- tion showroom at 3610 Sansom Street or tive, please contact parking@exchange. gram, visit the Penn Parking website at upenn.edu view the online catalog at www.upenn. www.upenn.edu/parking edu/computerstore

ALMANAC July 12, 2011 www.upenn.edu/almanac 13 Human Resources Upcoming Programs Professional and Personal Development Career Focus Brown Bag—Negotiation Game Plan for Healthy Eating Improve your skills and get ahead in your Skills; August 24; noon–1 p.m.; free. Learn the Having a game plan for healthy eating is career by taking advantage of the many devel- key principles, strategies and tactics of nego- one of the best ways to improve and maintain opment opportunities provided by Human Re- tiation—a process which many find challeng- good physical and mental health. This summer- sources. You can register for programs by visit- ing. We’ll show you a video that tells the sto- time workshop series will give you the knowl- ing the online course catalog at www.hr.upenn. ry of negotiations between a baseball club own- edge you need to set personalized, specific nu- edu/coursecatalog or by contacting Learning er and the brothers who own a nearby baseball trition goals and create effective strategies to and Education at (215) 898-3400. stadium. How they come to terms illustrates the achieve them. You’ll walk away with winning Brown Bag Matinee—The Abilene Paradox; three major steps in negotiations: preparation, tips to create, implement, and succeed with your July 13; noon–1 p.m.; free. Have you ever said bargaining and settlement. own personal nutrition plan. For more informa- tion about the workshops and to register, visit “yes” to a proposed group decision when you Technical Tips…at Your Fingertips really wanted to say “no”? This video will show Improve your technical skills with these on- the Human Resources website at www.hr.upenn. you how common—and costly—it is to sup- line workshops. Human Resources is offering edu/quality/wellness/workshops.aspx or con- port group plans that you really don’t believe in. a series of webinars that’ll teach you tips and tact Human Resources at (215) 898-5116 or su- You’ll also learn how to create a work environ- shortcuts for programs like Microsoft Word, Ex- [email protected] ment where people are free to disagree and en- cel and PowerPoint. Learn the latest tools and Getting and Staying Motivated; July 13; couraged to voice their true opinions. techniques right from your own desktop. You noon–1 p.m.; free. Healthy eating doesn’t come Effective Meetings; July 25; 2:30–4:30 p.m.; can register for programs by visiting the Hu- easily to everyone. It’s challenging to make the $40. Do you ever leave a meeting and wonder man Resources online course catalog at www. right food choices every day and avoid the temp- how useful it was? Well-designed meetings al- hr.upenn.edu/coursecatalog and selecting “we- tation to splurge. But we can help. This work- low for creativity, problem-solving and the op- binars” from the Browse by Category menu. Or shop will give you easy tips for eating healthy portunity to accomplish specific goals. But they contact Learning and Education at (215) 898- meals all day long. We’ll give you suggestions aren’t always easy to plan. If you’re looking for 3400 for more details. for staying motivated and steering clear of poor food choices. ways to make your meetings more effective, Microsoft SharePoint Services 3.0 Tech- we’ll show you how. This webinar will teach Eating a Nutrient-Rich Diet; July 20; noon– niques; July 26; noon–2 p.m.; $40. See how Mi- 1 p.m.; free. Do you pay attention to the color you how to prepare useful agendas and commu- crosoft SharePoint can be used to collaborate nicate effectively during meetings, whether on- of your food? Come to this workshop to learn with others, reduce the need for email and make how different-colored fruits and vegetables can line or in-person. You’ll also learn a variety of meetings more effective. You’ll learn how to use online meeting and collaboration tools to make boost your diet and help you meet your nutri- document libraries, calendars, and tasks; create tional needs. your meetings more efficient and successful. and share websites; and use discussion forums, Career Focus Brown Bag—Adapting to a Fat-Free or Not?; July 27; noon–1 p.m.; free. blogs and wikis to manage information. Everyone should have some fat in their diet, but New Role; July 27; noon–1 p.m.; free. Have Microsoft Office 2007—Tips and Tricks you recently taken on a new role at Penn? If so, not all fats are created equal. Come learn about Crash Course; August 2; 12:30–2 p.m.; $40. the different kinds of fats and which ones you this workshop is for you. We’ll show you how This webinar will show you powerful short- to make the transition into your new job a suc- should incorporate in your diet. You’ll also get cuts for Microsoft programs. See how to handle tips for consuming fewer empty calories. cessful one. You’ll learn how to start off on the your email in Outlook, build templates in Pow- right foot and avoid pitfalls along the way. By erPoint, stylize and format text in Word and cre- the end of this workshop, you’ll know how to ate reports in Excel. tackle the challenges of your new role with con- Microsoft Excel 2007 Techniques; August 9; fidence and ease. 12:30–2 p.m.; $40. Microsoft Excel is chock full Policy on Discovering Your Strengths and Putting of features that can help support your work ob- People Not Affiliated with the Them to Work; July 27; 11 a.m.–noon; $40. jectives—and this webinar will show you how University of Pennsylvania While many of us are aware of our individu- to use them. You’ll learn advanced features such Who Work in Laboratories al strengths, some of us have learned to focus as data entry, manipulation and presentation; During the summer many students more on our weaknesses instead. Marcus Buck- enabling multiple users to share workbooks and and other people unaffiliated with Penn ingham—a well-known author whose work track and edit changes; and creating templates. work in University laboratories. To pro- helps people identify their strengths—sug- This webinar is ideal for individuals who are fa- vide for their safety and to ensure com- gests that you can be more effective, success- miliar with Excel and want to enhance your cur- pliance with applicable regulations, the ful, and fulfilled at work when you play to your rent skills and understanding of the application. University has established the following strengths rather than your weaknesses. This we- Managing and Organizing Your Email Inbox guidelines: binar is based on Buckingham’s theories and in- Using Microsoft Outlook; August 11; 12:30–2 1. All non-affiliated individuals who cludes exercises to help you learn how to iden- p.m.; $40. If you’re looking for ways to manage work in laboratories must attend man- tify your strengths and use them more produc- your email inbox and avoid email overload, this datory training programs on laborato- tively at work. webinar is for you. 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For locations, rants along with their menus, visit www.univer- call (215) 898-5000 or see www.facilities.upenn.edu sitycity.org/diningdays The University of Pennsylvania Police Department Community Crime Report 3910 Chestnut Street, 2nd floor About the Crime Report: Below are all Crimes Against Persons and Crimes Against Society from the Philadelphia, PA 19104-3111 campus report for June 27-July 3, 2011. Also reported were 18 crimes against property (including 16 thefts, Phone: (215) 898-5274 or 5275 FAX: (215) 898-9137 1 case of fraud and 1 act of vandalism). Full reports are available at: www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v58/ Email: [email protected] n1/creport.html. Prior weeks’ reports are also online. —Ed. URL: www.upenn.edu/almanac This summary is prepared by the Division of Public Safety and includes all criminal incidents reported and made known to the University Police Department between the dates of June 27-July 3, 2011. The Uni- The University of Pennsylvania’s journal of record, opinion and versity Police actively patrol from Market Street to Baltimore Avenue and from the Schuylkill River to 43rd news is published Tuesdays during the academic year, and as Street in conjunction with the Philadelphia Police. In this effort to provide you with a thorough and accu- needed during summer and holiday breaks. Its electronic editions rate report on public safety concerns, we hope that your increased awareness will lessen the opportunity on the Internet (accessible through the PennWeb) include HTML for crime. For any concerns or suggestions regarding this report, please call the Division of Public Safety at and Acrobat versions of the print edition, and interim information (215) 898-4482. may be posted in electronic-only form. Guidelines for readers and 06/27/11 12:27 PM 4200 Walnut St Male wanted on warrant/Arrest contributors are available on request and online. 06/28/11 11:43 PM 3925 Walnut St Unknown male in apartment EDITOR Marguerite F. Miller 06/29/11 7:34 AM 3400 Spruce St Male refused to cooperate/Arrest ASSOCIATE EDITOR Natalie Woulard 06/29/11 7:17 PM 451 University Ave Male wanted on warrant/Arrest ASSISTANT EDITOR Andrea Tursi 06/30/11 2:56 AM 3800 Chestnut St Intoxicated driver/Arrest STUDENT ASSISTANT Kelly R. Bannan 06/30/11 3:03 AM 4000 Walnut St Intoxicated driver/Arrest ALMANAC ADVISORY BOARD: For the Faculty Senate, Martin 07/01/11 3:01 AM 3604 Chestnut St Male cited for public urination Pring (chair), Sunday Akintoye, Clifford Deutschman, Al Filreis, 07/01/11 5:53 PM 421 Guardian Dr Male acting disorderly/Arrest Carey Mazer, Devra Moehler. For the Administration, TBA. For 07/01/11 8:04 PM 4200 Market St Male assaulted and robbed the Staff Assemblies, Nancy McCue, PPSA; Michelle Wells Lock- 07/02/11 3:25 AM 3700 Walnut St Suspects in possession of narcotics/Arrest ett, WPPSA; Jon Shaw, Librarians Assembly. 07/02/11 3:26 AM 3600 Walnut St Male driving under the influence/Arrest The University of Pennsylvania values diversity and seeks tal- ented students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds. The 18th District Report University of Pennsylvania does not discriminate on the basis Below are all Crimes Against Persons from the 18th District: 10 incidents with 1 arrest (including 7 rob- of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, beries and 3 aggravated assaults) were reported between June 27-July 3, 2011 by the 18th District cover- creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disabil- ity, veteran status or any other legally protected class status in ing the Schuylkill River to 49th Street & Market Street to Woodland Avenue. the administration of its admissions, financial aid, educational or 06/27/11 4:20 PM 4700 Springfield Ave Robbery athletic programs, or other University-administered programs or 06/28/11 12:15 AM 4800 Cedar Ave Robbery in its employment practices. Questions or complaints regarding 06/28/11 1:30 PM 4410 Pine St Robbery/Arrest this policy should be directed to Sam 06/30/11 9:00 PM 1318 S May St Aggravated Assault Starks, Executive 07/01/11 1:15 AM 1 S 36th St Robbery Director of the Of- 07/01/11 9:35 PM 4600 Woodland Ave Aggravated Assault fice of Affirmative 07/01/11 7:04 PM 4200 Market St Robbery Action and Equal 07/02/11 10:00 PM 4800 Springfield Robbery Opportunity Pro- 07/03/11 1:30 AM 5100 Chancellor St Aggravated Assault grams, Sansom Place East, 3600 Chestnut Street, Suite 228, Philadelphia, PA 07/03/11 11:21 PM 4802 Paschall Ave Robbery 19104-6106; or (215) 898-6993 (Voice) or (215) 898-7803 (TDD). ALMANAC July 12, 2011 www.upenn.edu/almanac 15 TALK ABOUT TEACHING AND LEARNING

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Short-Nosed Dogs Can Breathe Easier During Critical Care ADHD Drug Helps Menopausal Women with Memory Dogs with short noses can develop respiratory distress and disease, At menopause, many women begin to notice a decline in their atten- hospital visits and sometimes the need to receive mechanical assistance tion, organization, and short-term memory. These cognitive symptoms just to breathe. However, a study by researchers at the University of Penn- can lead to professional and personal challenges and unwarranted fears of sylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine shows that these dogs do just as early-onset dementia. A small study by Penn Medicine and Yale research- well as their longer-nosed kin during mechanical ventilation procedures. ers, published in the journal Menopause, found that a drug typically given Published in the Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, to children and adults with ADHD improved attention and concentration the study was conducted by Assistant Professor Deborah C. Silverstein in menopausal women, providing the first potential treatment for meno- and graduate student Guillaume Hoareau, both in the department of clini- pause-related cognition deficits. cal studies at Penn Vet, along with Assistant Professor Matthew Mellema Researchers believe the cognitive issues may be the result of a meno- of the department of surgical and radiological sciences, University of Cal- pause-related decline in estrogen input to the prefrontal cortex, which in- ifornia, Davis. terferes with neurotransmission, causing executive function problems. Brachycephalic dogs—dogs with skulls that are shorter than they are “Subjective declines in memory, focus and organization are common wide—have tiny nostrils, elongated soft palates, narrow windpipes and in mid-life women,” said study author C. Neill Epperson, director of the other abnormalities of their upper respiratory tracts. This makes it difficult Center for Women’s Behavioral Wellness and associate professor in Psy- for them to breathe, even in ideal conditions. chiatry and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Perelman School of Med- With the possibility that their airways could completely collapse while icine. “We believe that the results of our small randomized clinical tri- in distress, veterinarians must consider whether to mechanically help such al provides proof-of-concept that atomoxetine may improve subjective dogs breathe. memory, attention and concentration.” One problem is that they need more help breathing when under anes- Before clinical recommendations can be made, a follow-up clinical thesia than other dogs, but are more likely to suffer complications due to trial needs to validate results. A new follow-up study is now underway at a combination of the breathing tube irritating the dog’s airways and the the Penn Medicine’s Women’s Behavioral Wellness program and will test sedative drugs that are required may make it more difficult to successfully whether an FDA-approved ADD medication amends these cognitive defi- take them off of the respirator once the lung disease is less severe. cits in a larger group of menopausal women. To test if this assumption was true, Dr. Silverstein and her colleagues Facebook Users More Trusting & More Politically Engaged looked at the medical records for brachycephalic dogs, specifically, French New national survey findings show that use of social networking sites and English bulldogs, pugs and Boston terriers, that came into Penn’s vet- (SNS) is growing and that those who use these sites, especially Facebook erinary hospital between 1990 and 2008. They found that brachycephalic users, have higher measures of social well-being. In a national phone sur- dogs survived at the same rate as the general population of dogs. vey of 2,255 American adults last fall, the Pew Research Center’s Inter- Future studies based on this work could improve care for brachyce- net & American Life Project found that Facebook users who use the site phalic dogs by looking at a larger sample size, getting a better sense of multiple times per day: their oxygenation levels before and during the procedure and determin- • are 43% more likely than other internet users and more than three ing whether mechanical ventilation could be avoided in favor of a more times as likely as non-internet users to feel that most people can be trusted. benign procedure. • averages 9% more close, core ties in their overall social network A War Inside: Saving Veterans from Suicide compared with other internet users. An estimated 18 American military veterans take their own lives every • was an additional two and half times more likely to attend a politi- day and those numbers are steadily increasing. These soldiers find them- cal rally or meeting, 57% more likely to persuade someone on their vote, selves overwhelmed by the transition back into civilian life. Many have and 43% more likely to have said they would vote. already survived one suicide attempt, but never received the extra help • receives more emotional support and companionship. For Facebook and support they needed, with tragic results. A team of researchers from users, the additional boost is equivalent to about half the total support that the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues found that veterans who the average American receives as a result of being married or cohabitating are repeat suicide attempters suffer significantly greater mortality rates with a partner. due to suicide compared to both military and civilian peers. The research “There has been a great deal of speculation about the impact of social was published in BMC Public Health. networking site use on people’s social lives, and much of it has centered Study author Dr. Douglas J. Wiebe, assistant professor of epidemi- on the possibility that these sites are hurting users’ relationships and push- ology, said that the findings, “should have us very concerned about cur- ing them away from participating in the world,” noted Dr. Keith Hampton, rent veterans in the more contemporary era.” Dr. Wiebe, along with Janet assistant professor of communication at the Annenberg School for Com- Weiner of Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics and Dr. munication and the lead author of the new Pew Internet report. “We’ve Therese S. Richmond, Andrea B. Laporte Endowed Term Associate Pro- found the exact opposite – that people who use sites like Facebook actu- fessor of Nursing, teamed with Joseph Conigliaro of New York Universi- ally have more close relationships and are more likely to be involved in ty to conduct a study of military veterans who received inpatient treatment civic and political activities.” at a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center for a suicide at- This survey also showed that more people are using social networking tempt between 1993 and 1998. The veterans were followed for incidence, sites (SNS)—the figure is now 47% of the entire adult population, com- rate, and cause of mortality through the end of 2002. pared with 26% that was measured in our similar 2008 survey. Among Among the total of 10,163 veterans treated for a suicide attempt be- other things, this means the average age of adult-SNS users has shifted tween 1993-1998, 1,836 died during the follow-up period through 2002, from 33 in 2008 to 38 in 2010. Over half of all adult SNS users are now with heart disease, cancer, accidents, and suicide accounting for over 57% over the age of 35. of those deaths. Suicide, however, was the second- leading cause of death “We also found interesting variation in the characteristics of users among the male veterans, and the leading cause among females. In com- across different social networking sites. People pick the platforms which parison, suicide accounted for only 1.8% of deaths in the general US pop- best meet their social and professional needs,” noted Annenberg doctor- ulation during those years. al student Lauren Sessions Goulet, co-author of the report. For instance, Dr. Wiebe and his colleagues discovered that veterans who have at- the report found: tempted suicide also face mortality risks from all causes at a rate three • Nearly twice as many men (63%) as women (37%) use LinkedIn. times greater than the general population. The so-called “healthy soldier • The average adult MySpace user is younger (32), and the average effect,” that military personnel should be healthier than an average per- adult LinkedIn user older (40), than the average Facebook user (38), Twit- son of the same sex and age because they have passed military fitness re- ter user (33), and users of other SNS (35). quirements, does not protect veterans from death from chronic disease, • MySpace and Twitter users are the most racially diverse mainstream and does not appear to mitigate their risk of suicide. “The ‘healthy soldier social network platforms. effect’ is no reason to think that veterans should be more emotionally and • MySpace users tend to have fewer years of formal education. mentally resilient than anyone else,” said Dr. Wiebe. The authors also found that social networking sites are increasingly The current research emphasizes the increased need for more intensive used to keep up with close social ties and MySpace users are more likely and vigorous efforts to identify and support veterans who are at risk, espe- to be open to opposing points of view. cially those who have already actually attempted suicide, say the authors. 16 www.upenn.edu/almanac ALMANAC July 12, 2011