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Penn Medicine: Three-Year Academic Calendar Launching the Region’s First Center for Translational Neuromodulation The updated Three-Year Academic Calen- The brain is one of the most complex sys- dar for 2020-2021 through 2022-2023 is on the tems in the body, controlling movement, mem- back page. ory, communication, emotion, thought, and The last day of in-person instruction for the more. Unfortunately, serious diseases and in- 2020 Fall Term is November 20 and online in- juries such as stroke, dementia, and psychiatric struction begins November 23. See the Fall 2020 disorders can impede and disable core functions Planning website at https://fall-2020-planning. in the brain. Now, thanks to recent advances in upenn.edu/ neuroscience, neuroengineering, and other con- Graduate and professional programs may verging fields, experts are exploring the use of follow their own calendars; check the website neuromodulation—noninvasive brain stimu- for each School or program. lation—to restore these functions in the brain, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, the first two and Penn Medicine has launched a new center days of Passover, and Good Friday are religious to study this science. holidays that affect large numbers of Penn com- The Penn Brain Science, Translation, In- munity members and that fall during the academ- novation, and Modulation (brainSTIM) Center Roy Hamilton (left) will lead the brainSTIM ic year. To view Penn’s policy regarding these brings together a team of leading neuroscien- Center. and other holidays, visit https://catalog.upenn. tists, neurologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, language loss for those with primary progres- edu/pennbook/secular-religious-holidays/ and engineers at Penn using neuromodulation sive aphasia (PPA), a neurodegenerative condi- The University’s Three-Year Academic techniques to research, repair, and enhance hu- tion that impairs communication ability. Calendar is subject to change. In the event that man brain function—the first translational cen- Recent work from a team led by brain- changes are made, the latest, most up-to-date ter of its kind in the region. STIM faculty Ted Satterthwaite, assistant version will be posted to Almanac’s website, The brainSTIM Center is being led by Roy professor of psychiatry, has shown that the almanac.upenn.edu/penn-academic-calendar Hamilton, an associate professor of neurology functional networks of the brain responsible for self- and physical medicine and rehabilitation at the control are highly variable in youth brain anato- Zachary Lesser: Edward W. Kane Perelman School of Medicine at the University my. They found that these networks are sculpted Professor of English of Pennsylvania. The center will be a hub for as adolescents develop into adulthood and are Professor of Eng- developing new treatments that use neuromod- associated with individual differences in cogni- lish Zachary Lesser ulation—direct stimulation of the brain with tion. These personalized networks could be used has been appointed electrical signals or magnets—to reorder, re- to target neuromodulatory therapies in the de- the Edward W. Kane organize, and restore brain function in patients veloping brain. Professor of English. suffering from various types of neurological Additionally, brainSTIM faculty Desmond A leading scholar in disorders such as dementia and stroke and psy- Oathes, assistant professor of psychiatry, Dan- English Renaissance chiatric disorders like anxiety. ielle Bassett, J. Peter Skirkanich Professor of drama and the his- “Neuromodulation is a fascinating technol- Bioengineering, and Dr. Satterthwaite are cur- tory of the book, Dr. ogy—it’s already successfully used to treat de- rently pursuing work funded by the Nation- Lesser is a general pression and we’ve led exciting research on al Institute of Mental Health to understand editor of The Arden brain stimulation and aphasia, a language dis- how TMS might improve working memory in Shakespeare. He is order which impairs a person’s ability to com- healthy adults and those with ADHD by com- known for his early municate. But this is just the tip of the iceberg,” bining network control theory (a set of concepts said Dr. Hamilton. “Our driving goal is to in- contributions to the Zachary Lesser and principles employed in engineering), mag- digital humanities, vestigate how cognition works in the neural net- netic stimulation of the brain, and functional including co-creating DEEP: Database of Early works of the brain, uncover how to enhance brain imaging. English Playbooks, launched in 2007 as an on- those functions, and ideally develop new simu- “Over the past 20 years I’ve witnessed re- line resource for studying the printing, publish- lation-based therapies for our patients.” markable advances in the ability of neuromod- ing and marketing of Renaissance drama. Both The center uses a range of neuromodulation ulation to influence brain circuits that drive of his books, Hamlet after Q1: An Uncanny His- tools, including transcranial magnetic stimula- functions, cognition, and behavior,” added Dr. tory of the Shakespearean Text and Renaissance tion (TMS), and transcranial electrical stimu- Hamilton. “While these initiatives, and many Drama and the Politics of Publication: Read- lation (tES) techniques. By combining these others, are already underway at Penn, our hope is ings in the English Book Trade, won the Eliza- technologies with advanced imaging tools, such that the creation of the center will allow for even beth Dietz Memorial Award given by Rice Uni- as structural and functional magnetic resonance more collaboration and advancements, enabling versity, making Dr. Lesser the only two-time imaging, experts can explore key structure- us to provide more effective treatment options to winner of the prize. The award alternates yearly function relationships in the brain that underlie our patients in the region and beyond.” between recognizing the best book about Eng- human cognition and neural function. For more information about the brainSTIM lish Renaissance literary studies and the best Dr. Hamilton and fellow brainSTIM facul- Center, visit https://www.med.upenn.edu/brain book about Tudor drama. His new book, Ghosts, ty members Branch Coslett, William N. Kel- stimcenter/ Holes, Rips and Scrapes: Shakespeare in 1619, ley Professor of Neurology, and John Meda- Bibliography in the Longue Durée, will appear glia, adjunct assistant professor of neurology at Penn and an assistant professor of psychology INSIDE soon from Penn Press. 2 Special Faculty Separation Incentive Plan; This professorship was established by Ed- at Drexel University, are pursuing work funded Ivy League Intercollegiate Athletic Plans; WPPSA by the National Institute on Deafness and Other 3 Honors & Other Things ward W. Kane (C’71) and Martha J. Wallace to 4 Deaths support a preeminent scholar and teacher in the Communication Disorders and the Department of Defense to determine whether transcranial 6 Judaica Digital Humanities; department of English. Mr. Kane has served as Rendell Center: Launching Podcast Series a University trustee and on the School of Veteri- direct current electrical stimulation (tDCS) of 7 Penn Museum Reopening; Update; CrimeStats the brain can be used to slow the progression of 8 Updated Three-Year Academic Calendar nary Medicine Board of Overseers. 2020-2021 through 2022-2023 ALMANAC July 21, 2020 www.upenn.edu/almanac 1 Special Faculty Separation Incentive Plan From the WPPSA Chair August 1, 2020–October 30, 2020 WPPSA The University of Pennsylvania is announcing a special one-time faculty retirement incentive plan (Special Incentive Plan). While the Special Incentive Plan is similar in some respects to Penn’s Dear Members of the WPPSA Community, longstanding Faculty Income Allowance Program (FIAP), it is a separate program and is only being I hope you all are doing well and staying offered for a short and specific period of time. Like FIAP, the Special Incentive Plan is available to healthy. It has been a pleasure and a privilege standing faculty and standing faculty clinician-educators. Faculty members who elect to participate to serve as your Chair for the past year, though in the Special Incentive Plan will receive 200% of their academic base salary or 200% of the av- now my tenure is coming to an end. WPPSA is erage academic base salary for full professors in the faculty member’s School, whichever is high- a well-respected and highly-regarded organiza- er, but not exceeding 200% of the faculty member’s total salary. This amount will be paid in equal tion here at Penn, and it has been an honor just monthly installments over the two-year period following the faculty member’s retirement date. In to be a part of a leadership team that creates op- addition, eligibility for the Special Incentive Plan is open to all faculty members over the age of portunities for weekly paid professionals. 60 (or who will turn 60 on or before June 30, 2021), provided they have 10 or more years of full- WPPSA’s reputation is enhanced by the time continuous service as a standing faculty member (including standing faculty clinician-educa- many professionals who contribute their time tors) and meet the “Rule of 75” (the combination of a faculty member’s age and full-time continu- and expertise to advancing the organization. I ous service as a standing faculty member equals or exceeds 75) as of June 30, 2021. It is important have had the good fortune to work closely with to note that the Special Incentive Plan is being offered not only to faculty members who are eligible such high quality board and committee mem- for FIAP but also to standing faculty and standing faculty clinician-educators over the age of 69 bers and appreciate all you’ve done for WPPSA who are no longer eligible to participate in FIAP. during my term. WPPSA’s accomplishments Participation in the Special Incentive Plan must be elected between August 1, 2020 and October over the past year have been impressive—and 30, 2020, and a faculty member’s retirement date must be no later than June 30, 2021. Any eligible it was truly a team effort. There have been so faculty member who has retired or is scheduled to retire between March 1, 2020 and August 1, 2020 many noteworthy moments, and as I write this will also receive the enhanced benefit if it is more than they would have received under FIAP. Please last message, I want to celebrate some first-time note that, as Special Incentive Plan benefits are funded from the benefits pool, they do not impact accomplishments: Voices of Staff program, Re- funding for other academic priorities on campus. set & Refresh program, and a brand-new web- If you have questions, you can learn more about the Special Incentive Plan benefits in the detailed site. I truly believe this is the result of members’ brochure from Human Resources, https://www.hr.upenn.edu/docs/default-source/benefits/special- input, focusing on your needs first, and provid- faculty-incentive-plan-guide.pdf and you can contact Jennifer Salwach at [email protected], ing a quality service. who will direct you to the appropriate team member for an appointment with a counselor. There are so many more outstanding —Division of Human Resources programs and support services planned for 2020 and beyond. I look forward to continuing to support the WPPSA leadership, and in particular Ivy League Outlines Intercollegiate Athletics Plans: our incoming Chair, Mariel Featherstone, No Competition In Fall Semester as she continues to guide the organization’s July 8, 2020 future path. Mariel has been a part of the Penn Amidst continuing health and safety concerns due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Ivy community since 2015 and served on the League Council of Presidents has set in place plans for intercollegiate athletics activity in the up- WPPSA University Council since 2018; her coming fall semester. leadership experience and expertise have made With the safety and well-being of students as their highest priority, Ivy League institutions are her the outstanding leader she is today. WPPSA implementing campus-wide policies, including restrictions on student and staff travel, requirements could not be in more capable hands. for social distancing, limits on group gatherings, and regulations for visitors to campus. As athletics Please join me in welcoming and congratu- is expected to operate consistent with campus policies, it will not be possible for Ivy League teams lating the new WPPSA Executive Board. While to participate in intercollegiate athletics competition prior to the end of the fall semester. they will not be installed until our retreat in lat- Practice and other athletic training opportunities for enrolled student-athletes will be permitted er July, they officially [took] office on July 1, provided they are structured in accordance with each institution’s procedures and applicable state 2020: regulations. The Ivy League will also issue guidelines on a phased approach to conditioning and Chair: Mariel Featherstone practice activities to allow for interaction among student-athletes and coaches that will begin with Secretary: Maureen Goldsmith limited individual and small group workouts and build to small group practice sessions, if public Treasurer: Dana Allison health conditions permit. Treasurer: Elisabeth Colella Fall sport student-athletes will not use a season of Ivy League or NCAA eligibility in the fall, Communications Officer: Laura Naden whether or not they enroll. Students who wish to pursue competition during a fifth year will need Thank you, WPPSA members, for allowing to work with their institutions in accordance with campus policy to determine their options beyond me the opportunity to serve. Serving as Chair has their current anticipated graduation date. been a valuable experience both personally and Local campus policies for the student body regarding return to campus and in-person learning professionally; I walk away with many enduring will apply to student-athletes. friendships and memories I will forever cherish. A decision on the remaining winter and spring sports competition calendar, and on whether fall Gratefully Yours, sport competition would be feasible in the spring, will be determined at a later date. —Thalia Mangan, 2019-2020 Chair The Ivy League Council of Presidents offered the following joint statement: Weekly Paid Professional Staff Assembly “As a leadership group, we have a responsibility to make decisions that are in the best interest of the students who attend our institutions, as well as the faculty and staff who work at our schools. Planning a Virtual Event? 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For more information, visit Christopher Eisgruber, Princeton University https://almanac.upenn.edu/deadlines-for- Peter Salovey, Yale University submitting-at-penn-information 2 www.upenn.edu/almanac ALMANAC July 21, 2020 Honors & Other Things Dana Graves: IADR/PRG Award regarded textbook that serves as a reference for of $220,000 for the entire grant term and will Penn Dental pediatricians worldwide. work under the supervision of a mentor who Medicine’s Dana Dr. St. Geme is an internationally renowned will guide them toward successful biomedical Graves, professor scientist who studies the molecular and cellular research careers. in the department of determinants of bacterial pathogenicity, with a periodontics and vice focus on Haemophilus influenzae and Kingella Cynthia Sung: dean for Research kingae, two model mucosal pathogens that are WiSTEM2D Scholars Award and Scholarship, has common causes of pediatric disease. His re- Cynthia Sung, Gabel Family Term Assis- been recognized for search group has made fundamental discoveries tant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and his research as the that have advanced understanding of bacterial Applied Mechanics, has been named one of six recipient of the 2020 adherence, protein secretion pathways, polysac- winners of the 2020 Johnson & Johnson Wom- International Associ- charide synthesis pathways, virulence regula- en in STEM2D (WiSTEM2D) Scholars Award. ation for Dental Re- tion, and evasion of innate immunity, with im- Launched in 2017, this annual award seeks search (IADR) Peri- pact on development of molecular diagnostics, to fuel development odontal Research new vaccines, and novel antimicrobials. of future female Group (PRG) Award Dana Graves The Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr. Leadership leaders and feed the in Regenerative Peri- Award was created in 1988 in honor of Joseph talent pipeline by odontal Medicine. This annual award, spon- W. St. Geme, Jr. to recognize a pediatrician who awarding and spon- sored by REGEDENT AG, honors investiga- is a role model for others to emulate as a clini- soring women at tors who have made significant contributions to cian, an educator, and/or an investigator. Recipi- critical points in their the field of regenerative periodontal medicine ents of this award have a record of broad and sus- careers. The goal of throughout their careers. tained contributions to pediatrics that will have a this award is to sup- Nominees are selected based on the rele- major impact on child health. Most importantly, port the research pas- vance of their work in the field of regenerative the award recognizes individuals who have “cre- sion of the awarded periodontal or peri implant medicine, the scien- ated a future” within the field of pediatrics. women and inspire tific quality of their peer-reviewed publications, Scott Peslak, Senthil Selvaraj: career paths in their and the overall impact of their research. DDCF Physician Scientist Fellows respective fields. As Dr. Graves’ research has focused on wound a recipient, Dr. Sung Cynthia Sung healing, identifying mechanisms that limit will receive $150,000 healing and bone regeneration in diabetic ani- in funding and three years of mentorship from mals in vivo, fracture healing, and bone cou- Johnson & Johnson to support her research. pling in periodontal disease. He was also one The WiSTEM2D Scholars Award award- of the first researchers to study growth factors ed candidates in each of the six disciplines that and their stimulation of osteoblasts and peri- make up its acronym: Science, Technology, En- odontal ligament fibroblasts, which provided a gineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design. scientific basis for the use of growth factors in Dr. Sung received the Manufacturing Award periodontal treatment. “for her work studying origami-inspired manu- facturing and robotics, with the goal of design- Joseph W. St. Geme, III: Joseph W. ing, developing and controlling soft, foldable St. Geme, Jr. Leadership Award robots that can be used in multiple environ- The Federation of Pediatric Organizations ments, including healthcare procedures and (FOPO) recently an- Scott Peslak Senthil Selvaraj medical applications.” nounced that Joseph The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation W. St. Geme, III has (DDCF) announced six subspecialty fellows re- been selected as the ceiving a total of $1.32 million in grants through Amalia Dache and Four PhD 2020 recipient of the the second Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fel- Candidates: National Academy of Joseph W. St. Geme, lowship, two of whom are from the Universi- Education/Spencer Fellows Jr. Leadership Award, ty of Pennsylvania: Senthil Selvaraj in PSOM’s GSE’s Higher Education Assistant Profes- named in honor of division of cardiovascular medicine for “Thera- sor Amalia Dache received an NAEd/Spencer his father. Dr. St. peutic Exogenous Ketosis in Heart Failure with Postdoctoral Fellowship to further her research Geme will receive Reduced and Preserved Ejection Fraction: A exploring geographic and structural factors that the award during the Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial,” and have historically inhibited access for students on 2021 Opening Gen- Scott A. Peslak in PSOM’s division of hematol- the margins of race and class. eral Session of the ogy and oncology for “Cellular Signaling Path- Four Penn doctoral candidates have been Pediatric Academic ways in the Regulation of Fetal Hemoglobin for named 2020 National Academy of Education/ Societies Meeting in Joseph St. Geme, III Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease.” Spencer Dissertation Fellows. They each re- Vancouver, BC. Through the Physician Scientist Fellowship, ceived a prestigious fellowship, which supports Dr. St. Geme is the chair of the department which funds the research of clinical investiga- individuals whose dissertations show potential of pediatrics and physician-in-chief at CHOP tors at the subspecialty fellowship stage of their for bringing fresh and constructive perspectives and the Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Profes- careers, DDCF aims to promote the transition of to the history, theory, analysis, or practice of for- sor of Pediatrics, professor of microbiology, and emerging physician scientists into faculty-level mal or informal education anywhere in the world. chair of the department of pediatrics at PSOM. positions. Briana Nichols, Literacy, Culture, and Inter- Dr. St. Geme has had a number of leadership Recipients of the Physician Scientist Fellow- national Education, GSE; Anthropology, SAS roles, including with the American Board of ship were chosen through a competitive, peer- Jessica Peng, Education, Culture, and Soci- Pediatrics and the American Pediatric Society. review process by an external panel of physi- ety, GSE; Anthropology, SAS He has served as Principal Investigator on NIH cian scientists. While fellows training in fields Chelsea Chamberlain, History, SAS training grants for fellows at Washington Uni- such as cardiology, hematology, infectious dis- Peter Francis Harvey, Sociology, SAS versity, Duke University, and CHOP for more eases and oncology typically receive funding These scholars are researching an array of than 20 years and on NIH institutional career from their departments for short-term research, topics, including young people in Guatemala development awards for early-stage faculty at there are few opportunities to obtain external fighting to remain in their communities, how ed- Duke and CHOP for nearly 15 years. He helped support for extended research during this phase. ucation is valued in Indonesia, how work by indi- to establish the St. Jude Children’s Research DDCF has designed the Physician Scientist Fel- viduals and families with disabilities changed the Hospital–Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society lowship to address this gap in support. way disabilities are viewed in American society, Research Conference. He is also co-chief edi- Each selected fellow is receiving two and the role of schools in managing the move- tor of Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, the highly years of funding at $110,000 per year, a total ment, sound, and shape of children’s bodies. ALMANAC July 21, 2020 www.upenn.edu/almanac 3 Deaths

Irving Kagan, SAS Bert Lubin, CHOP BS in biology from Drexel in 1981. She earned Irving G. Kagan, former assistant professor Bertram (Bert) her medical degree from Hahnemann University of zoology at the University of Pennsylvania, Lubin, former assis- two years later. died of cardiac arrest April 26. He was 100. tant professor of pe- After graduating, Dr. Stineman came to Penn Dr. Kagan was born in the Bronx during the diatrics at Children’s as a resident and was Spanish Flu pandemic. During World War II, he Hospital of Philadel- hired as an instructor was a lieutenant navigator of B-29s and flew 38 phia, died June 27 at in physical medicine missions over Japan. As a result of his naviga- his home in Berkeley and rehabilitation tional skills, which kept his plane at the lead of from a brain tumor. at the University of many bombing missions over Japan and facili- He was 81. Pennsylvania’s Perel- tated a heralded rescue of his crew from the Pa- Born in the Bronx man School of Med- cific, he was awarded a Purple Heart, a Distin- in 1939, Dr. Lubin icine. From 1987 to guished Flying Cross, and an Air Medal with moved to Pennsyl- 1989, she was a Rob- five oak leaf clusters. vania when he was ert Wood Johnson Dr. Kagan earned his undergraduate degree 7 and grew up near Clinical Scholar and from Brooklyn College. After the war, he earned Pittsburgh where he Bert Lubin instructor, and then a his doctorate in zoology from the University of worked at George’s lecturer in the depart- Michigan and did post-doctorate work at the Fruit Market owned by his parents. ment of general med- University of Chicago. Dr. Lubin was the first in his family to grad- icine. In 1992, she Margaret Stineman He came to the University of Pennsylvania as uate college and one of four in his high school became an assistant an instructor in zoology. In 1955, Dr. Kagan be- class to attend college. Dr. Lubin earned a bach- professor in rehabilitation medicine. She went came an assistant professor. elor’s degree from Washington & Jefferson on to become an associate and then full profes- He moved with his family in 1957 to Atlanta College and his medical degree from the Uni- sor. She also held a secondary position as an as- to join the Centers for Disease Control, where versity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. His sistant professor in general internal medicine. In he was appointed director of the parasitology di- pediatric residency was at Children’s Hospital 2008, Dr. Stineman became an associate profes- vision. His research led to the development of of Philadelphia. sor in biostatistics and epidemiology as well as diagnostic and immunologic tests for malaria, Dr. Lubin was drafted into the US Army taking on a clinical position in rehabilitation with schistosomiasis and other parasitic diseases. In and served in Vietnam at a provincial health CPUP and serving as a professor in the Center his 26-year tenure at the CDC, Dr. Kagan con- program. Afterward, he returned to the US for for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She ducted extensive research and, together with a a hematology/oncology fellowship at Boston also served as vice chair and director for research team of scientists and medical doctors working Children’s Hospital. He then returned to CHOP in the department of physical medicine and reha- under him, published over 400 papers on par- in 1965 as an assistant instructor of pediatrics. bilitation and was a senior fellow at the Leonard asitic diseases. He traveled widely as an am- He also directed the hematology laboratory. In Davis Institute of Health Economics. Dr. Stine- bassador of the CDC and as a consultant to the 1972 he became an assistant professor in the man retired and earned emeritus status in 2014. World Health Organization. In 1975, he was a same department. Dr. Stineman received uninterrupted NIH member of one of the earliest presidential sci- In 1973, Dr. Lubin joined Children’s Hospi- funding beginning in 1990 for a broad range of entific delegations from the CDC to China. Dr. tal Oakland as chief of hematology and oncolo- projects applying quantitative and qualitative Kagan also served on the faculty of the Emory gy, starting its CHORI research program, where methods to examine the study of the rehabilita- University Medical School for 10 years. he helped contribute to blood-disease break- tion of patients with disabilities related to neuro- In 1982, Dr. Kagan retired from the CDC and throughs. His advocacy on sickle-cell disease logical disorders, limb loss, and other disabling established his own laboratory, where he con- screening for newborn children led California conditions. She and her colleagues developed a tinued his scientific research, including on the to become the first state to require such efforts. patient classification approach—function relat- newly emerging AIDS epidemic, and offered In 2009, he became the hospital’s president ed groups (FRGs)—using sophisticated health serologic testing to the medical community for and CEO and the first pediatrician to lead a chil- services statistical methods to create patient cat- malaria and other parasitic diseases. Dr. Kagan dren’s hospital in the state. His leadership out- egories based upon care needs. This work forms retired in 2017. side the hospital doors helped forge its later tie the basis for Medicare’s national payment sys- Dr. Kagan received the American Society of with the University of California San Francisco. tem for inpatient rehabilitation. Parasitologists’ Henry Baldwin Medal in 1965 He also founded the hospital’s Center for Com- She worked with Dr. Carl Granger and pio- and the CSL Behring award for his work on munity Engagement. neered the Functional Independence Measure schistosomiasis in Egypt in 1977. He was vice Dr. Lubin made numerous philanthropic ef- (FIM) that would become the national standard president of the World Federation of Parasitolo- forts and served on multiple regional boards, for measuring progress during a patient’s inpa- gists and president of the American Society of including the Oakland mayor’s Health Task tient rehabilitation stay. Prediction of patient Tropical Medicine. Dr. Kagan was appointed as Force, Oakland Promise, and the New School outcomes was an area she excelled in, particular- a charter member of the Senior Executive Ser- for Jazz and Contemporary Music. ly for persons with strokes. The FIM was relat- vice in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter. He was He is survived by his wife, Vivian Scharlach; ed to resource use and outcomes during inpatient also a dedicated civil rights advocate and sup- six children; and seven grandchildren. rehabilitation. She and her colleagues developed porter of Jewish causes. a Diagnostic Complexity Index for rehabilitation His wife, Mildred, was the first social work- Margaret Stineman, PSOM that captured the influence of comorbidities on er to establish a psychotherapy practice in Geor- Margaret Grace Stineman, emeritus pro- functional independence and resource use. gia. Dr. Kagan is survived by his family: Mila fessor of physical medicine and rehabilitation The foundation for her work has been an ex- and Jule Kagan, Daniel Rosenbaum, and Arieh, at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman panded biopsycho-ecological model that views Barbara, Alyssia and Liam Shands/Rosenbaum. School of Medicine, died at Simpson House re- interactions between the person and the envi- tirement community on July 9. She was 67. ronment as contributing to illness and disability. Dr. Stineman earned a BFA in painting and It is this ecological framework that has inspired sculpture from Tyler School of Art in 1974. Af- her conviction that medical interventions should To Report A Death ter completing her degree, she won a prestigious Almanac appreciates being informed of the move beyond the person to include the environ- scholarship—the Prix de Roma, for her out- ment in which he or she lives. deaths of current and former faculty and staff standing painting ability. She was to study in Ita- members, students and other members of the Dr. Stineman’s distinguished and remark- ly for two years, but the selection committee re- able career includes over 146 scientific peer- University community. Call (215) 898-5274 or scinded the scholarship after the physical exam email [email protected] reviewed publications. Her awards include due to her physical limitations. Her mother ar- some of the most prestigious in the field of re- However, notices of alumni deaths should be ranged for her to go to Rome anyway, where she directed to the Alumni Records Office at Suite habilitation. She won Elizabeth and Sidney Li- stayed for a year and studied art with the Tem- cht Award for Excellence in Scientific Writing 300, 2929 Walnut St., (215) 898-8136 or email ple School of Art International Programs. Dr. [email protected] Stineman returned to Philadelphia and earned a (continued on page 5) 4 www.upenn.edu/almanac ALMANAC July 21, 2020 (continued from page 4) According to Neville Strumpf, professor of wide. She helped develop Penn’s from the American Congress of Rehabilitation nursing and dean emerita in the School of Nurs- Leadership Weekend and much of the Medicine twice—1997 and 2001. Dr. Stineman ing and longtime colleague and collaborator of curriculum is still being used today to impact was the first recipient of the Carolyn L. Brad- Dr. Stineman on a large NIH study and a doc- the lives and skills of student leaders (and dom EdD Research Award from the Association toral dissertation, “She was a brilliant, brave, and leaders to be) at Penn. And she cared. So of Academic Physiatrists. gentle person, who struggled against enormous much. About students, about Penn, about the She was an inaugural recipient of the Fel- physical odds. She was generous, witty, uncom- colleagues with whom she worked.” low of the American Congress of Rehabilita- plaining, and among many talents, a fine artist. She is survived by her brother, Richard. tion Medicine distinction in 2002, and in that Margaret made an astonishing contribution to re- Details for a memorial service will be year also won Penn Medicine’s Samuel Martin hab medicine and geriatrics, and to the mentor- announced at a later date. Health Sciences Evaluation Research Award. ing of students, fellows and young investigators.” Don Young, PSOM The Distinguished Academician Award from the Dr. Steinman is survived by her moth- Association of Academic Physiatrists was pre- Donald S. (Don) Young, professor emeritus er, Peggy Stineman. In lieu of flowers, people of pathology and laboratory medicine at the sented to her in 2004. Dr. Stineman received the could donate to the Dr. Margaret Grace Stine- Gold Key Award from the American Congress Univer-sity of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School man Resident Research Award at the University of Medicine, died July 4. He was 86. of Rehabilitation Medicine. of Pennsylvania Perleman School of Medicine. Dr. Stineman served as a national leader for Dr. Young was born in Belfast, Northern Ire- Checks should be made payable to “Trustees of land, and completed the NIH. She was a member of the National Advi- the University of Pennsylvania” and mailed to: sory Board on Medical Rehabilitation Research his bachelor of medi- Penn Medicine Development, Attn: Sheryl Gar- cine at the University from 1997 to 2000, then she chaired this board ton, 3535 Market St., Ste. 750, Philadelphia, PA from 2000 to 2001. In this role Dr. Stineman left of Aberdeen in Scot- 19104. There will be no memorial service due to land in 1957. In 1962, her mark on the direction of research in rehabili- the coronavirus pandemic. tation that has improved the lives of countless he earned a PhD in patients benefitting from research funded by the chemical pathology National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Re- Fran Walker, VPUL from the University of search. She served on the long-range planning Francine F. (Fran) London, following in committee for NIDRR from 2004 to 2008. She Walker, director of his father’s footsteps, was a Secretarial appointee to the Department of student life at the who was then chair of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Pros- University of Penn- the department of pa- thetics and Special Disabilities. sylvania for more thology at the Univer- sity of Edinburgh and Dr. Stineman was elected to the Institute of than 35 years, died Donald Young Medicine, now the National Academy of Medi- July 7. She was 76. later became chair of cine (Almanac October 19, 2010), and the As- Dr. Walker grew the department of pa- sociation of American Physicians in 2011. She up in northern New thology at the University of Aberdeen. earned the Drexel Alumni Award (Almanac Jersey. After receiv- Dr. Young received a Leverhulme Fellowship May 13, 2008), and the Prince Salman Award ing her doctorate in of Royal Society of Medicine, Royal Postgradu- for Disability Research (Almanac December 16, English at Tufts Uni- ate Medical School, London, and then trained as 2014). She also served on the University Coun- versity, she spent a registrar (resident) in chemical pathology at the cil’s Personnel Benefits Committee. seven years teaching Royal Postgraduate Medical School and as hon- According to a tribute by Timothy R. Dill- at Tufts, SUNY, Buf- Fran Walker orary registrar, Hammersmith Hospital, in Lon- ingham, The William J. Erdman II Professor and falo, and Hobart and William Smith Colleges. don. In 1965, he was appointed a visiting scien- chair of the department of physical medicine Dr. Walker came to Penn in 1974 as the as- tist in the clinical pathology department at the and rehabilitation, “Such an esteemed career sistant director of Student Activities in the depart- National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Mary- is all the more remarkable knowing that these ment of student life. She became associate direc- land. He went on to become the chief of the Clin- many contributions were made from a wheel- tor of student life two years later. In 1987, she was ical Chemistry Service at the NIH. chair and with visual assistive devices. She was made director of student activities and student life From 1977 to 1984, Dr. Young served as born with a severely deformed spine and shoul- facilities, a newly created position by then-Presi- head of the section of clinical chemistry in the ders requiring many operations as a child. She dent Sheldon Hackney (Almanac July 14, 1987). department of laboratory medicine at the Mayo spent her adolescent years in a body cast. In ad- In 1996, she became the director of Student Life Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. He also served dition to her physical limitations she had severe- in Faculty and Activities. In 1998, she became di- in many capacities for professional organiza- ly impaired vision. She was incorrectly viewed rector of Student Services and Student Affairs in tions, including the Academy of Clinical Labo- as having mental impairments as a child and did VPUL. She remained in that position until her re- ratory Physicians and Scientists (ACLPS) and not flourish in high school. tirement in 2010, after which she stayed on for a the American Association for Clinical Chemis- “The many obstacles she faced were over- year in VPUL in a temporary position. try (AACC), of which he was president in 1980, come by her tenacity and the selfless help from During her tenure at Penn, Dr. Walker served and the International Federation of Clinical her mother, Peggy Stineman—advocate, mentor, on a variety of committees, including serving Chemistry, where he was president from 1985 and learning assistant. Dr. Stineman contributed as the A-1 Assembly chair, on the University to 1990. He was also a member of the Expert to the department and Penn in so many ways. She Council, Campus Center Advisory Committee, Advisory Panel on Health Laboratory Services cared for patients early in her career as an attend- the Task Force on Smoking, and the Alcohol and for the World Health Organization. ing physiatrist on the Piersol Rehabilitation unit Other Drug Task Force. She won a Models of In 1984, Dr. Young joined the faculty at the at HUP. She inspired all those around her. ... She Excellence Award in 2004 (Almanac February University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine taught Penn medical students about disability and 17, 2004) and served as a Commencement Mar- as a professor in the department of pathology impairment through her own experiences. shall (Almanac May 25, 2010). and laboratory medicine. He oversaw the Divi- “Her life and accomplishments are inspiring After retiring, she volunteered at the Animal sion of Laboratory Medicine and the William and reflect her indomitable spirit. Margaret- re Welfare Association in Voorhees, New Jersey, for Pepper Laboratory until 2009. He also held a tired from Penn Medicine in 2014 yet remained several years, caring for the cats at the shelter. secondary, clinical position with CPUP in PA a part of our department as a Professor Emeritus. According to Adam Sherr of the Division Clinical Administration. He retired in 2010 and “Margaret Grace Stineman MD, truly em- of Finance's Student Registration and became an emeritus professor. bodied her middle name ‘Grace,’ showing For 20 years, he served on the Board of Edi- Financial Services, “She single-handedly built Clinical Chemistry grace, kindness, and humility while excelling the Office of Student Life into the tors for the journal , which he in her profession and achieving national and in- comprehensive support system for Penn students chaired from 1973 to 1978, and was the recipi- ternational prominence. She touched so many that it is now (as the Office of Student ent of numerous awards, including the Ameri- of our lives and we are all better for having the Affairs). Out of the OSL, many other campus can Association for Clinical Chemistry Award privilege of knowing and working with her. One support offices were developed, most notably for Outstanding Contributions Through Service of her many legacies is the gift of inspiration the LGBT Center which is now a model for to Clinical Chemistry, the National Institutes of that she brought to the Penn community.” campuses country (and, dare I say world-) (continued on page 6) ALMANAC July 21, 2020 www.upenn.edu/almanac 5 Deaths Rendell Center: Launching Podcast Series, “Judges on Judging” The Rendell Center for Civics and Civic En- (continued from page 5) gagement has launched a series of podcasts ti- tled Judges on Judging, in which jurists discuss Don Young, PSOM current cases and legal issues. Health Director’s Award, the Past President’s influence was also evident in the Effects book Judge Marjorie O. Rendell, chairman of the Award of the American Association for Clinical series—Effects of Drugs on Clinical Laboratory Rendell Center and a senior judge on the U.S. Chemistry, and the Luigi Mastroianni Clinical Tests, which he co-authored with JM Hicks and Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, moder- Innovator Award of the University of Pennsyl- described the effects of disease, drugs, and oth- ates the podcasts, which are produced through vania School of Medicine. er pre-analytical variables on lab tests in many a partnership with the Annenberg Public Poli- Starting in the 1970s, Dr. Young became a editions. In all, Dr. Young co-authored 27 books cy Center. very early proponent of automation processes and more than 200 publications. The Rendell Center offers educational mate- for clinical laboratories, such as robotics and au- According to the tribute posted on his de- rials and lesson plans on civics for elementary tomating time-consuming aspects for specimen partmental website, his colleagues described school classes. These podcasts were envisioned sample handling like aliquoting, centrifugation, Dr. Young as a “tireless, dedicated” profession- as an extension of a symposium on a fair and or load-balancing samples across different an- al, who, while “committed to the highest stan- impartial judiciary the center cosponsored in the alyzers to minimize turnaround-time. Today, dards,” was a person of “stamina and patience” fall of 2019. these automation processes are the standard of at the same time, “with an impressive reputation The first podcast features Judge Rendell and care in clinical labs around the world, but this world-wide.” He is remembered as “amiable, US District Court Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg was not yet the case when the autolab at the Hos- encouraging, and very supportive of the faculty discussing the case of former Trump national se- pital of the University of Pennsylvania opened and staff,” as a “wise mentor,” as well as a “gen- curity advisor Michael Flynn. Mr. Flynn twice in 1997. At the time, the scale of such a project erous and honorable gentleman. pleaded guilty to a charge of lying to the FBI in was unprecedented and quite bold in retrospect. Dr. Young is survived by his wife, Silja; and interviews about his contacts with a Russian dip- During his tenure, he oversaw the advent of children, Gordon, Robert, and Peter. lomat in late 2016 during the presidential transi- point-of-care testing as well. Dr. Young’s wide tion. Nevertheless, in May 2020 the Justice De- partment moved to dismiss the case against Mr. Flynn and a federal appeals court panel subse- quently ruled 2-1 that it should be dismissed. Judaica Digital Humanities: The trial judge, Emmet Sullivan, has asked the Launching the Digital Second Edition of Judaica Americana full appeals court to review that ruling. “I was reading so much misinformation Judaica Digital Humanities at the Penn Jewish Libraries awarded him the 2020 Ju- about the Michael Flynn case,” Judge Rendell Libraries is excited to announce the launch of daica Reference and Bibliography Lifetime said. “There are rules and principles that gov- the Digital Second Edition of Judaica Amer- Achievement Award. ern what we do. But there was so much rush to icana. This bibliographic database draws Dr. Singerman’s draft of the second edi- judgment from both a left and a right perspec- from Robert Singerman’s Judaica Ameri- tion—including a Supplements section, and tive that I thought to myself, we need to edu- cana, the award-winning, magisterial two- two datasets based upon it—are now dis- cate the public about what this is all about. I just volume bibliography of American Jewish coverable in ScholarlyCommons, the Uni- thought it was a moment for education.” publications before 1900. Visitors can search versity of Pennsylvania’s open access in- Judge Rendell said she and her fellow judg- the database’s 9,600+ bibliographic entries stitutional repository. All the files now are es are seeking to demystify the law and explain by author, language, holding institution, and available to researchers, book trade special- how judges think. “Rule 42, Rule 48, manda- various tags, as well as find open-access links ists, genealogists, and bibliographers with mus ... what are these magic words?” she said. to digitized Jewish monographs, serials, and all information needed to make full use of “I am thinking of our audience as teachers. That periodicals, when available. this invaluable resource. helps me and my colleagues try to keep it edu- Last October, Dr. Singerman donated to Judaica Digital Humanities is profound- cational.” the Penn Libraries the draft of the full text ly grateful to Dr. Singerman for entrusting In the second podcast, on how the COV- and copyright to his revised second edition his extraordinary work to the Penn Libraries. ID-19 pandemic is affecting the courts, Judge of Judaica Americana. Dr. Singerman’s first The project is an initiative of Judaica Rendell said, “I’m hoping to educate the next edition, issued in 1990 in two volumes, was Digital Humanities at the Penn Libraries, generation of citizens by talking about what sponsored by the Center for the Study of which is a robust program of projects and judges do, how they decide cases, the laws that the American Jewish Experience, Hebrew tools for experimental digital scholarship are impacting what happens in our courts today Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, with Judaica collections. [and] the situations impacting our courts.” and published by Greenwood Press as part Additional information about this proj- The third podcast looks at the balance be- of the Bibliographies and Indexes in Ameri- ect and program can be found on the Ju- tween First Amendment rights and laws pro- can History. In the first edition, Dr. Singer- daica Digital Humanities website, https:// hibiting discrimination—first in Masterpiece man cataloged just over 6,500+ monograph- repository.upenn.edu/judaicadh/ Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commis- ic and serial publications and presented each sion, which the US Supreme Court decided in with meticulous bibliographical descrip- 2018, and then in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, tions, classification explanations, and hold- which will be argued before the Supreme Court ings information (i.e., the names of collec- in its next term. Judge Rendell and her colleague tions where copies are known to be held). on the podcast, Judge Thomas Ambro, were on Judaica Americana authoritatively chron- the Third Circuit Appeals Court panel that ruled icles American Jewish book production from in Fulton, which involves a Philadelphia Catho- the 17th century to the beginning of the 20th lic adoption agency that would not place foster century. The second edition contains an ad- children with same-sex couples on the grounds ditional 3,000 entries. Taken as a whole, Dr. of religious principle. Singerman’s bibliography provides extensive Two additional podcasts are planned this documentation of American Jewish commu- summer. nal activity and growth before 1901. To listen, click on the links below, or go to Librarian Emeritus Dr. Singerman spent the Rendell Center’s page on its podcast series: nearly three decades at the Price Library of • Judges on Judging Podcast #1, The Judaica at the University of Florida, where Michael Flynn Case he grew an assortment of 24,000 unprocessed • Judges on Judging Podcast #2, The volumes to a fully-cataloged collection of Impact of COVID on the Courts over 85,000 volumes. For the second edition • Judges on Judging Podcast #3, First of Judaica Americana, the Association of Amendment Rights vs Laws Prohibiting Discrimination

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