UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Tuesday January 25, 2005 Volume 51 Number 18 www.upenn.edu/almanac Endowed Chairs in SAS for Dr. Beier and Dr. Kettl Three New Biomedical Institutes The establishment of three new biomedical SAS Dean Re- Dean Bushnell institutes was recently announced. They are the becca W. Bushnell also announced that Penn Cardiovascular Institute; the Institute for has announced that Dr. Donald F. Kettl Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism; and the In- Dr. Eugene Beier has been named the stitute for Translational Medicine and Thera- has been named the Stanley I. Sheerr peutics. Fay R. and Eugene Endowed Term Pro- The Institutes are aimed at integrating re- L. Langberg Profes- fessor in the Social search, clinical, and educational missions in a sor of Physics. Sciences. A leading new model of care that cuts across traditional Dr. Beier, a scholar of public academic disciplinary and departmental lines. scholar of experi- policy and public They will each emphasize cooperation, partner- mental elementary- administration, Dr. ship, and combination of efforts and will draw particle physics and Kettl joined the de- upon scientists and physicians—and in some nuclear astrophys- partment of politi- cases, professors from such fields as psychology ics, has been a mem- cal science this aca- and sociology—from across the University. The ber of the depart- demic year from the institutes developed directly from the Strategic ment of physics and University of Wis- Plan for Penn Medicine, which highlights the astronomy for over Eugene Beier consin at Madison, Donald Kettl need for cross-collaboration among departments 35 years and was ap- where he served for and schools, enhanced teamwork, and the exten- pointed as a full professor in 1979. 14 years as a professor of political science and sion of professional relationships—all with the Dr. Beier has spent the past 20 years using public affairs in the Universityʼs Robert M. La purpose of improving the publicʼs health. astrophysical sources and accelerators to study Follette School of Public Affairs. He has also All three Institutes will be housed in the the interactions and properties of neutrinos. His taught at Columbia University, the University Clinical Research Building, further encouraging latest project involves research at the Sudbury of Virginia, and Vanderbilt University. At Penn, the exchange of ideas, sharing of personnel and Neutrino Observatory (SNO), an underground Dr. Kettl is teaching courses on public manage- resources, and coordination of related functions, observatory in Ontario that allows scientists to ment, public policy, and American politics. both within and across the three institutes. determine whether or not neutrinos other than In addition to his academic service, Dr. “It is noteworthy that in an era of escalating electron neutrinos are arriving from the sun. Dr. Kettl is also a nonresident senior fellow at the specialization, these institutes will maximize Beier serves as the United States co-spokesman Brookings Institution, executive director of the the united efforts and resources of a diverse for this collaborative project that includes phys- Century Foundationʼs Project on Federalism group of superb clinicians and scientists to forge icists from schools and institutions in Canada, and Homeland Security, and academic coordi- strong, coordinated, and integrated approaches the United Kingdom, and the U.S. Before his nator of the Government Performance Project, to disease-prevention, management, and erad- participation in the SNO project, Dr. Beier made a multi-year initiative funded by the Pew Chari- ication,” said Dr. Arthur H. Rubenstein, EVP important contributions to our understanding of table Trusts that seeks to assess Americaʼs man- of UPHS and Dean of the School of Medicine. neutrinos while working at the Brookhaven Na- agement capacity. He has delivered testimony “Penn Medicine already enjoys an exception- tional Laboratory and at the Kamiokande Labo- for more than a dozen congressional hearings al measure of public trust and esteem. With the ratory in Japan. and continues to be widely consulted on con- formation of these institutes, we are conscious- Dr. Beier has published over 60 articles in temporary political issues. ly fostering a new chapter in pioneering patient refereed journals such as Nuclear Physics, Nu- Dr. Kettlʼs books include The Global Public care, research, and education.” clear Instruments and Methods, Physics Letters, Management Revolution: A Report on the Trans- Penn Cardiovascular Institute Physical Review Letters, and Physical Review. formation of Governance; System Under Stress: Dr. Michael S. Parmacek, the Herbert C. Ro- In addition to his publications, he has shared Homeland Security and the American Politics; rer Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Divi- his research at conferences and symposia held and The Transformation of Governance: Public sion of Cardiovascular Medicine, will direct the around the world. Administration for the 21st Century. The latter Penn Cardiovascular Institute. His honors include a Guggenheim Fellow- earned him the Louis Brownlow Book Award of The mission of this Institute is to promote ship, the Bruno Rossi Prize from the Ameri- the National Academy of Public Administration. patient-oriented cardio-vascular research across can Astronomical Society, and a distinguished He is currently working on another book, The schools, departments, and centers at Penn. De- Blyth Lectureship at the University of Toronto. Next Government of the United States. spite remarkable advances in cardiovascular sci- In 2000, he was elected by the community of Dr. Kettl has received honors from the Amer- ence and medicine over the past 50 years, car- particle physicists to serve as chair of the Di- ican Society for Public Administration and the diovascular disease remains the number one vision of Particles and Fields of the American American Political Science Association, among killer of patients in the United States. Approx- Physical Society. others. After graduating with his B.A. summa He holds his Ph.D. from the University of cum laude from Yale College, he remained at (continued on page 3) Illinois and B.S. from Stanford University. Yale to earn his M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. IN THIS ISSUE This chair was established in 2002 through The Stanley I. Sheerr Endowed Term Chair 2 Senate: SEC Actions; $1.25 Million Gift from UBS the bequest of Eugene L. Langberg, who gradu- in the Social Sciences was established in 1986 Deaths: Dr. Frye; Memorial: Mr. Maitin; Tsunami Aid ated from the College of Collateral Studies in by the late Stanley, W ʼ37, and Frances Sheerr, 3 Dean of Freshmen; Funding for Research Related 1942 (now CGS), Gʼ45. An electrical physicist, who also named the Sheerr Pool in the David to Cancer Communication 4 Honors & Other Things; WOC Awards Luncheon Mr. Langberg held positions at the U.S. Na- Pottruck Health and Fitness Center. Stanley I. 5 Previewing & Editing Listing in New Online Directory val Research Lab and at the Franklin Institute. Sheerr served as chairman of Crown Textile 6 RAD for Women; Reading & Writing Groups; He also served as a commissioner of Upper Company, founded in 1895 by his father. Their HR: February Programs, Saving on Prescriptions 7 Update; UCDʼs Sales to Benefit Tsunami Relief; Gwynedd Township. Mr. Langbergʼs wife, the son and daughter, Richard Sheerr, C ʼ69, and CrimeStats; Classifieds late Fay Ruth Moses Langberg, was a member Constance Sheerr Kittner, CW ʼ61, remain ac- 8 Calendar Year 2004 W-2 Form of the College for Women, Class of 1947. tive supporters of Penn. Pullout: February AT PENN ALMANAC January 25, 2005 www.upenn.edu/almanac 1 Deaths SENATE From the Senate Office The following is published in accordance with the Faculty Senate Rules. Dr. Frye, English Literature Among other purposes, the publication of SEC actions is intended to stimulate discussion Dr. Roland Mushat among the constituencies and their representatives. Please communicate your comments to Frye, Schelling Pro- Kristine Kelly, either by telephone at (215) 898-6943 or by e-mail at [email protected]. fessor Emeritus of English Literature, died on January 13, at Senate Executive Committee Actions the age of 83. Wednesday, January 19, 2005 Born in Birming- ham, Alabama, Dr. Chairʼs Report: Faculty Senate Chair Charles W. Mooney, Jr., updated the committee on the Frye received three Senate Chairsʼ discussions with the President and Provost. It was agreed that the Senate Chairs degrees, including his would meet with the Budget Steering Committee on an annual basis before budget guidelines are Ph.D,. from Princeton announced. It was also agreed that the previous yearʼs Past Chair would also attend the meeting. University. He served Next Professor Mooney updated SEC on the Ad Hoc Committee put in place to review the Penn in the Army during Police incident discussed at the previous monthʼs meeting. The Ad Hoc Committee is being chaired World War II, fight- by Interim Provost Peter Conn and has already met twice. ing in the Battle of Professor Mooney informed SEC that Arthur Caplan (Bioethics) needed to step down from the Roland Frye the Bulge—earning a Penn Social Responsibility Advisory Committee (SRAC), which advises the University Trustees Bronze Star for his service. After the War, he and makes recommendations to the Trustee Proxy Voting Subcommittee of the Executive Commit- joined the faculty of Emory University in Atlan- tee. Dr. Caplan suggested his colleague, Charles Bosk, as a replacement for him on the committee. ta and became a research professor in residence SEC approved this substitution. at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washing- SEC was also updated on the Senateʼs Oral History Project. The goal is to have six oral histories ton. He returned to teaching in 1965, accepting completed per academic year. a professorship at Penn. He became the Felix Past Chairʼs Report on Academic Planning and Budget and Capital Council: Aca- E. Schelling Professor of English Literature demic Planning and Budget and Capital Council have not convened since the last SEC meeting.