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Gender Equity Report
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SEPTA Strike Contingency Plans
Summer Camps at Penn '08
Talk About Teaching
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On The Front Page: May 6, 2008
Daniel Richter: Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Chair in History
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Dr. Daniel K. Richter, professor in the department of history, has been appointed to the Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Chair in History. Dr. Richter is also Richard S. Dunn Director of the McNeil Center for Early American Studies
Jeffrey Cooper: Vice President, Government & Community Affairs
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Jeffrey Cooper, chief counsel for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and executive deputy general counsel in Governor Edward Rendell’s administration, will become the University of Pennsylvania’s vice president for government and community affairs, President Amy Gutmann announced. 
School of Veterinary Medicine 2008 Teaching Awards
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Carl Norden–Pfizer Distinguished Teacher Award Dr. Thomas Van Winkle, V ’75, professor of pathology, director of diagnostic services and chief of the Small Animal Necropsy Service, was awarded the Carl Norden–Pfizer Distinguished Teacher Award.
$3.5 Million to Foster Nanotechnology Research and Development
The Nanotechnology Institute, or NTI, a consortium of Philadelphia-area research and technology organizations that includes the University of Pennsylvania, has received $3.5 million in funding from the Commonwealth’s Pennsylvania Initiative for Nanotechnology.
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Senate: SEC Agenda; Senate Nominations

Council Meeting Coverage

Council Year-end Committee Reports (PDF)

Consultative Review Committee for Nursing Dean Reappointment

Scholarly Communication Librarian

Memorial: Dr. Delluva

Provost’s Interdisciplinary Seminar Fund: June 9

Mark Yim: Director of Weiss Tech House

Correction: First Prize in ULI Design Competition

Honors & Other Things

“Know Before You Go” —Guide to Travel and Entertainment Policy Updates

Penn In the World: Twelve Decades at eh University of Pennsylvania Museum

State-of-the-Art Genome Analyzer

Year of Evolution

Environmental Sustainability at Penn

2008 Summer Camps and Programs
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