This Week's Highlights from Almanac. http://www.upenn.edu/almanac en-us Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST almanac@upenn.edu http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v56/n12/weaver.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST Dr. Terri Weaver, professor of nursing and chair of the biobehavioral and health sciences division at the University of Pennsylvania, has been appointed as the Ellen and Robert Kapito Professor in Nursing Science, effective September 1. http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v56/n12/tulsa.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST The University of Pennsylvania Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships selected the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa as its first regional training center on university-assisted community schools back in February. http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v56/n12/depreist.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST Internationally acclaimed maestro James A. DePreist received the University of Pennsylvania’s first Creative Spirit Award in recognition of his artistic leadership and life-long commitment to the arts. http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v56/n12/fox.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST When I meet old friends, invariably they ask the same question: “How’s Penn?” Usually, I give the shorthand answer—“Penn’s fine!”—because the fuller version is so complex. http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v56/n12/water.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST Provost Vincent Price and Vice Provost for Education Andrew Binns are pleased to announce the Year of Water as the academic theme year for 2010-2011. Part of the University’s ambitious and comprehensive Climate Action Plan, the Year of Water will bring together perspectives from engineering, arts and sciences, public health, and a wide range of other disciplines across campus.