10/9/2001, IN THIS ISSUE - Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 07

IN THIS ISSUE

On the Cover:

New Director: Afro-American Studies

Security at Penn

Security at Franklin Field

Call for Nominations: Honorary Degrees 2003

Death: Mr. Smolen

Research Foundation Guidelines

Honors & Other Things

Resource Fair Winners

Penn Humanities Forum

Rush Tickets

October Volunteer Opportunities

Update

Crimestats

Research Roundup

Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 7, October 9, 2001

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

Tuesday,
October 9, 2001
Volume 48 Number 7
www.upenn.edu/almanac/

President Rodin responds to student visa restrictions.

Jerry Lee Center of Criminology will be dedicated next week.

Three Penn faculty members receive NSF funding for projects in information technology.

Call for Honorary Degree nominations 2003.

Dr. Zuberi is the new director of Afro-American Studies.

Division of Public Safety's Maureen Rush talks about security and Franklin Field institutes new security procedures.

The University Research Foundation Guidelines deadline approaches.

The A-3 Assembly's Employee Resource Fair Raffle Winners.

Research Roundup; Biochemical Pathway Detoxifies heavy metals, Engineers develop a fuel cell that runs on diesel; a gene has been found that carries messages from our circadian clock; and professor develops a game to teach what to do in case of a heart attack.