1/14/03, Nominations: Boettner Chair - Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 17

Nominations: Boettner Chair

Penn invites applications and nominations for a tenured faculty member to hold the Boettner Chair in Financial Gerontology.

The candidate must have demonstrated significant scholarly achievement in analyzing relationships between the economic well-being of the elderly, and their social, psychological, physical, and/or environmental well-being. It is anticipated that the faculty member would carry out research pertinent to economic security and the quality of life in an aging society. The Chair will reside in the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Social Work, the Wharton School, or another school in the University as appropriate.

Applications are now being accepted and will continue until the position is filled. Please forward a letter of interest and CV to: Attn: Boettner Chair Search Committee, Office of the Provost, 110 College Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA 19104-6303. The University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 17, January 14, 2003

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

Tuesday,
January 14, 2003
Volume 49 Number 17
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Governor-elect Ed Rendell recruits Mike Masch to serve the State.

President Judith Rodin’s Welcome Back message implores the Penn community to accomplish greater things for humankind by being a drum major for justice.

Collective bargaining by a union for graduate students: a message from the President and Provost, and a web site with the administration’s position.

The Twenty-five Year Club’s newest members join ranks with some who have spent their entire career at the University.

The Penn’s Way Campaign has extended the deadline for those who want to participate but didn’t get around to it before the holidays; the grand prize winner will be selected soon.

Research Roundup: Tackling diseases from Parkinson’s and Pneumonia to West Nile Virus.