11/04/03, On the Front Page - Almanac, Vol. 50, No. 11

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On the Front Page: November 4, 2003

New Vice Provost for Research: Perry Molinoff
Dr. Perry Molinoff, a renowned neuroscientist and the former chairman of the department of pharmacology, has been named Vice Provost for Research, effective immediately, according to an announcement by Provost Robert L. Barchi...

Browne Professor: Warren Ewens
Dr. Warren Ewens, professor of biology, has been named the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Biology, SAS Dean Samuel H. Preston has announced. Dr. Ewens, who joined the department of biology in 1972 ...

Subcommittee of Public Safety Advisory Board to Review 10/11 Incident
The following letter was sent to Dr. Lance Donaldson-Evans, Chair of the Faculty Senate, on October 27 by President Judith Rodin, and to Almanac for publication ...

Almanac, Vol. 50, No. 11, November 4, 2003

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

Tuesday,
November 4, 2003
Volume 50 Number 11
www.upenn.edu/almanac

Penn's new Vice Provost for Research is a neuroscientist who had previously been chair of pharmacology here for 14 years.

President Rodin has asked Dr. Dennis Culhane to convene a group to address concerns about the 10/11 incident, including racial profiling.

An endowed chair for a long-time member of the biology faculty.

The Faculty Senate's slate of nominees for the Nominating Committee.

A new award for teaching and mentoring Ph.D. students.

The State of the University was presented to Council; the President addressed the endowment, diversity, the community, and facilities.

Penn's Way: weekly winners and prizes continue.

Another new batch of 25-Year Club members celebrated their milestone.