The Penn Current / October 25, 2001 / Front Page

Green thumb

Thanks to the green thumb of Paul L. Meyer, the Morris Arboretum has grown into an important and popular museum and plant laboratory. He recently won an award for his accomplishments.

Editor's Pick: Lady sings the blues, Cape Verde style
The singer the French call "the barefoot diva" brings the Afro-Portuguese blues known as morna to America.

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Green thumb Thanks to the green thumb of Paul L. Meyer, the Morris Arboretum has grown into an important and popular museum and plant laboratory. He recently won an award for his accomplishments.	Ed sec praises research U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige gets a good word in for the Six Nations Education Research Project—and for his boss's education agenda. Take a class on how to react and stay safe In the off chance of a bomb or tainted-letter scare, the University wants you to know what to do. Crime busters Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno and Philadelphia Police Commissioner John F. Timoney receive awards at the Jerry Lee Center of Criminology.
Editor's Pick: Lady sings the blues, Cape Verde style The singer the French call "the barefoot diva" brings the Afro-Portuguese blues known as morna to America. Event listings Readers' Best: Best treats for Halloween	Research: Lessons to learn, growing up black Saburah Abdul-Kabir and her co-authors provide advice for black parents on how they can help their children deal with racial hostility. Student spotlight: Minority children can have a dream—of dentistry A. Melissa Lopez (C'99,D'02) and Jimmy Morrison (D'03) want to encourage minority youth to become dentists by choice, not chance. For What It's Worth: Report from Ground Zero In which our brave veterinarian Cindy Otto makes sure the rescue dogs at the World Trade Center can do their jobs. Staff Q&A: Matt Hogan Penn's new lacrosse coach has had a love affair with the game since early childhood.
News briefs Quoted recently Bookquick from the University Press Awards & Honors Campus Buzz	Who's the boss? Maybe not Papa. A noted political scientist turns his gaze from the racial ravine to the gender gulf. Penn thinks big on small-scale research For scientists and future workers, small is beautiful—and nanotechnology is the future. No small change Undergraduates rub two nickels together and come up with $25,000 for the American Red Cross. Test yourself on Mr. Grossbach's neighborhood We asked a neighbor for his favorite best-kept West Philly secrets. So you want to be a homeowner Community Housing workshops can get you started on the path to ownership. Managers, assistants—HR has a class for you HR offers classes for employees who want to get ahead.
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