October 17, 2002

• A Nobel for Penn physicist
  Raymond Davis Jr. shares the physics prize for his pioneering research on solar neutrinos.
  
  
• Woodward cannot tell a lie
  The Watergate reporter had a lot to say about post-Nixon lies in the White House.
   
• Panel mulls guards for the Net
  Information technology professionals discuss White House plans to improve computer security.

• Telephones: Speak and you shall find
  Just say the word and Penn's new voice-activated telephone directory will look up the number for you.
  

Event listings
People's Choice: Events galore

 

• Research: Sensitive dentists for sensitive smiles
  Ann Slaughter in the School of Dental Medicine finds out why older African-Americans are reluctant to visit the dentist.
  

• Student Spotlight: An award for the amazing Dr. Do-Good
  Doctor, law student, bioethicist in the making and founder of a free clinic in Camden, Anthony Mazzarelli earned his spot on this year's Ten Outstanding Young Americans list.
  
  
  
• Staff Q&A: Karlene Burrell-McCrae
  Makuu's director has just published a resource guide for black students and anyone else who wants to use it.

News briefs
Bookquick from the University Press
Quoted recently
At Work with...Rudy Bowens and Kelly Buchanan
Campus Buzz

• Ask Benny: The Ivy League, from fiction to the facts
  Also: What's that waterfall on top of the 38th Street parking garage?
  

• Look, Ma, no wires
  PennNet goes wireless in a pilot program at University Square.
  

• At home or work, HR is there
  From coffee success to smoking cessation.
  

• Brush up your tech skills
  ISC classes are a bargain.
  

• Mural guru, students paint the town
  A Fine Arts class learns about murals and community.

• Out and About: A cook and his books
  Chef Fritz Blank satisfies the audience at a Van Pelt-Dietrich Library talk and exhibit.

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