October 16, 2003
History written in stone, brick and steel
Professor of History Tom Sugrue's job as vice chair of the Philadelphia Historical Commission is to decide what parts of the city's physical heritage are worth preserving.
- A
MacArthur for nurse-scholar
Sarah Kagan’s work with elderly cancer patients is honored with a “genius award.”
- Corporate
cash has up, down sides
Think carefully before you yield to temptation, Derek Bok advises his colleagues.
- Queen
Noor speaks for the have-nots
The Jordanian monarch also comes to the defense of Islam in her talk.
- SimTeeth,
real training
A new computerized dental simulator lets Dental Medicine students perfect their practice.
Editor’s Pick: She'll take you
there
Mavis Staples is in the house to wrap up the Greater Philadelphia Blues Fest with a concert at the University of Pennsylvania Museum.
- Research:
Everyday genetics for the modern home
Glenn McGee writes a user's guide for the human genome.
- Faculty
Feature: For this professor, baroque music rocks
“What we really are about is being a really hot band,” says Early Music Director Gwyn Roberts about her ensemble, Tempesta di Mare.
- Staff
Q&A: Sam Hughes
The Pennsylvania Gazette’s senior editor has learned a lot about joy and pain in a lifetime spent as a Phillies fan.
- Ask
Benny: Why is that plaque in 200 College Hall?
Also: Can I take bereavement leave for the death of my domestic partner?
- Speakers
agree society profits from nonprofit work
A symposium shows how businesspeople can follow their social consciences and still do well.
- Space-saving
automobiles
PhillyCarShare drives a point about car-sharing home in a pep rally to open its campus depot.
- Street
and Katz try to sway student voters
Philly’s mayoral contenders face a partisan crowd at a nonpartisan event.
- Out
and About: The moral of his story: Movies can teach
Robert Cort’s “Action” surveys 50 years of film history through the eyes of a fictional Hollywood family.
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