10/2/2001, Update: October AT PENN - Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 06

Update

OCTOBER AT PENN

EXHIBITS

1 Deena Gu; Art display of Chinese-born watercolor artist Gu; Burrison Art Gallery, Faculty Club, the Inn at Penn (The Faculty Club). Reception 10/3, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

MEETING

4 WXPN Policy Board; 4 p.m.; 4025 Chestnut St.; info.: (215) 898-0628.

SPECIAL EVENT

5 Women's Center Open House; open house reception; noon-2 p.m.; Locust House, 3643 Locust Walk (Penn Women's Center).

TALKS

5 Ownership and the Quality of Chronic Kidney Disease Care; Neil Powe, John Hopkins Medical Institute; noon-1:30 p.m.; Auditorium, Colonial Penn Center (LDI Research Seminar Series).

5 The Political Economy of the Indian Power Sector; Kandula Subramaniam, Editor Financial Express newspaper; noon-2 p.m.; Soloman Asch Center Conference Room, St. Leonard's Court (Center for Advanced Study of India).

8 Antidepressant Induced Regulation of Serotonin and Norepinephrine Transporters; Alan Frazer, University of Texas Health Science Center; noon-1 p.m.; Reunion Hall, John Morgan Building (Pharmacology/Center for Experimental Theraputics).

Effects of Environmental Tobacco Smoke on Lung Development and Function; Kent Pinkerton, University of California, Davis; 4-5 p.m.; TBA (Center for Experimental Theraputics).

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Deadlines: The deadline for the weekly update is each Monday for the following week’s issue; for the November At Penn calendar it is October 16. See www.upenn.edu/almanac/calendar/caldead.html.

Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 6, October 2, 2001

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

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Dr. Lerman appointed associate director for Cancer Control and Population Science and director of the Tobacco Research program at the Leonard & Madlyn Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute

$2.1 million grant to introduce advanced security features into standard office PCs.

Dennis DeTurck, Srilata Gangulee and Alton Strange will serve the Colleges Houses this year.

The new director for public serves at the Library is Sandra Kerbel.

Wharton as appointed Steven Oliveira as associate dean for External Affairs.

UCD has announced it's new executive director.

Deadlines are announced for Pilot and Feasibility Grants, Trustees' Council Grants, Robert Bosch Fellowships and Luce Scholars Program

Year-end Council reports: Community Relations; Facilities; Personnel Benefits; Pluralism; Quality of Student Life; and Safety and Security.

A new Temporary Staffing Services has a new vendor; EHRS has Training for October and Annual Tuberculosis Screening is now available.

Steinhardt Hall, the new Hillel Center breaks ground.