10/16/2001, IN THIS ISSUE - Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 08

IN THIS ISSUE

On the Cover:

FOR COMMENT: Statement of Principals for University Community Retailers

Dr. Rodin: Beacon Award

Prof. Stallybrass: Lowell Prize

Staff Appointments:

Speaking Out: National Security

Deaths: Alumni

OF RECORD: Statement on Human Subject Research in Social and Behavioral Sciences

OF RECORD: Final Report of the Search Committee for Executive Vice President/Dean of the School of Medicine

Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 8, October 16, 2001

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

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October 16, 2001
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The grand old Quad will have three new College Houses when renovations are complete next fall.

Getting around University City will be easier for pedestrians and motorists thanks to new signage.

A $6.7 million NIH grant has been awarded to the Institute for Medicine and Engineering.

President Rodin will receive the Beacon Award at the upcoming celebration of 125 Years of Women at Penn.

Professor Peter Stallybrass will receive the MLA's Lowell Prize for most outstanding literary or linguistic study.

La Casa Latina: the Center for Hispanic Excellence has a new director.

A new Entrepreneur in Residence program gives students a chance to meet and mingle with experienced entrepreneurs.

Research in the social and behavioral sciences involving human subjects must be reviewed by Penn's Institutional Review Board.