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Vagelos Gift: MacDiarmid Chair

Chemistry alumnus Dr. P. Roy Vagelos has created the Alan MacDiarmid Endowed Term Chair, to be held by a mid-career scholar in the Department of Chemistry. The chair, which was announced last week, honors Dr. MacDiarmid.

FULL STORY HERE

Nobel Laureates in Chemistry’s New Alumni and Faculty Hall of Fame

Abovet, gathering after unveiling the portraits, (from left to right) Dr. P. Roy Vagelos,
Dr. Alan MacDiarmid, President Judith Rodin, Provost Robert Barchi, SAS Dean Samuel Preston, School of Medicine Dean Arthur Rubenstein and Chemistry Chair Dr. Hai-Lung Dai, look at the wall opposite the portraits which Dr. Dai noted, “provides ample space for future Nobelists’ portraits to join these.” FULL STORY HERE

Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 20, January 29, 2002

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

Tuesday,
January 29, 2002
Volume 48 Number 20
www.upenn.edu/almanac/

A celebration of Chemistry's claim to fame puts the spotlight on six Nobel laureates who have been affiliated with Penn's proud Chemistry Department.
A memorial service for Dr. Jonathan Rhoads will be held next week.
A memorial fund for Dr. Alvin Rubinstein will support excellence in teaching by a graduate student in political science.
The newly appointed Minority Equity Committee begins its work this semester.
The W-2 Form for 2001 is dissected, box by box.
February AT PENN, a musical month.