9/16/03, On the Front Page - Almanac, Vol. 50, No. 4

On the Front Page: September 16, 2003

Director of Women's Heart Program:
Dr. Demopoulos
Dr. Laura A. Demopoulos, clinical associate professor of medicine in the Cardiovascular Medicine Division of the School of Medicine, has been appointed the Director of the Women's Heart Program for the Health System. She practices at Penn Medicine at Radnor. >> More

Middle Atlantic Regional Center for Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Diseases
The School of Medicine has joined the Middle Atlantic Regional Center of Excellence (RCE) for Biodefense and Emerging Diseases, a research consortium unveiled recently by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). >> More

Penn Humanities Forum 2003-2004: Belief

In keeping with this year's theme of Belief, the Penn Humanities Forum launches its year-long series on September 23 with a major address by renowned international human rights advocate Alexander Boraine. In his address, Belief in Democracy, he will examine why talking about democracy is easier than believing in it and living by a set of far-reaching and demanding democratic values. >> More