3/2/04, On the Front Page - Almanac, Vol. 50, No. 24

On the Front Page: March 2, 2004

The Penn Urban Research Institute: Specializing in All Aspects of Urban Environment
The Penn Urban Research Institute will be an umbrella structure that will integrate and coordinate the research, education and practice of experts in urbanism from Penn's 12 schools.

For Exhibition Development
The University of Pennsylvania Museum (UPM) has been awarded its largest exhibition grant ever: a three-year, $1.7 million continuing grant from the National Science Foundation to support an innovative exhibition project, Survivor: The Place of Humans in the Natural World.

Thanks for Daring to Care
The Penn's Way 2004 Campaign kicked off last September by challenging the University community to "Dare to Care" about the many who are facing terrible hardships, which have been aggravated in the current economic climate.