2005 - 2006 News Releases
Four SAS International Centers Receive Renewed Federal Funding. July 2006. Four international centers in the School of Arts and Sciences will receive $1.5 million in federal grants this year from the U.S. Department of Education to serve as National Resource Centers for their regions.
Alumnus Makes Million Dollar Gift to Fisher-Bennett Hall, English Language Programs. June 2006. Penn Alumnus Natan Peisach, W'61, and his wife, Lidia, have given $1 million to the School of Arts and Sciences to create the Peisach Family English Language Programs Wing in Fisher-Bennett Hall.
Chemistry Professor Receives Chemical Society Award June 2006. Patrick Walsh, a professor of inorganic and organic chemistry at the School of Arts and Sciences is the recipient of the 2006 American Chemical Society Philadelphia Section Award.
Three SAS Doctoral Students Awarded Spencer Dissertation Fellowships. June 2006. Leah Gordon, Azra Hromadzic and Elizabeth Vaquera, all doctoral students at the School of Arts and Sciences, have been awarded prestigious Spencer Dissertation Fellowships.
SAS Lecturer Named Fellow of the Inter-American Photochemical Society. June 2006. Dr. Celia Mallory, a senior lecturer in the Chemistry Department at Penn has been named a Fellow of the Inter-American Photochemical Society.
Penn Humanties Forum Declares Essay Winners. June 2006. Tal Raviv (Eng. '09), Gena Katz (C '06) and Dvorit Mausner (C '07) receive top honors for the yearly essay contest which this year had 'If Ben Had Had His Way' as its theme in honor of the celebration of the 300th birthday of Penn's founder.
Psychology Professor to Receive Macbeth Award. May 2006. David Brainard is the recipient of the 2006 Macbeth Award for his ground-breaking research on how people experience the phenomena of color.
Chemisty's Eric Meggers Receives Dreyfus Award. May 2006. Dr. Eric Meggers, assistant professor of chemistry, has been selected to receive the 2006 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award.
SAS Celebrates Dedication of Carolyn Lynch Laboratory. May 2006. The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences is celebrating the opening of the Carolyn Lynch Laboratory with a reception and ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 12.
Two Sloan Fellows. April 2006. Assistant professors recognized for "outstanding promise."
College Senior Wins Gates Cambridge Scholarship. April 2006. College Senior Lauren Zeitels will begin graduate studies this fall at the University of Cambridge thanks to a scholarship from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Professor Honored for Contributions to Arabic Literature. April 2006. A professor in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations was one of 10 scholars of Arabic literature to be honored by the Egyptian government.
Three SAS Faculty Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences. April 2006. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has announced the election of three School of Arts and Sciences faculty among its new fellows.
Ann Matter Appointed Associate Dean for Arts and Letters. April 2005. E. Ann Matter, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor and Chair of Religious Studies, has been appointed Associate Dean for Arts and Letters of the School of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1, 2006.
Two Sociologists Honored. April 2006. SAS faculty members recognized for scholarship in population studies.
The New African American Inequality. April 2006. SAS professor and grad student honored for best scholarly article.
Three Guggenheim Fellows. April 2006. SAS faculty chosen from among 3,000 candidates.
Teaching Awards. April 2006. Deans announce the School's top teachers for 2005-06.
Weigle Information Commons Brings Technology, Support, Space to Students. April 2006. The David B. Weigle Information Commons will open April 6 in the Van Pelt Library.
College Announces 2006 Graduation Speaker. March 2006. The College of Arts and Sciences has announced that alumna Gloria Allred and College senior Jack Cohen will be the speakers for this year's graduation ceremony.
Trustee Mitchell Blutt and Penn Make Beautiful Music Together. March 2006. The University of Pennsylvania has received a $2 million commitment from Mitchell J. Blutt, M.D., C'78, M'82, WG'87, to support programs and initiatives throughout the University, particularly at the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Medicine.
Best-Book Award from the Organization of American Historians. March 2006. History professor Walter Licht wins Merle Curti Prize for new book.
Asian-American Specialist Wins Third Major Honor for Study of Race and Transnationalism. March 2006. Book by Eichiro Azuma is widely lauded.
Math students named NSF fellows. February 2006. Two graduate students awarded postdoctoral fellowships by the National Science Foundation.
Criminology Professor Cited for Contributions to Experimental Criminology. February 2006. Criminology professor Lawrence Sherman named winner of the 2006 Joan McCord Award.
Penn's Fels Institute Launches Washington Internship Program. February 2006. The College of Arts and Sciences and the Office of Career Services have collaborated with the Fels Institute of Government to launch a new Washington Internship Program.
Sights and Sounds from the Fisher-Bennett Hall Grand Reopening. January 2006. There’s been no celebration in the 80-year history of Fisher-Bennett Hall like the one held on Friday, January 20. The University welcomed back one of its campus landmarks in grand style after 18 months of renovations.
Mellon Foundation Awards Four-Year Grant to Penn Humanities Forum. January 2006. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation renews funding of humanities program with a grant of $378,000.
SAS Celebrates Grand Re-Opening of Fisher-Bennett Hall. January 2006. After an 18-month renovation, the historic campus landmark is now open to students and faculty.
Alumni Couple Makes Million-Dollar Gift to Fisher-Bennett Hall, Graduate Education. January 2006. Alumni Karen and Gary Rose have given $1 million to the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) for its Fisher–Bennett Hall renovation project and a new master’s degree in Jewish education offered in collaboration with the Graduate School of Education.
Professor of Sociology to Receive Honorary Degree. December 2005. Dr. Elijah Anderson has been chosen to receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Science at Northwestern University.
Assistant Professor Wins Asian Book Prize. December 2005. Eiichiro Azuma received the 2004-05 Hiroshi Shimizu Award for his recent book
Online Journal Puts Undergraduate Research in the Spotlight. December 2005. More and more, original research is an integral part of undergraduate life in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Two from Penn Win Marshall, Rhodes Scholarships. November 2005. Two University of Pennsylvania students have won two of the country's most prestigious scholarships
Ann Matter appointed the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Religious Studies. November 2005. Dr. E. Ann Matter, professor and chair of the department of religious studies, has been appointed the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Religious Studies.
History Professor Alan Charles Kors Wins 2005 National Humanities Medal. November 2005. History professor Alan Charles Kors is among 12 recipients of the 2005 National Humanities Medal.
Larry Sneddon: Kahn Endowed Term Professor. October 2005. SAS Dean Rebecca W. Bushnell announced that Dr. Larry G. Sneddon has been named the Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Term Professor of Chemistry in SAS.
$3 Million Gift Helps Launch Program in Life Sciences and Management. October 2005. Emeritus trustee P. Roy Vagelos, C’50, Hon’99, and his wife Diana have made a $3 million gift to the University of Pennsylvania.
Penn Announces a Million-Dollar Gift to Name the David B. Weigle Information Commons. September 2005. The University of Pennsylvania has announced the creation of a new and innovative resource that will enhance the learning experience of students across several dimensions.
School of Arts and Sciences Welcomes New Faculty. September 2005. The School of Arts and Sciences announces the addition of 20 new members to its standing faculty.
Lead Gift Creates a Permanent Home for Student Performing Arts at Penn. September 2005. Marc E. Platt, C’79 and his wife, Julie Beren Platt, C’79, are making a lead gift to create a home for student performing arts.
For Faculty, Summertime is Research Time. September 2005. When the last exams are graded and the students have left campus, SAS professors venture to research sites around the world to unearth, investigate and establish new knowledge
Webcast Advising Connects the College to the World. September 14, 2005. College Dean Dennis DeTurck, Dean of Freshmen Janet Tighe, and a team of faculty and advising experts gathered last summer in a Towne Building classroom to discuss freshman year at Penn with incoming students.
Fels Institute Hosts Inaugural Eastern Leadership Academy. September 12, 2005. From now until Thursday, Sept. 15, state officials from across the northeast are enhancing their leadership skills at a five-day conference sponsored by the Fels Institute of Government.