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  • John Gearhart, Stem Cell Pioneer, Named 8th PIK Professor

    July 25, 2008
    John Gearhart, who led a research team that first identified and isolated human embryonic stem cells, has been named director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and also a Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor. Gearhart is the James W. Effron University Professor at Penn. His appointment is jointly shared between the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology in the School of Medicine and the Department of Animal Biology in the School of Veterinary Medicine.

  • Making History Jumps the Pond to Celebrate in London

    July 3, 2008
    In the final stop of our regional launch tour, Making History dropped in to celebrate with 200 alumni and friends in London on June 5 at the Landmark Hotel. President Amy Gutmann and Campaign Chair George Weiss, W'65, were on hand to raise a toast to Penn with Quakers in the United Kingdom. Though the launch tour has concluded, stay tuned - we'll be announcing programming for the upcoming academic year soon!

  • Renowned Applied Mathematician Robert Ghrist Appointed 7th PIK Professor

    June 23, 2008
    Robert Ghrist has been named the seventh Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Ghrist, one of the world's leading applied mathematicians, will be the Andrea Mitchell University Professor. His appointment, effective Sept. 1, will be jointly shared between the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Department of Mathematics in the School of Arts and Sciences.

  • Anne and Jerome Fisher Make $50 Million Gift to Translational Medicine Research Center

    June 3, 2008
    A $50 million gift from philanthropists Jerome, W'53, and Anne Fisher will support a new eight-story biomedical-research center at the University of Pennsylvania dedicated to the growing field of translational medicine, which emphasizes an accelerated pace for converting laboratory discoveries into medical therapies.

  • Alumni and Friends in the Windy City Celebrate Making History

    May 6, 2008
    Making History swept into the Windy City on April 28, 2008 for a campaign launch event at the Fairmont Hotel. Nearly 200 alumni and friends came out to show their Penn pride and learn about the University’s exciting campaign goals. President Amy Gutmann and Campaign Chair George Weiss hosted the event.

  • Alumni Leaders Start Preparing for 2009 Reunions

    April 25, 2008
    Even though Alumni Weekend 2008 is still a few weeks away, we're already planning for next year's reunion. On April 4 and 5, The Penn Fund and Alumni Relations welcomed over 125 volunteers from next year's reunion classes back to campus for the 2009 Penn Reunion Leadership Conference (PRLC).

  • Making History Heads to Miami for Campaign Launch Event

    March 25, 2008
    Alumni and friends in south Florida celebrated Making History: The Campaign for Penn with President Amy Gutmann and Campaign Chair George Weiss, W'65, in Miami on March 10. Over 140 Penn people from the region attended, demonstrating that pride in the Red and the Blue stretches even to the southern tip of the country. Be sure to check out the slideshow to see who was there!

  • New York Alumni and Friends Kickoff Making History at the TimesCenter

    March 3, 2008
    In our largest regional launch event yet, over 600 New York-area Penn alumni and friends convened at the beautiful TimesCenter in Midtown to celebrate Making History: The Campaign for Penn. Attendees braved a particularly frigid and windy February evening to share in warm feelings of Penn pride with fellow alumni. Be sure to check out the slideshow and visit the regional launch events page to see when the campaign is coming to your city!

  • Wharton Receives $5 Million Gift for Wharton Sports Business Initiative

    February 26, 2008
    Julie Taffet Moelis, W'81, and Kenneth D. Moelis, W'81, WG'81, have made a $5 million gift to the Wharton Sports Business Initiative (WSBI), Wharton School Dean Thomas S. Robertson has announced. The WSBI is a collaboration among top business leaders, Wharton faculty, and students that generates and disseminates knowledge about the sports industry through educational programs, strategic corporate partnerships, high-level student consulting assignments, global outreach, and research.

  • Hundreds Attend Campaign Launch Events in California

    February 20, 2008
    Making History: The Campaign for Penn packed its bags once again in early February for not one but two launch celebrations in California!
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