The PNC Bank branch at 3535 Market St. was robbed at about 12:45 p.m. Friday, according to the Division of Public Safety.

This is the second reported bank robbery in the area in three days, following the robbery of the TD Bank branch at 3735 Walnut St. shortly after 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush said there is a possibility that the suspect in Wednesday?s robbery might match the one in Friday?s. The suspect in the TD Bank robbery was described as a six-foot-two-inch, 230-pound black male in his late 20s to early 30s. The suspect was also described as having a ?scraggly beard? and wearing a black shirt, dark pants and a tan bucket hat with a Penn State University logo.

According to Rush, Philadelphia, Penn, SEPTA and Drexel University police responded to Friday?s incident, in addition to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which is leading the investigation of both robberies.

Like in Wednesday?s robbery, the suspect in Friday?s robbery reportedly approached a bank teller with a note demanding money. In both robberies, no weapon was displayed and no one was injured. No Penn students were present during the TD Bank robbery, and Rush said she believes the same is true of the PNC Bank incident.

After Wednesday?s robbery, Rush said Penn Police?s presence in and around banks near campus will be enhanced. The PNC Bank branch in Friday?s robbery is not within Penn Police?s jurisdiction, which spans from 30th to 43rd streets and from Baltimore Avenue to Market Street.

The spokesman at the FBI?s Philadelphia branch could not be reached for comment, but Rush said the FBI refuses to disclose the amount of money taken in bank robberies.

Rush, who first came to DPS in 1994, said that ?very, very few? banks are robbed in the University City area, especially in the last few years.

?It?s a dying profession,? she said, citing new surveillance camera technology and new ways of getting out wanted information as reasons for bank robbing?s decline.

All banks in the U.S. must be insured by the FDIC, meaning deposits in most types of accounts are insured up to $250,000.

Campus News Editor Darina Shtrakhman contributed reporting to this article.

Lu Gan, a member of the class of 2013, died July 30 after a long illness.

While at Penn, Gan, whom friends called Lucy, danced in Penn Latin and Ballroom Dance and studied English literature and Japanese. Born in the Ganshu Province of China, Gan lived in Beijing and was a member of the Chinese Student Association and the Wharton China Association.

College and Wharton sophomore Yucheng Xu met Gan on the first day of New Student Orientation last year. In an e-mail from China, Xu described Gan as ?polite, nice, outgoing and very elegant.?

Engineering and Wharton sophomore Jason Gui became acquainted with Gan ?online months before coming to Penn, because she was one of only 8 students admitted to Penn directly from China.?

He wrote in an e-mail that ?she was a really sweet girl who was always smiling. Every time I think of her I recall her smile, a smile so sweet that it really brightens up your day. She is always smiling, a cheerful girl who brought joy to the people around her.?

According to friends, Gan became sick in mid-March and was soon hospitalized. Gui wrote that Gan?s parents flew from China to Philadelphia and ?stayed by her bedside for the entire four months she remained hospitalized.?

Gui added, ?We heard from her father that she did not cry once in front of her parents, not even once over the four months she battled the disease. She always displayed courage, strength and determination that truly inspired us.?

Xu said friends still do not know the exact cause of Gan?s death, calling the news ?very unexpected? because friends believed Gan?s condition was improving.

The Clarence Johnson Jr. Funeral Home in Yeadon, Pa., where Gan?s memorial service was held, was also not able to release a cause of death.

Gui, who attended the funeral, wrote in an e-mail that ?her parents are terribly heartbroken at the loss, as we all are. She has been cremated and will be taken back to China for burial.?

Xu explained that many of Gan?s friends live in China and were therefore unable to attend the funeral, but the Wharton China Association will try to plan a memorial service when members return to campus. Gregory College House will be hosting a memorial in the fall.

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Larry Jameson has been selected as executive vice president of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and dean of the School of Medicine, Penn President Amy Gutmann announced Thursday.

He will begin his term on July 1, 2011. He will succeed Arthur Rubenstein, who announced in March that he will step down in 2011.

Jameson is currently the vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University.

Prior to joining Northwestern?s faculty in 1993, Jameson served as an associate professor of medicine at the Harvard Medical School and Chief of the Thyroid Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Jameson is an editor of Harrison?s Principles of Internal Medicine. He has authored hundreds of scientific articles, studies and texts.

In addition to his academic accomplishments, Jameson has built a ?sterling track record? as a clinician ? a characteristic which distinguishes him as an ideal match for Penn Med, Gutmann said in a press release.

?He is across-the-board strong,? Gutmann said. ?He has a strong ethical compass and demonstrated leadership skills.?

Though records of the candidate search are not yet public, Penn Provost Vince Price, who chaired the search, said the committee was charged with seeking national and international candidates, and had ?a large selection of outstanding nominees.?

In reviewing candidates, Price added, the committee looked for ?someone who would give equal attention to the core missions of research, education and clinical excellence, as represented by Penn Med. Dr. Jameson comes to us with the kind of experience and track record that gave us the confidence that he would be able to do just that.?

Similarly, Jameson said he was attracted to Penn Med for its focus on both research and clinical care.

?At Penn Med, we can bring research to the bedside of patients in a very direct way,? he said, adding that Penn is unique in its opportunities for interdisciplinary research in particular.

?A lot of important discoveries sit between traditional disciplines,? Jameson said. ?I?m a strong proponent of trying to connect faculty in different domains because the opportunities to have breakthrough discoveries emerge from that.?

In his new role, Jameson will be responsible for the oversight and management of Penn Med. University of Pennsylvania Health System CEO Ralph Muller will also report to Jameson.

?It is by far the biggest deanship at Penn,? Gutmann said of the position.

Though Rubenstein is currently Penn?s highest-paid administrator, Gutmann said Jameson will not inherit Rubenstein?s salary, as each administrator?s pay is determine by a variety of factors, including market value and experience.

Chairman of the Board of Trustees David Cohen said Jameson is an ?outstanding hire for Penn Med and the University of Pennsylvania. I have no doubt that under his leadership, the upward trajectory of Penn Med will continue, and he will be an excellent successor to the outstanding leadership Arthur Rubenstein has provided over the last decade.?

Rubenstein said he was delighted about the decision: "Dr. Jameson is a wonderful choice. I couldn't have though of a better choice."

The Panhellenic Council is one step closer to adding an eighth sorority to campus next spring.

Out of 18 National Panhellenic Conference sororities not already at Penn, 12 submitted packets to the Panhel extension committee and are currently under review, according to Stacy Kraus, Panhel advisor and associate director of programming at the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs. The committee will evaluate the packets and choose which sororities will be invited to make presentations on campus.

The number of 18 sororities not already on campus does not include Phi Sigma Sigma, which closed its Penn chapter at the end of last academic year.

Kraus was unable to provide the list of sororities that submitted packets, but explained that each member of the extension committee ? made up of presidents and representatives from each Penn sorority ? looks through all of the packets. Each committee member is also assigned one or two prospective sororities on which she must become an ?expert,? Kraus said.

At the committee?s meeting, each member will lead the discussion on her assigned applicant.

?There is of course a lot of interest from groups to come to Penn,? Kraus wrote, adding that the level of enthusiasm is from Penn?s reputation of having an ?outstanding? Greek community.

?Twelve groups submitting packets is great and offers the fraternal community a chance to make the best possible choice,? she wrote.

According to Kraus, the deadline for prospective groups to submit packets was Aug. 20. Presentations for selected groups will be held between Oct. 4-15 and will be open to both sorority-affiliated and -unaffiliated members of the community. Kraus said between three and five groups will be invited to campus to present.

The question of adding another sorority to campus was originally brought to Panhel?s attention in April 2009 following an increase in recruitment. Last September, however, the majority of sorority presidents voted against an extension.

The idea of extension was revived after sororities experienced a record eight-percent increase in rush registration this spring. Sororities saw an average increase of five women per new pledge class last semester.

The extension committee was formed in March with the aim of researching and evaluating relevant statistics regarding recruitment, and voted to add the new sorority in April. In May, the committee voted to add the new sorority to campus in 2011 rather than in 2012. The decision followed the announcement that Phi Sigma Sigma would close.

In May, Kraus told The Daily Pennsylvanian that the new sorority will recruit women from all four classes. She said she anticipates that the sorority will seek an ?even mix of freshmen, sophomores and juniors.?

About 28 percent of undergraduates at Penn are involved in Greek life. As of this year, OFSA advises 50 student groups, encompassing the Interfraternity Council, the Multicultural Greek Council and Panhel.