Largest Comet Ever Discovered
The Bernardinelli-Bernstein Comet is biggest ever discovered.
Back on His Throne
Football’s Prince Emili is ready to play.
Quakers in Tokyo
How Penn Olympians fared.
Big Man at the Big Ten
Kevin Warren W’85 is the Big Ten’s first Black commissioner.
The “Big Greek”
World’s strongest Quaker.
Century Club
As the University celebrates 100 years of women’s sports, a handful of prominent former student-athletes recall their athletic triumphs and hurdles—and the paths they both followed and paved.
The Raven and Rico Worl
When the United States Postal Service tapped him to design a “Forever” stamp, Rico Worl took another step in his metamorphosis from cultural anthropologist to commercial artist.
Choice and Change
We know what we should do when it comes to leading healthier and happier lives. But too often we default to easier, more pleasurable wants. Behavioral scientist and Wharton professor Katy Milkman is determined to help us change for the better—and for good.
Enforcer on the Ice
Paul Stewart C’76 spent 28 years on the ice as hockey player and ref.
Tearing Down Walls, Within and Without
A socially distanced—but in-person!—celebration.
Doing What’s Right—and Being Smart About It
G. Richard Shell’s The Conscience Code.
President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes
Winners announced for President’s prizes.
Glee for All
Glee Club and Penn Sirens join forces.
Vaccines Required for Fall
Students, faculty, and staff must be fully vaccinated for fall.
Voice Control
Joseph Turow on what your voice tells marketers.
Provost Takes Leave of Absence
Provost on leave of absence for health issues.
X-RHex, Movie Star
Penn Engineering’s X-RHex is ready for its close-up.
Two Apologies, and a Reckoning Over Human Remains
Apologies issued over treatment of human remains.
A Mentoring Program, With Teeth
Penn’s Student-Athlete Mentor Program
By the Numbers
Jul|Aug 2021
Shanahan Tapped as New Athletic Director
New AD Alanna Shanahan C’96 GEd’99 GrEd’15
Dirt Destroyers
Lipman Family Prize goes to EarthEnable.
Students’ Spring Shows Go Virtual
In a year unlike any other, student performance groups have figured out how to take their spring shows virtual—in the process opening them up to broader audiences.
Fighting Poverty With Cash
Several decades since the last big income experiment was conducted in the US, School of Social Policy & Practice assistant professor Amy Castro Baker has helped deliver promising data out of Stockton, California, about the effects of giving people no-strings-attached money every month. Now boosted by a new research center at Penn that she’ll colead, more cities are jumping on board to see if guaranteed income can lift their residents out of poverty. Will it work? And will policymakers listen?