Roster Madness
Promising veterans, big-time recruits, and a depth-chart balancing act for men’s and women’s hoops.
Scoreboard
From Aug. 28 to Oct. 9.
At the Center of It All
Bob Schoenberg has been leading Penn’s LGBT Center since before there even was one, really. As he retires after 35 years of caring counsel and fierce advocacy, the campus home he built is being renamed in his honor.
Tears, Music, Memories
Introducing the Robert Schoenberg Carriage House.
Hill Rises
The Eero Saarinen-designed landmark has reopened after a 15-month, $80 million renovation, with its distinctive mid-century style lovingly restored and a host of new amenities for students.
Everybody Comes to Casablanca
In film scholar Noah Isenberg C’89’s engaging investigation of “Hollywood’s Most Beloved Movie,” the lives of the émigré actors who made up most of the cast share the spotlight with the famous love triangle and wartime call to arms. Their stories also echo forward to our own era’s debates over the treatment of refugees and immigration policy.
Prophet of Prosperity
Simon Patten, who led the Wharton School during the Progressive Era, was a pioneer of the economics of abundance, theorist of the second industrial revolution, and intellectual godfather of the New Deal. His descent into obscurity poses provocative questions about how the field has evolved.
Mark Ayzenberg C’09 Won’t Quit His Day Job
Orthopedic surgeon Mark Ayzenberg C’09 can wield a Nikon camera with as much finesse as he can an arthroscope.
Pausing Nature
When she needs more art supplies, Linda Stillman CW'70 plants flowers.
History on the Gridiron
Penn football players reflect on record-setting 65-47 win over Lehigh.
From Penn to the Pros
Penn's growing NFL connection gets stronger as Greg Van Roten W'12 makes final Carolina Panthers roster.
Bygone Gazettes
Old Penn, Sept|Oct 2017
Journalist Christopher Allen LPS’13 Killed in South Sudan
The Gazette was shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the death of Christopher Allen LPS'13, who was killed on August 26 while covering the war in South Sudan as a freelance journalist.
Atlas for the End of the World
Auditing the globe’s protected landscapes—and the forces threatening them.
The Prehuman History of Cocktail Hour
Don't match drinks with the Malaysian pen-tailed tree shrew.
Fathoming Man’s Best Friend
Dog science gets an update.
Penn Museum Makeover
Director Julian Siggers on “Building Transformation” and more.
Identity Cleft
In the age of hybrid cells and genetic medicine, where does human identity lie?
Parrot Gets a Pegleg
Penn Vet gave a parrot a (3D-printed) pegleg.
Science and Error
A history of unripe findings and unintended consequences.
Strange Brotherhood
The hidden chapter of wartime human experimentation in the DKE house.
Football Eyes a Trifecta
And Roger Reina returns to wrestling.
Black Box Justice
Richard Berk designs computer algorithms that predict crime. As courts and cops increasingly use his and similar tools to shape everything from parole decisions to street policing, Berk has a warning: accuracy comes at the cost of fairness, and citizens must decide where justice lies.
Ron Gold’s Second Act
After an accident left him paralyzed from the waist down, Ron Gold C’83 W’83 struggled to come to terms with the “different hand of cards” he’d been dealt. But with the help of his wife and family—and some Penn friends—he’s managed to regain his zest for life and launch a new business to help others in his situation.