Postseason Surprises, Hoops and Sabre Edition
Post-season play for women’s basketball; champion fencer Michael Mills.
Scoreboard
From Feb. 11 to April 7
Throwback Thursday!
Penn Relays.
Big Finish, Fresh Start
Penn’s Making History campaign has exceeded expectations, raising $4.3 billion and “catapulting” the University “from excellence to eminence.”
Constructing a New Kahn
Louis Kahn had more or less completed his designs for Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park when he died in 1974. It finally opened last fall to glowing reviews—but it could easily have been a disaster. Or nothing.
The Nora Network
The Nora Magid Mentorship Prize has been giving former students of the legendary nonfiction-writing teacher an excuse to get together and swap war stories—and helping to launch a new generation of Penn students into careers in journalism.
MOOC U.
Does the rise of the “massive open online course” spell the end of the university as we know it?
Stopping the Clock?
Will the mainstreaming of egg freezing offer women more choice about when to have children—kind of like the Pill in reverse—or delude them with a false sense of security?
A Story-Winning Prize
CPCW award for innovation: start the (hand-cranked) presses!
The Sleep Whisperer
Q&A with David Dinges, who knows why you feel so tired.
Meeting King’s Call, with Song—and More
John Legend C’99 gives MLK Day keynote.
Getting to the Bottom of the Bag
Reusable bags may carry more than groceries.
Turmoil and Transformation: Du Bois House Turns 40
After 40 years, Du Bois House looks back and ahead.
Findings
Are you unusually sensitive to Brussels sprouts and hoppy ales?
Softball Finds a Steely Edge
High hopes for softball and women’s lacrosse.
Scoreboard
From Dec. 1 to Feb. 10
Vigil on a Snowy Evening
Window, Mar|Apr 2013
Working Like Dogs
The new Penn Vet Working Dog Center will breed and train the country’s top detection dogs, but Center founder and director Cindy Otto’s sweeping vision doesn’t stop there.
Home Depot Syndrome, the Purple Squirrel, and America’s Job Hunt Rabbit Hole
As America strives to regain its economic footing, good people can’t find work even while companies struggle to find employees. How can this be happening?
The PATH to GO!
Penn alumni, students, and staff are at the forefront of a national movement to ensure that, if you’re gay and you play sports, you don’t have to be afraid.
The Art of Change
Charles Krause spent most of his career digging for stories. Now he’s finding—and exhibiting—artists whose work impacts the world.
Homecoming 2012
Football & Fun, Arts & Culture, Alumni Awards of Merit
The Netter Center at 20: Triumphs and Challenges
Ira Harkavy on the Netter Center’s first 20 years.
In the Matter of Race, Immigration, Coloniality
Heard on Campus: Junot Diaz