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The New Climate Advocates

18 Dec 2019
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From mayors and MBAs to lawyers and landscape architects, the face of climate change activism is changing. At Penn, a mix of pragmatic thinking and visionary ambition has sparked a sense that what is urgent might also be achievable.
Augmenting Reality

17 Dec 2019
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Will augmented reality change everything we see? A growing number of Penn alumni, staff, and faculty think so. And even as they bump up against its challenges and limitations, they’re still committed to pulling AR further into our lives.
Homecoming 2019

17 Dec 2019
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Our annual photo album. Plus: Alumni Awards of Merit and citations.
Toward a New Boyhood

23 Oct 2019
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From toxic masculinity to feminist overreach, angry white men to benevolent sexism, #HimToo to #TimesUp, American manhood is in disarray. Into the fray steps Michael Reichert, with a blueprint for raising the next generation right.
The Unlikely Legend

23 Oct 2019
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After a staggering 50 years guiding Penn’s oft-overlooked sprint football team, Bill Wagner decides to step down—but not before leaving more than 1,500 alumni with unique athletic memories, life lessons, and a stockpile of indelible “Wagisms.”
The Story of Liang and Lin

23 Oct 2019
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Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin came to Penn at the height of Philadelphia’s Beaux-Arts building boom. They returned to revolutionary China with ideas that made a lasting mark on the development of architecture in the People’s Republic.
London Summer and Shadows

23 Oct 2019
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Penn students abroad—and their teacher—work toward telling the stories they need to.
Healthcare’s Hard Choices (and How to Stop Avoiding Them)

27 Aug 2019
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Penn President Amy Gutmann and PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno on their new book, which traces the history of bioethics and tackles some key issues in healthcare—from thorny moral questions to the frontiers of science and the most bitter divisions in American politics.

Gazetteer

Across The Spectrum

18 Dec 2019
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Some of what happened at Penn Spectrum Weekend.
A Historic Donation—And a Name Change—For Penn Law

18 Dec 2019
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$125 million to law school from W. P. Carey Foundation.
Four Years Later, Rates of Sexual Misconduct Mostly Unchanged

18 Dec 2019
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Survey finds sexual misconduct rates similar to 2015.
Documenting the War

18 Dec 2019
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Residency program brings Syrian journalist to campus.
Local Actions on a Global Crisis

18 Dec 2019
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More steps toward a carbon-neutral campus by 2042.
A Head for Design

18 Dec 2019
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Weitzman School celebrates design—and its new name.
Modern Look for Ancient Artifacts

18 Dec 2019
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The latest on the Penn Museum’s “transformation.”
Engineering Lands $25 Million for Data Science Building

18 Dec 2019
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$25 million to Engineering for new data science building.
A Literary Landmark Is Saved

23 Oct 2019
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Penn Book Center gains new lease on life.
Classics Professor, Law Alumna Receive “Genius” Grants

23 Oct 2019
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MacArthur Fellows Emily Wilson and sujatha baliga L’99.
Digital Dystopia

23 Oct 2019
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How much data do you want to give up?
Newman Center Reaches a Milestone

23 Oct 2019
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Penn’s Newman Center—the nation’s oldest—at 125.

Alumni News

InterAct’s Alumni-Packed Production

29 Jan 2020
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From actors to the creative team, alumni involvement runs deep in this production of "Man of God"—an example of how Penn grads are embedding themselves in Philly's theatre scene.
Milton Reads Shakespeare

23 Dec 2019
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How Claire M.L. Bourne’s Gr’13 essay helped unmask the famous 17th-century poet who marked up a copy of the Bard’s First Folio.
Events

18 Dec 2019
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Jan|Feb 2020
Hero on the Beach

18 Dec 2019
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David Langer C’85 M’90 GM’98 helped save a stranger’s life.
Crown Jewel

18 Dec 2019
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Jameel Mohammed C’18 makes jewelry inspired by the African diaspora.
Is Our Planet Too Crowded?

18 Dec 2019
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Terry Spahr C’88 G’95 highlights overpopulation in 8 Billion Angels.

Arts & Culture

InterAct’s Alumni-Packed Production

29 Jan 2020
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From actors to the creative team, alumni involvement runs deep in this production of "Man of God"—an example of how Penn grads are embedding themselves in Philly's theatre scene.
Milton Reads Shakespeare

23 Dec 2019
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How Claire M.L. Bourne’s Gr’13 essay helped unmask the famous 17th-century poet who marked up a copy of the Bard’s First Folio.
Calendar

18 Dec 2019
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Jan|Feb 2020
Depth Charge

18 Dec 2019
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Rebecca Rutstein GFA’97 explores earth’s turbulent topography.
Backstage with Beckett and Beauvoir

18 Dec 2019
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Deirdre Bair CW’57 on Beckett, de Beauvoir, and herself.
Crumb in Autumn

18 Dec 2019
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Q&A with composer George Crumb Hon’09 at 90.