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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.
Thursday, August 5, 2021
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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. -
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? -
The Vaccine Trenches
Key breakthroughs leading to the powerful mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 were forged at Penn. That triumph was almost 50 years in the making, longer on obstacles than celebration, and the COVID-19 vaccines may only be the beginning of its impact on 21st-century medicine. -
Webside Manner
Virtual healthcare by smartphone or computer helps physicians consult with and diagnose patients much more quickly, while offering them convenience and flexibility. The potential to save lives and improve efficiencies is tremendous. But can uncertain regulations and reimbursements, equity and access disparities, and shaky internet connections be surmounted? -
Writing Lives
Middle school memories. Meditations on motherhood. A prismatic accounting of the self. A long life well and furiously lived: on new memoirs by Jordan Sonnenblick C’91, Courtney Zoffness C’00, Beth Kephart C’82, and Nick Lyons W’53. -
The History Wars
Education scholar Jonathan Zimmerman on how the US republic lost the ability to understand itself—and how we can help our children recover it.
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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. -
Dirt Destroyers
Lipman Family Prize goes to EarthEnable. -
On the Horizon
In-person Commencement, fall reopening, views to remember. -
Extra Credit
Student-run credit union provides pandemic help and more.
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Alumni Weekend 2021
Online again. -
The Lox Slicer
Eugene “Gene” Mopsik W’70 has a new career as a “Loxsmith.” -
Enforcer on the Ice
Paul Stewart C’76 spent 28 years on the ice as hockey player and ref. -
Silver Screen
Nikki Silver C’89 is a movie producer in search of “new perspectives.” -
The South
“one magnolia holds my childhood” -
Voice Control
Joseph Turow on what your voice tells marketers.
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Arts Calendar
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Outside the Frame
MASS MoCA maestro Joseph Thompson WG’87. -
New Grit City
Faculty in PMA new galleries debut New Grit: Art & Philly Now. -
Briefly Noted
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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. -
Framing First Ladies
Smithsonian exhibit “remember[s] the ladies.”
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