Getting It Right
From the Editor: May|JUne 2004
The Rodin Years
A look back at an extraordinary decade for Penn, and the President who led the way.
Who’s Who on the Savannah
Studying the social knowledge of a troop of baboons in Botswana, Penn researchers Dorothy Cheney and Robert Seyfarth gain insights into monkey cognition—and our own.
Creating Space
Architects Peter Shelton and Lee Mindel design interiors that are as striking as they are “eminently livable.”
Sparks of Connection
From College Hall: When good people come together to do good work, great things can happen.
Letters
May|Jun 2004: Howdy from Zane Grey country, and hurrah for hapas article.
The Choice: Green or GET-UP?
Desperately seeking political passion—or flirtation.
The Satin Revolution
We didn’t schlep to San Francisco to shock Middle America. We came for a wedding.
Transcendence in Bhutan
A rationalist’s surprising—especially to himself—spiritual awakening.
The Talking Cure
A more collaborative culture in health care could reduce medical errors—and save lives.
With “Boundless Enthusiasm,” Gutmann Becomes President-Elect
It’s official: Trustees elect Amy Gutmann Penn’s next president
Mitchell Named Chief of Staff
Penn-Princeton-Penn again: Joann Mitchell to be new chief of staff
State of the Union: Grad-Student Group Still Seeking to Organize
Seeking union cards, grad students strike
Treasuring the Past— and Saving it for the Future
Museum lays out welcome mat for Iraqi visitors
The Penn Urban Research Institute: Research, Knowledge, Solutions
Supporting the care and feeding of cities
Mailer: Why He Is Still At War
The swaggering pen of Norman Mailer
The Community’s Schoolhouse
Schoolhouse rock(s) with activity
Breast-Cancer Risk Drops with Double Mastectomies
Preventive mastectomies found to work
Two Cheers for the Transitional Law of Iraq
Letter from Kurdistan II: A constitution’s difficult birth
Preston To Step Down as SAS Dean; Museum Selects New Head
SAS Dean Preston to step down; Museum names new director
Bagpipes and Bono
Seven Grammys—and a Penn honorary degree—for Bono
Banks on Writing: “Trust the Process”
Russell Banks: Truth trumps fact in fiction
The Match Game
Symptom: nail-biting; Cure: Placements for med students
Welcome to the Club
The place to mingle—and eat Abner’s cheesesteaks—in NYC