Life Cycles
From the Editor: Sep|Oct 2005
The Cowbird Variations
Animal behaviorist David White is teasing out the mysteries of cowbirds at the junction of Heredity and Environment.
Fruits and Fate
Research has shown that a woman’s body shape—whether she is round in the middle like an apple or wider at the bottom like a pear—is the single best predictor of health risks. Dr. Marie Savard wants to get this message out to all women, so that “pears” can give themselves a break from pointless dieting and “apples” can save their own lives.
Gray is Good
From social security to sex, AARP’s Bill Novelli is working to make aging safe—and cool—for the baby-boom generation and the rest of us.
Letters
Sep|Oct 2005: All about us, plus music, medicine, and more.
Picturing Penn’s Future
From College Hall | A new vision of local and global engagement
Making Connections
My job was to seek out the homeless, and talk to them.
The Spark
Everything in life is about knowing and mastering a bit more.
Paradise (Almost) Lost
Even after the damage, the reefs
are beautiful and tourists keep coming.
Storm Warning
America’s economic system is facing ugly weather—but there’s still time to avoid it.
Putting the Carriage Before Marriage
Sociologist Kathryn Edin on poor women’s choices
Combatants, Collaborators and Competitors: Word and Image
Humanities Forum to examine Word and Image
Big Bucks for Research, High Marks for Health
Honors for Penn Medicine
Fine ’09 Meets Online
Freshmen orient themselves online
A Balloon With a View
BLAST-Off: Balloon-borne astronomy
Evaluating Policy—from the Chalkboard to the School Board
CPRE marks 20 years of education research
Drop and Give Me 20 … Pages!
Dissertation “boot camp” turns slackers into scholars
Mapping The Philadelphia Negro
GIS technology enriches DuBois’ Philadelphia Negro
Research in Brief
Research briefs
What’s in a Name?
New name: School of Social Policy and Practice
Looking for Good Things in Small Packages
Center for Molecular Discovery
Entertaining—and Enlightening—with Faulkner
A Faulkner scholar in “Oprah’s Classroom”
A New Roadmap for Learning
Curriculum revision approved for College
Football’s Feel-Good Story
Football: Favorites by a hair