Their Own Rules
From the Editor: Jan|Feb 2007
Journey to Estonia
Louis Kahn Ar’24 Hon’71 left Estonia as a little boy in 1906. A century later, some members of the great architect’s “family through choice” went back to explore his tangled roots and legacy.
The Radical and the Restorer
As the international blockbuster King Tut exhibition comes to Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute, the Penn Museum has unveiled an eye-opening companion show on the radical religious and political experiment imposed by the boy-king’s predecessor (and putative father), the Pharoah Akhenaten.
Homecoming 2006
2006 featured the Game (a tough loss to Princeton, unfortunately), the Awards of Merit Gala, and the finale of a year-long commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the University’s first African-American graduate, James Brister D1881.
A Great Year for Buildings
From College Hall | How five innovative spaces are transforming campus life and learning.
Letters
Jan|Feb 2007
The Way In
Far from home, finding the confidence to be oneself.
Limitations, Consolations
Pickup basketball is out of the question, but there’s more time for nostalgia.
16 Ways of Looking at a Stock Prospect
How a leading value investor makes his picks.
Supersonic Dreams
Flying high—and fast—with Mick and the gang on the Concorde.
Penn Praxis Tapped for Delaware Waterfront Project
City asks Penn Praxis to advise on waterfront’s future
Engineering’s Rough-Hewn, High-Tech Castle
Skirkanich Hall, bioengineering beauty
Harker Leaves Wharton for Delaware Presidency
Wharton Dean Harker named University of Delaware president
Turning Andean Silver into Green
Wharton helps silver artisans in Peru shape greater profits
Research Briefs
Benefits of Neighborhood Cleanup Go Beyond Beauty; Now It’s Matter, Now It’s Not; Stretch Nerves After They Snap
What’s Behind a New Wave of Crime?
Symposium analyzes Philadelphia’s rise in violence
Roberts Family Gives $15 Million for Proton Therapy Center
Brian and Ralph Roberts give $15 million for proton-therapy center
Leventhal Out as Museum Director
Leventhal steps down as Penn Museum director
Franklin and the Iroquois Foundations of the Constitution
What the Founders learned from those who were here first
Basketball’s New Era, and a Football Season Best Forgotten
Basketball springs forward, football falls flat.
Shooting the Men of Steel
Rustbelt rescue. Titusville Steelworkers
Murder in the Air
When creation and destruction intersect.
Venturi Scott Brown Archives Come to Penn
Penn to get Venturi Scott Brown archives
On the Menu: International Relations
Their dinner with the Iranian ambassador