Alumni Notes
Nov|Dec 2008
Obituaries
Nov|Dec 2008
“You Betcha, Champ!”
Window, Nov|Dec 2008
Nov|Dec 2008
Volume 107, No. 2
The Next, Next Thing
If serial entrepreneur Elon Musk has his way, sending a payload—and eventually, people—into space will be handled commercially, more like UPS than “the Right Stuff.” (At least if you leave out the part about settling Mars.) Oh, and the rest of us here on earth will be able to tap affordable solar power and drive fast, efficient, cool-looking electric cars.
Letters
Nov|Dec 2008
Trench Fever
Writing history five centimeters at a time
Leaving Home
Comparing nests, empty and overflowing
Mission Impossible
In Kenya, a nurse educator runs up against election violence.
The Bear is Back
After a decade of humiliation, Russia is more powerful than ever before.
A Critique of Pure Charity
Nader raids SP2 Centennial kickoff
New Neuroscience Initiative
Health System contributes $50 million for Neuroscience Initiative
Listen You Bashful, Boneheaded Babies
Exhibition recalls days of “Broadside” battles
Body Talk
Penn Reading Project panel dissects Your Inner Fish
David Thornburgh to Take Reins at Fels
David Thornburgh named Fels executive director
A Pitch for the Uncharted Path
Class of 2012: “Do not stick to the prevailing script”
Beyond the Artifact
New Museum center focuses on cultural preservation
Decoding Cancer’s Fuel
Cancer advance is “technical tour de force”
College Houses Turn 10
College Houses celebrate 10th anniversary
Rebuilding Under Way
Football, basketball rebuild; a coach’s battle
Heaven, Hell, and Hendecasyllables
A new biography sheds more light on Penn’s most famous and infamous poet—and his poetry.
Beyond Zap
An exhibition at the ICA explores the many obsessions of
a comix genius.
Trying Evil
A new look at a sensational old murder.
Briefly Noted
Nov|Dec 2008