Teamwork
From the Editor: Jul|Aug 2009
A Life Worth Living
Thanks to advanced technology and the family, friends, colleagues, and caretakers who make up his “crew,” Penn neuroscientist and alumnus Scott Mackler continues to function professionally and personally a decade after being diagnosed with the lethal neurodegenerative disease ALS.
The Future of Our Past
Penn’s Architectural Conservation Laboratory takes a rigorous approach to historic preservation.
Sunrise in Philadelphia
On a crisp September day, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention gathered to sign the document they’d hammered out over the long, hot summer of 1787, flaws and all. An excerpt from Plain, Honest Men by History Professor Richard Beeman. Plus: An interview with the author.
Alumni Weekend 2009
Alumni Weekend 2009 Slideshow
Crossing the Street
It’s just a short walk from Penn’s campus to the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, but for the hundreds of medical students and residents who train there the experience can be transformative.
The Next Generation of Leaders
From College Hall: Increasing access fosters opportunities for Penn students to lead us forward.
Letters
Jul|Aug 2009
I’ve Never Been in Paris
Poetry by Stephen Krewson
Introduction to the Symphony
“There they come, the birds of my youth.”
A World Without End
Past is prologue? Not in New Orleans, where past is present.
Not Just For Kids
Our adult obsession with youth sports isn’t just unsettling. It’s tradition.