Sept|Oct 2013
Volume 112, No. 1
Paying Attention
From the Editor, Sept|Oct 2013
My Toy Story
“Buzz Lightyear saved my life,” writes Alec Sokolow C’85, one of the screenwriters credited for Toy Story, the beloved 1995 film that put Pixar on the map.
Penn at Pixar
Alumni have been working at the icon of computer animation since long before Toy Story, and a steady stream of Digital Media Design graduates are continuing to help create new hits like the Academy Award-winning Brave and this summer’s Monsters University.
Being There
As director of the Penn Program for Mindfulness, Michael Baime M’81 has helped hundreds of healthcare professionals acquire the skills to improve their interactions with patients, increase their job satisfaction, and reduce stress in their personal lives.
Shell’s Odyssey
Wharton professor Richard Shell’s unorthodox new book on success draws on his own wandering path to an academic career and celebrates the power of uncertainty.