Jan|Feb 2014
Volume 112, No. 3
Taken by Surprise
From the Editor, Jan|Feb 2014
End of an Athletic Era
Q&A with Steve Bilsky W’71 on his retirement after 20 years as AD.
Breaking Ground at Hill Field
Construction starting on New College House on Hill Field.
Women’s Center Turns 40
Penn Women’s Center marks 40 years.
Innovation and its Impediments in India
Wharton (East and West) hosts conference on innovation in India.
Step Forward, Step Back
Men’s soccer Ivy champs, football stumbles.
Road Race, Zombie Style
Wharton junior organizes, sells zombie apocalypse.
The Bionic Bicep
“Titan Arm” lifts four Penn student engineers to major prizes.
Saved Before Birth
CHOP and Penn doctors receive prestigious John Scott Award.
Finding an Old Flame
Michael Chazan C’85 has been blazing a trail back in time from Biblical to Lower Paleolithic archaeology.
Magic Man
Once upon a time, Dan Fields C’88 was this close to bringing his acclaimed production of a “lost” Arthur Miller play to Broadway. Now he creates live entertainment for Disney theme parks, resorts, and cruise ships.
Putting Out Fires
In politics and the firehouse, Matt Klapper C’05 has learned to take the heat.
The Three Authors
From cloaks to biosuits, three Penn alumni span several centuries with their thought-provoking debut novels.
Homecoming 2013
Photos from the festivities.