Work in Progress
Finding the story.
Critical Reading
Not quite nostalgia.
One Small Corner
SLIDESHOW | An uninhabited island in the East River.
Lose Your Illusion
A diamond’s value.
Fade to Black and White
Places and things left behind. The Picture that Remains.
Before Taking Off, Take In the Sky
Deirdre Murphy GFA’00’s panoramic Sky Paintings.
Stalking the Elusive Prion
Prusiner on his pursuit of the prion. Madness and Memory.
A Memory-Keeper’s Journey
Edward Hirsch Gr’79 on writing as a means of rescue.
Briefly Noted
Sept|Oct 2014
Arts Calendar
Sept|Oct 2014
Farming Bartram’s Garden
Rich harvest at Bartram’s Garden.
Immigration, Criminality, and a Self-Fulfilling Fear
What you know about immigration is probably wrong.
Pardon Our Appearance …
SLIDESHOW | Work Zone (a look at some of what’s going up on campus).
Civics and Truthiness
Funny but true: study says Colbert explained Super PACs best.
Saving Lassie
PennVet’s bloodmobile collects the red stuff for dogs, from dogs.
The Penn Club of New York Turns 20
New York Penn Club celebrates its 20th anniversary.
The New Pre-Existing Condition
Heard on Campus: ACA may fall short for kids with special healthcare needs.
Course Evaluation: MOOC Edition
Tempered expectations on MOOCs.
Helping Do-Gooders Do Better
Lipman Family Prize goes to domestic-abuse prevention program in India.
Bagnoli’s Valedictory Season Promises an Uphill Climb
Football underdogs in Bagnoli’s final season.
Passing the Baton
As longtime Athletic Director Steve Bilsky W’71 departs Weightman Hall, how will his 20-year tenure be remembered? And where will his successor, M. Grace Calhoun, take Penn athletics?
Salamishah Tillet’s Journey
The Penn alumna and English professor—survivor of two rapes while an undergraduate—has become a lauded scholar and teacher and a leading activist in the effort to end violence against women and girls.
The Lightning Rod
Robert Lanza C’78 M’83 has racked up a slew of scientific accolades—and generated an equal amount of controversy—for his pioneering work on cloning and stem cells.
Trish Sie C’94 Steps It Up
The OK Go choreographer's latest directing project, 'Step Up All In,' is in theaters around the country.