Journalist Christopher Allen LPS’13 Killed in South Sudan
The Gazette was shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the death of Christopher Allen LPS'13, who was killed on August 26 while covering the war in South Sudan as a freelance journalist.
Atlas for the End of the World
Auditing the globe’s protected landscapes—and the forces threatening them.
The Prehuman History of Cocktail Hour
Don't match drinks with the Malaysian pen-tailed tree shrew.
Fathoming Man’s Best Friend
Dog science gets an update.
Penn Museum Makeover
Director Julian Siggers on “Building Transformation” and more.
Identity Cleft
In the age of hybrid cells and genetic medicine, where does human identity lie?
Parrot Gets a Pegleg
Penn Vet gave a parrot a (3D-printed) pegleg.
Science and Error
A history of unripe findings and unintended consequences.
Strange Brotherhood
The hidden chapter of wartime human experimentation in the DKE house.
Football Eyes a Trifecta
And Roger Reina returns to wrestling.
Black Box Justice
Richard Berk designs computer algorithms that predict crime. As courts and cops increasingly use his and similar tools to shape everything from parole decisions to street policing, Berk has a warning: accuracy comes at the cost of fairness, and citizens must decide where justice lies.
Ron Gold’s Second Act
After an accident left him paralyzed from the waist down, Ron Gold C’83 W’83 struggled to come to terms with the “different hand of cards” he’d been dealt. But with the help of his wife and family—and some Penn friends—he’s managed to regain his zest for life and launch a new business to help others in his situation.
This Is Us Is His
Long before he created last season’s top-rated new TV show, Dan Fogelman got his start listening to his Penn housemates’ stories and making them laugh with his.