Mar|Apr 2019
Volume 117, No. 4
Fateful Moments
From the Editor, Mar|Apr 2019
Letters
Mar|Apr 2019
The Sopranos Lives
Alan Sepinwall C’96 on his book, The Sopranos Sessions.
About That Jewelry …
“The death is off for now.”
Hall Call
Andrea Kremer C’80 was honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Character Engineer
Mark Palatucci EAS’00 is designing robots with “character.”
Dessert #2
Hungry for contentment.
Rush Job
John Chimples C’80 won a Peabody, an Emmy, and an “Eddie.”
Against the Fire
Living through California’s worst wildfire season.
Finding Faust
Gained in translation.
Citizen Curators
Wisdom of the crowd at ARG’s Citizen Salon.
Briefly Noted
Mar|Apr 2019
Arts Calendar
Mar|Apr 2019
Peter Whinnery Is Packing Up Shop
After 36 years, tech advisor Peter Whinnery is bowing out.
Amazing Scientific Finding! (Wanna Bet?)
Taking bets on research replicability pays off.
To Infinity and Beyond
Digital Media Design program turns 20.
Engineered Spinal Discs
Penn team implants engineered spinal discs in goats.
Resiliency by Design
New PennDesign program launches with roundtable on resilience.
Rhodes Scholars
Rhodes scholars Anea Moore and Adamseged Abebe.
Five Yard Solution
Kickoff rule change cut concussions.
Taiyuan Tower
Basketball journeys beginning and ending.
Scoreboard
From Dec. 6, 2018 to Feb. 7, 2019
William Walker’s Dark Destiny
Newly settled in Costa Rica, a recent alumnus investigates the legacy of “filibuster” William Walker M1843—largely forgotten in the US but still perhaps the most hated man in Central America.