What’s Behind a New Wave of Crime?
Symposium analyzes Philadelphia’s rise in violence
Roberts Family Gives $15 Million for Proton Therapy Center
Brian and Ralph Roberts give $15 million for proton-therapy center
Franklin and the Iroquois Foundations of the Constitution
What the Founders learned from those who were here first
Basketball’s New Era, and a Football Season Best Forgotten
Basketball springs forward, football falls flat.
Shooting the Men of Steel
Rustbelt rescue. Titusville Steelworkers
Murder in the Air
When creation and destruction intersect.
On the Menu: International Relations
Their dinner with the Iranian ambassador
Gene Detective
ene detective Daniel Weinberger M’73
The Faithful Blogger
Vatican blogger Rocco Palmo C’04
Snow Mogul
Snowy CEO Rob Katz W’88
Alumni Notes
Jan|Feb 2007
Obituaries
Jan|Feb 2007
Jan|Feb 2007
Volume 105, No. 3
Music Lessons
Carol Muller’s ethnomusicology class partners with a West Philadelphia Islamic school to explore the sounds of the Qur’an, and each other’s communities.
Lowering the Temperature
The threat of terrorism is real, but America’s response to it is dangerously counterproductive, writes Penn political-science professor Ian Lustick in this excerpt from his new book, Trapped in the War on Terror.
Law Made Plain
Though it pushes plenty of hot buttons in the issues it takes up for debate—domestic spying, torture, criminal sentencing for juveniles, and immigration reform, to name just a few—for close to a decade the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Justice Talking program has functioned as the opposite of “shout” radio.
Letters
Nov|Dec 2006
Senior Moments
Remembering those first days in college while approaching the last.
Now Leaving the Comfort Zone
An interfaith trip to Turkey reveals the costs of self-insulation.
A Very Long Weekend
A recent Penn grad experiences a Middle East war at close hand.
Connecting Mind and Spirit
New center explores mind, spirituality, and health
Nice Catch
Wharton junior hauls in a big catch: $1.5 million
Introducing the “Passionately Intense” Class of 2010
A rainy welcome for the “passionately intense” Class of 2010
Penn Seventh in U.S. News Rankings
U.S. News and other rankings