Letters
Jul|Aug 2021: Guaranteed income pro and con, and more.
The Lox Slicer
Eugene “Gene” Mopsik W’70 has a new career as a “Loxsmith.”
Enforcer on the Ice
Paul Stewart C’76 spent 28 years on the ice as hockey player and ref.
Silver Screen
Nikki Silver C’89 is a movie producer in search of “new perspectives.”
Math League Dropout
Women helping women in STEM.
The South
“one magnolia holds my childhood”
Wounded Warriors
A fix for veterans disability claims’ broken system.
President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes
Winners announced for President’s prizes.
Vaccines Required for Fall
Students, faculty, and staff must be fully vaccinated for fall.
Voice Control
Joseph Turow on what your voice tells marketers.
Provost Takes Leave of Absence
Provost on leave of absence for health issues.
Two Apologies, and a Reckoning Over Human Remains
Apologies issued over treatment of human remains.
By the Numbers
Jul|Aug 2021
Arts Calendar
Jul|Aug 2021
Outside the Frame
MASS MoCA maestro Joseph Thompson WG’87.
New Grit City
Faculty in PMA new galleries debut New Grit: Art & Philly Now.
Briefly Noted
Jul|Aug 2021
Events
Jul|Aug 2021
Alumni Notes
Jul|Aug 2021
Obituaries
Jul|Aug 2021
May|Jun 2021
Volume 119, No. 5
The Vaccine Trenches
Key breakthroughs leading to the powerful mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 were forged at Penn. That triumph was almost 50 years in the making, longer on obstacles than celebration, and the COVID-19 vaccines may only be the beginning of its impact on 21st-century medicine.
Webside Manner
Virtual healthcare by smartphone or computer helps physicians consult with and diagnose patients much more quickly, while offering them convenience and flexibility. The potential to save lives and improve efficiencies is tremendous. But can uncertain regulations and reimbursements, equity and access disparities, and shaky internet connections be surmounted?
Writing Lives
Middle school memories. Meditations on motherhood. A prismatic accounting of the self. A long life well and furiously lived: on new memoirs by Jordan Sonnenblick C’91, Courtney Zoffness C’00, Beth Kephart C’82, and Nick Lyons W’53.