Briefly Noted
Nov|Dec 2017
Earthworkers
North American moundbuilders at the Penn Museum.
From 10th-Grade English to Trigger Warnings
Two new books by Penn faculty explore how free expression
on campus became so fraught and what to do about it.
FDA Approves First Gene Therapy for Cancer
FDA approval for Penn-developed gene therapy for cancer.
New Hope for Sinus Infections
Blocking sweet-taste receptors could clear stuffy sinuses.
Roster Madness
Promising veterans, big-time recruits, and a depth-chart balancing act for men’s and women’s hoops.
Scoreboard
From Aug. 28 to Oct. 9.
Sep | Oct 2017
Volume 116, No. 1
Bygone Gazettes
Old Penn, Sept|Oct 2017
Alumni Notes
Sept|Oct 2017
Obituaries
Sept|Oct 2017
Events
Sept|Oct 2017
Livin’ La Vida Deportiva
Rekindling Spanish-language sports reporting.
Closing the Education Gap
Preventing summer learning loss.
Beyond Words
The shifting soundscape of memory.
The Tools of Man
The decline of traditional manufacturing is a symptom of a deeper loss.
Pilgrim’s Progress
Seeking among seekers on the Camino de Santiago.
Penn v. UPenn
The evolution of the University’s colloquial shorthand term.
Arts Calendar
Sept|Oct 2017
Unpacking the Industrial Lunch Box
A recent installation at Slought offered manufactured food for thought.
Briefly Noted
Sept|Oct 2017
Lawmakers, Lawbreakers
A new book examines crime and pragmatic politics in India.
The ModPo Squad
A MOOC reinvigorates modern American poetry.
Letters
Sept|Oct 2017: Pushback on child welfare essay, Booker’s bromides, socialism’s sins.