Elite Eight Finish for Women’s Lacrosse
Ivy champs women’s lacrosse reach NCAA quarterfinals.
Scoreboard
From April 4 to June 6
Dangerous Ideas
PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts exposes how the myth of biologically distinct races—forged in the era of slavery—continues to poison the present, affecting attitudes and policies on everything from child welfare to medical treatment.
Imagination Man
Scott Barry Kaufman has been called “the leading empirical creativity researcher of his generation.” Now he wants to use the tools he’s developed to unleash the “quiet potential” of vulnerable people—including kids like him—and help them flourish.
Alumni Weekend 2016
Photos by Addison Geary.
May|June 2016
Volume 114, No. 5
Finding Pennovation
From College Hall, May|June 2016
Letters
May|June 2016: “Madness,” Minerva, and more.
Paw Power
Rachel Cohen C’12 founded and Penny Ellison L’98 runs Hand2Paw.
Now Showing: A Coney Island of the Memory
Steve Zeitlin W’69 Gr’78 showcases New York culture at City Lore.
Cable Guy: The Prequel
Former “socialist” Julian Brodsky W’56 helped found Comcast.
Alumni Notes
May|June 2016
Obituaries
May|June 2016
Events
May|June 2016
The Wild Yarns at Swan Pond
Window, May|June 2016
The Essential Tinseltown
Cinema studies’ Peter Decherney on Hollywood history.
Adjusting the Focus
Jennifer Higdon G’92 Gr’94’s first opera, Cold Mountain
Arts Calendar
May|June 2016
Penn’s Economic Impact
The University’s economic impact in PA: $14.3 billion in 2015.
Latest Philadelphia “First”: World Heritage City
With a Penn assist, Philadelphia named first US World Heritage City.
The Cost of a Penn Education
Costs—and financial aid—to rise 3.9 percent for 2016-17.
Driverless Cars: the City’s Savior, or its Doom?
IUR panel debates ETA for driverless cars.
New Center for Personalized Immunotherapies
Unveiled: Penn-Novartis Center for Advanced Cellular Therapeutics.
President’s Engagement Prizes
Second round of President’s Engagement Prize-winners announced.