Monument Man
Monument Lab memorializes sculptor Terry Adkins.
Briefly Noted
Sept|Oct 2015
Arts Calendar
Sept|Oct 2015
Want to Quit Smoking? Care to Make It Interesting?
Is gambling on quitting smoking a smart bet?
Politics and Poetry in Kashmir
English Professor Suvir Kaul on Kashmir’s rich poetry and tragic politics.
Football and Family Ties
New coaches in football (in a way) and women’s soccer
The Many Songs of David
Rabbi David Wolpe is an admired writer, the popular leader of one of the largest Conservative Jewish congregations in the country, and one of the “50 most influential Jews in the world.” His latest book, David: The Divided Heart, delves into one of the Bible’s most fascinating—and human—characters.
Plastic Fantastic
Penn Medicine’s Frances E. Jensen is a leader in studying how the brain develops and what that means for learning, behavior, and the treatment of disease at different ages. For her book on the teenage brain, she drew on the latest neuroscience findings—and the experiment going on in her own home.
July|August 2015
Volume 113, No. 6
Mapping the Tricky Terrain of Startups
Andrew Weinreich C’90’s latest startup is a boot camp for entrepreneurs.
A History of HERfinance
Chhavi Ghuliani G’09 WG’09 helps women workers with HERfinance.
Alumni Notes
July|Aug 2015
Obituaries
July|Aug 2015
Events
July|Aug 2015
When the Light Goes Out
A poet’s memoir of life after death. The Light of the World.
Penn Masala Nails Perfect Pitch
Penn Masala gets a Hollywood moment in Pitch Perfect 2.
Briefly Noted
July|Aug 2015
Arts Calendar
July|Aug 2015
Letters
July|Aug 2015: Skimmer, mostly.
Four’s Company
Close quarters.
Introduction to Walking
A walker in the city.
After the Avalanche
“First came the earthquake.”
Behind Monkey Bars
Today’s playgrounds are no fun.
Graduation, Westeros Style
Powers to Class of 2015: “[T]o save the world, start by acting ‘as if’”