Briefly Noted
Jan|Feb 2011
Creating a New Museum for a Venerable History
Gwen Goodman Ed’56 led the NMAJH to Independence Mall.
Drive
Fran McCaffery C’82’s coaching philosophy: Expect to beat everybody.
Momma Knows Best
Ruth Eni Ed’45 GEd’46 is “Momma Dietz.”
Hit and Running
Nargus Harounzadeh C’06 has won an amazing race to recovery.
Alumni Notes
Jan|Feb 2011
Obituaries
Jan|Feb 2011
Old Penn Vol. II, 1903-04
Second in a 110 part series.
Old Penn and After
Every so often, for one reason or another, I have occasion to look through old issues of the Gazette and its predecessor, Old Penn. I’m always fascinated, for reasons both contradictory and complementary.
Busting Ghosts
By most conventional measures William Watson G’86 Gr’90 is a pretty rational guy. Also a pretty smart one.
Nov|Dec 2010
Volume 109, No. 2
Doing the Time Warp with Wax
The scene, Mangoes restaurant in Allentown; the time, Friday evening, October 29. The occasion was a Beaufest, honoring the late Beau Jones, the bassist for Wax who died this past September.
Spreading Hope and Music
Through music and a grassroots organization for girls,
ethnomusicology grad student Jennifer Kyker is making things happen in Zimbabwe.
On Hearths, Ancient and Modern
In which the author takes a break from the rigors of her own ethnographic research in France’s Dordogne region to visit with eminent Penn archaeologist Harold Dibble as he plumbs the mysteries of early human and Neandertal behavior—and plots his next gourmet meal.
Penn Partners
From College Hall | Connection and collaboration build strong communities.
Letters
Nov|Dec 2010
Jailbreak
“I thought back to my college biology class, but nothing came to mind.”
Lesson Plan
“I sell love.”
The Wounded Wore Aftershave
One day in a doctor’s life at the 399th Combat Support Hospital in Iraq.
Train Hoping
What will it take for the US to build a high-speed rail system?
New Med School Dean
Northwestern’s J. Larry Jameson named new medical dean and EVP.
Thouron Award Celebrates 50 Years
Thouron program marks 50 years.
Presidential Bioethics Commission Comes to Penn
Synthetic life “not a novel thing” says Bioethics Commission witness.
“Explore Broadly, Focus Intently”
Convocation: Passion and purpose drew Penn to Class of 2014.