Skimming for Substance
Carly Zakin C’08 is co-founder of theSkimm.
Adaptation
The long and winding road from manuscript to silver screen.
Don Paco’s Hard Cider
An apple a day, Asturias-style.
Serial EarthQuakers
Alumni writers dig up their satiric LA-earthquake novel.
Down the Rabbit Hole and into Art
A graphic-memoir of healing through dementia in Aliceheimer’s.
Pressure and Proof
Alumnus, journalist, and self-described math geek Alan Schwarz saw something rotten in the number of kids diagnosed with ADHD and treated with amphetamines. He responded with a powerful series in The New York Times—and an even more powerful book.
In Pursuit of Justice
Over more than three decades, mostly at the US Justice Department, Eli Rosenbaum has made a career and a calling out of tracking down Nazi war criminals and more recent human-rights abusers.
Events
Jan|Feb 2017
Alumni Notes
Jan|Feb 2017
Obituaries
Jan|Feb 2017
Sustaining Sonoma’s Vineyards
Karissa Kruse W’97 WG’04 leads sustainability efforts in Sonoma County.
The Advocate
Frank Cervone C’79 directs the Support Center for Child Advocates.
Just Kids
Amy Friedman C’86 GEd’86 wants to grow Sprout.
A Short Flight
“I was in Nepal, for God’s sake.”
The Royal Road
On the Inca Trail.
From Disgusting Dough to Artful Cookbook
Eating words. The Artists’ and Writers’ Cookbook.
At the Intersection of Art and Finance
Sarah Meyohas C’13 W’13’s work explores the art of commerce.
Venerating Venturi
Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture turns 50
Tiny Flying Robots
Mini Piccolissimo: the world’s smallest self-powered flying drone.
Journalism’s Digital Doyenne
Weber Symposium features digital journalist Kara Swisher.
Sachs Program for Arts Innovation
$15 million to establish the Sachs Program for Arts Innovation.
Suiting Up
Over the years, Penn has contributed an impressive number of alumni who have left their mark on the many-sided business of sports. And they all have stories to tell.
Homecoming 2016
Our annual photo gallery, plus two arts & culture anniversaries, and the Alumni Award of Merit winners and citations.
What Kids Want (to Watch)
Twenty-five years after she helped launch the original Nicktoons, Linda Simensky is still deciding what millions of kids watch on TV—and teaching Penn students who grew up loving the shows she developed.