Salamishah Tillet’s Journey
The Penn alumna and English professor—survivor of two rapes while an undergraduate—has become a lauded scholar and teacher and a leading activist in the effort to end violence against women and girls.
The Lightning Rod
Robert Lanza C’78 M’83 has racked up a slew of scientific accolades—and generated an equal amount of controversy—for his pioneering work on cloning and stem cells.
Watching the Animals
Vikram Dewan WG’78 is leading the transformation of the venerable Philadelphia Zoo.
On Doctoring
A physician and bioethicist reconsiders his father’s medical paternalism.
Three Sisters at the Dawn of the New Republic
Diane Jacobs CW’70’s new book is about Abigail Adams and her sisters.
Radical Threats, Studied Solutions
Henry Sweetbaum W’59 founded a center to counter radicalization.
Keeping Hospitals Accountable, and Saving Lives
Leapfrog Group CEO Leah Binder G’94 holds hospitals accountable.
Hunger, Official and Otherwise
Mariana Chilton G’96 Gr’00 is a leading expert on hunger.
Events
July|August 2014
Alumni Notes
July|August 2014
Obituaries
July|August 2014
On Lenape Soil
Window, July|August 2014
It’s About the Music
Composer Philip Maneval G’83 finds balance in chamber music.
Brand New Voices from the Past
Writers reading, rereleased after 50 years.
Satchmodernity
Thomas Brothers C’79 on “Master of Modernism” Louis Armstrong.
The Culture Crusader
20 Feet from Stardom director Morgan Neville C’89 is a little closer now
Money, Nerve, and a Lucky Birthday
Investor Howard Marks W’67 on luck, credit, and the “low growth” future.
YouTube Diplomacy
Heard on Campus: “Alec, you have to explain YouTube to the mullahs.”
The Accidental Oscar Nominee
MBA student Patrick Burns never saw the Oscars before being a nominee.
Palestra Pioneer Hangs Up His Pencils
Statkeeper Stu Suss C’74 L’77 decides 43 years is the right number.
Forty Years and Four Minutes
After 40 years, Penn’s four-minute mile club has a new member.
Life Saver
Medical alumnus William A. Newell practiced the healing arts throughout his life—when he wasn’t founding the Life-Saving Service, representing New Jersey’s Second District in Congress, and serving as governor of New Jersey and Washington Territory.
Alumni Weekend 2014
SLIDESHOW | Picnic in the (Penn) Park, and more.
Art for the Future
PennDesign's Orkan Telhan and Matt Neff GFA’05 created a bacteria-powered piece for homes of the future.