Gazetteer

Brendan O’Leary on Syria’s civil war and the region’s future.

Stamp of Approval

Canada claims Franklin, too (on commemorative postage stamp).

Professor—and Museum Curator—Tukufu Zuberi

Man-of-many-media Tukufu Zuberi curates a pair of museum exhibits.

Innovation for Blockheads

LEGO’s lessons for innovators.

The Perks and Perils of a Quick Twitter Finger

Anthea Butler’s battles in the blogosphere and twitterverse.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

New book aims to “pressure-test” social entrepreneurs’ good intentions.

National Medal of Arts for Laurie Olin

National Medal of Arts for Laurie Olin.

Biden to Class of 2013: Time to “Bend History”

Biden calls on Class of 2013 to “show us what you can do.”

Honorary Degrees

2013 Honorands

Tom Friedman Predicts the Future(s) of Higher Education

Friedman on MOOCs: What happened to media will happen to education.

Democracy in the Age of Big Data

Annenberg conference examines data-mining in politics.

Nursing Student By Day, Micro-Philanthropist By Night

Sink or Swim founder—and new Nursing grad—Marion Leary GNu’13.

HUP Pulmonologist Goes Down the Blowhole

HUP pulmonologist saves the day for a dolphin.

Ancient Books Get a “Modern Temple”

Van Pelt’s new Special Collections Center looks, well, pretty special.

Challenging the Consensus on Dietary Salt

Q&A on dietary salt: too little can be bad, but you still eat too much.

Fat, Hungry, and Out of Control: Fixing Food Systems for Humanity’s Urban Future

IUR hosts path-breaking “Feeding Cities” Conference.

Tuition Up, Admit Rate Down

Admit rate lowest ever; costs up 3.9 percent for 2013-14.

Dawkins on Proof

Inviting Controversy: Richard Dawkins at the Penn Museum.

Escape From the Lecture Hall

Lectures by the slice, second, and more.

Fluharty Named Next SAS Dean

Q&A with new Arts & Sciences Dean Steven Fluharty.

Class of 2013 Gets Joe Biden