Gazetteer

Wharton (East and West) hosts conference on innovation in India.

Road Race, Zombie Style

Wharton junior organizes, sells zombie apocalypse.

The Bionic Bicep

“Titan Arm” lifts four Penn student engineers to major prizes.

Saved Before Birth

CHOP and Penn doctors receive prestigious John Scott Award.

Detroit and the Seven Dwarfs

Debating Detroit: More like Liverpool or Seattle?

Hearty and Humorous Welcome for the Class 2017

Freshman Convocation: Only Engage.

The Once And Future Syria

Heard on Campus: Syria’s new old normal.

Sheldon Hackney, 1933-2013

Death of President Emeritus Sheldon Hackney Hon’93.

Tackling Tobacco From Another Angle

$20 million for new center to counter misinformation on tobacco.

A Pop-Up Favela on Hill Field

Take 1,300 plywood stakes, cardboard, white gaffer’s tape…

The Kurdish Wild Card

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”