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
Joe Biden to speak at Commencement.
Not Blowing Smoke
New Health System policy: No smokers need apply.
The Revolution Has Not Been Personalized: Genomic Medicine at the Ten-Year Mark
Q&A | After 10 years, genetic medicine mostly a “desert.”
Breaking the Silence
Take Back the Night’s emotional kaleidoscope.
New Home for Economics and Political Science
$25 million for Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics.
Pimp My Robot
New entrepreneurial twist: Y-Prize focuses on commercial applications.
A Story-Winning Prize
CPCW award for innovation: start the (hand-cranked) presses!
The Sleep Whisperer
Q&A with David Dinges, who knows why you feel so tired.
Meeting King’s Call, with Song—and More
John Legend C’99 gives MLK Day keynote.
Getting to the Bottom of the Bag
Reusable bags may carry more than groceries.
Turmoil and Transformation: Du Bois House Turns 40
After 40 years, Du Bois House looks back and ahead.
Findings
Are you unusually sensitive to Brussels sprouts and hoppy ales?
The Netter Center at 20: Triumphs and Challenges
Ira Harkavy on the Netter Center’s first 20 years.