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