New Alumni Relations AVP: “It’s All About the Relationships”
Alumni Relations AVP Hoopes Wampler
The Poetics of Giving
Thinking outside the gift box at Writers House
A Better Endowment Return
Endowment grows 20.2 percent to $6.6 billion
The Reign of Hodges Begins at the Penn Museum
Richard Hodges named Penn Museum director
Best Class Ever—For Now
Freshman Convocation: 45 months and a lifetime
Findings
Findings
$20 Million Gift for Nanotech
Krishna Singh GME’69 Gr’72 gives $20 million for nanotech
Promise of Spring?
Basketball preview
Beyond Gun Control
Guns aren’t going away, so how can we live with them more safely?
The Summer Anti-Internship
New award lets entrepreneurs take care of business all summer long
Wharton Names New Dean
Arrivals & departures at Wharton, admissions, and alumni relations
From French Fries to Fuel
“You’re burning it anyway—might as well run your cars on it”
Mock Stocks Lead to Real Gains
Mock-stock portfolio earns real money
Graduate Students Unite
Grad-student governments merge
“Gray Lady” Goes Digital
Changing Times
Research Briefs
Research briefs
Wanted: Kicking Game
Football preview
A Perfect Day
Commencement: Baker on beer—and leadership.
Honorary Degrees
2007 Honorands
Martin Meyerson Dies
President Emeritus Martin Meyerson Hon’70 dies.
Reading More Than Menus
Incoming freshmen to read Omnivore’s Dilemma.
The Music of Writing
Roseanne Cash at the Writers House
Tolerating Torture
Whistle-blowing may increase acceptance of torture.
I, Robot Car
Bumpy ride for “Little Ben,” robot racer.