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.
Art and the City
The role of the arts in a good life—and a great city.
Uncivil Servants
Dearth of decorum, but no duels at least.
How Green Is Our Center
Morris Arboretum takes the LEED in “green” building.
Executive Paydirt
CEO Pay: Bad bargain, but for who?
Next Stop: City Hall?
Philadelphia’s (likely) next mayor Michael Nutter W’79.
An Inaccurate Truth?
Giegengack’s inconvenient questions.
Budding Bioethicist Wins Gates Fellowship
Senior Alix Rogers wins Gates Fellowship.
Penn Hikes Tuition—and the Grants to Cover It
Grant program extended; tuition and fees rise 4.9 percent.
Fighting the Religion of Cost Effectiveness
AIDS fighter Paul Farmer on the “cost-effectiveness” fallacy.
Penn Settles Student Loan Case
Penn settles for $1.6 million in New York student-loan investigation
Research in Brief
Blood Pressure by the Clock; Single-Parent Stem Cells; Why We Sniff.
GSE Names New Dean
Vanderbilt’s Andrew Porter named GSE dean.
A Writer by Any Other Gender
Feminist Toril Moi on not being a “woman writer.”
Marketing Professor Pleads Guilty
Ward pleads guilty to child pornography charges.
Baker to Speak at Commencement
James Baker to speak at Commencement.
The Best Inventions That Don’t Exist
Innovation for the rest of us: “2nd Best Idea Slam.”
And the Winning Prototype Is …
Parachuting robot snares annual PennVention prize.
Barbaro’s Race Ends
Barbaro’s last days