A Global Dean for Nursing
Medical sociologist Dr. Afaf Meleis named nursing dean
A Gift for Learning
West donates $10 million for Wharton School “learning lab”
New Home for Hillel
Ground broken for new Penn Hillel building in Hamilton Village
One Small Step for Fuel Cells …
In latest advance, new fuel cell runs on diesel
A Home on the Walk for Grad Students
Graduate students get a home on Locust Walk
Innocence for Sale
Study details sexual exploitation of North American children
The Particle Sleuths
Penn researchers have a long history of tracking solar neutrinos, elusive particles which may tell us much about our sun and the nature of matter itself.
A Campus With a Plan
A 25-year framework for the future of campus development
$14 Million Grant Sparks Bioengineering Initiative
$14 million for bioengineering from Whitaker Foundation
Schwartz Leaves SSW
Social Work Dean Ira Schwartz chooses Temple
Shelter from the Storm
Sheltering the homeless—and saving money
Mack the Cutting Edge
William Mack gives $10 million for technological innovation
Cassatt String Quartet begins its second artist-in-residence
The Cassatt Quartet makes music
Just a Minute: the Academic Essence
The “essence of the finest lectures” from “outrageously
good lecturers”
Rubenstein Prescribed for Med School and Health System
Mt. Sinai’s Rubenstein named Medical School dean and Health
System EVP
The Biopond is Back
Slideshow | Photography by Greg Benson
McCain Speaks Plainly in the Rain
John McCain … and lots of rain.
A “Passionate” Alumnus Takes Over Alumni Relations
Bob Alig C’84 WG’87 named head of alumni relations
Adventures in Tele-Immersion
“You open a hole in the wall and see the other room”
Sailing Into the Semester’s End
Students sail the high seas (well, the Delaware)
Wolfe on Silicon Valley’s “Pelicans” and “Beachcombers”
Tom Wolfe on how to spot a Silicon Valley billionaire
Candide, Pangloss, and Cunegonde Join Class of 2005
Candide best of all possible choices for Penn Reading Project
Martin Becomes Health System’s Permanent CEO
Martin CEO appointment made permanent.
Sam Maitin’s Sistine Chapel
When the Christian Association relocated this winter, it took the mural Sam Maitin created 15 years ago along—and commissioned him to do a new one, too.