Under Construction
What was going up and getting fixed this summer.
$10 Million Each for International Students and Healthcare Entrepreneurship
$20 million for international students and healthcare entrepreneurship.
New Dean at Annenberg
Annenberg professor Sarah Banet-Weiser named Annenberg dean.
New Majors and Concentrations at Wharton
Wharton programs meet growing interest in DEI and ESGB.
Insulin by the Leaf
Latest advance toward growing insulin in lettuce plants.
Admissions in Flux
Penn statement on the Supreme Court’s decision.
Food Meets Photography
High schoolers mix food culture and photography.
Uncharted Waters
Swimmer Matt Fallon EAS’25 W’25 medals at World Championships.
A Blanket and a Bond
Belated recognition in a gift from one swimmer to another.
USA Champ, Times Two
USA Champs Nia Akins Nu’20 GNu’20 and Sam Mattis W’16.
Mann in the Middle
Michael E. Mann has been a central figure in the battle for the environment since the “hockey stick” graph made him a target for climate change deniers 25 years ago. Now on Penn’s faculty and heading the Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media, he’s fending off a new generation of “inactivists” comprised of climate change deflectors on the right and doomists on the left to get out the message that it’s still within our power to save the planet.
Ode to Ira
To mark the Netter Center’s 30th anniversary, founding director Ira Harkavy C’70 Gr’79 trumpets the past and the future of Penn’s strategies to revitalize West Philadelphia—and alumni return to campus to tout Harkavy as an inspiration in the field of university–community engagement.
Birthday Blooms
A springtime celebration of the 90th year—and recent name tweak—of Penn’s Morris Arboretum and Gardens.
Alumni Weekend 2023
Our annual photo essay.
Let Your Voice Be Heard
A newly minted alumna reports from Franklin Field.
Heritage for Who?
PIK Professor Lynn Meskell on World Heritage Sites.
President’s Prizes Announced
President’s Prizes for Engagement and Innovation announced.
All Roads Lead to Pech
How Harold Dibble’s colleagues finished his “dream project.”
New Deans at GSE and Penn Carey Law
New deans at GSE, Carey Law, and—temporarily—Annenberg.
The Quake Show Goes National
Baseball and women’s lacrosse rekindle past glory.
Alien Minds, Immaculate Bullshit, Outstanding Questions
College in the age of ChatGPT.
Basketball In His Blood
Thirty years after starting the basketball juggernaut AND1, Seth Berger C’89 WG’93 continues to live and breathe hoops—as a father of three (plus a guardian to five Nigerian brothers), a venture capitalist affiliated with the Philadelphia 76ers, and the longtime head coach of a suburban Philadelphia boarding school team that his AND1 cofounder calls the “Duke of high school basketball.”
An Archaeologist Walks into a Bar …
Unearthing the world’s oldest tavern while reconstructing daily life in ancient southern Mesopotamia.
Barrier Broken
Women take the stage at Mask and Wig spring show.