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
Strong Start, High Hopes
Women look to repeat as Ivy champions in basketball.
How Excellent?
Take nine strategic goals, six academic priorities, 12 schools, five years and close to a billion dollars and what do you get?
Art from a Land of Sun and Shadows
A new exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery showcases an alumnus's powerful collection of modern Mexican art.
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.
Man of Letters
Alfred Butts created the blockbuster word game known as Scrabble during the Depression. A new book examines the meticulous word-tinker, the evolution of the game, and the effect it had on America.
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
Back to Back?
Football prepares to defend its Ivy crown.
Dinosaurs Lost and Found
A Penn graduate student's quest to rediscover the "lost dinosaurs of Egypt" was a story made for television—a two-hour documentary will air this winter—and led to a spectacular new find as well.
The Biopond is Back
Slideshow | Photography by Greg Benson
Speech!
More than a half century after he nearly dropped out of Penn, Noam Chomsky towers over the field of linguistics and the politics of dissent. What would have happened if he hadn't met Zellig Harris?
Alumni Weekend 2001
Slideshow | Plus: War Years Reunion