Sprawl and the City
In a new book, Penn-affiliated experts provide a crash course on what went wrong with America's cities—and offer some ideas on how to fix them.
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.
Triumph in Tennis
Another women’s team earns its first-ever Ivy crown.
The Moral Classroom
Getting students to conform to a rigid list of virtues won’t transform them into thoughtful moral agents, say Dr. Joan Goodman and Dr Howard Lesnick, Penn professors who have co-written a new book i response to the growing “character-education” movement. They endorse a messier, but more meaningful approach to moral education.
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.
Looking for God
Medical alumnus and faculty member Dr. Andrew Newberg probes deep inside the brain in a quest to understand faith.
Penn to Launch Genomics Institute
Genomics Institute launched
Sweet Smell of Success
David Sedaris on the joys of housecleaning.
Rising From the Ashes, A First Home for Fine Arts
A home for fine arts in Addams Hall
Jews and Modernity: Fragments and Shifting Notions
“Jews & Modernity” at the Arthur Ross Gallery
Understanding Election 2000
Election 2000, disputed (surprise)
Women at Penn: The First 125 Years
Marking 125 years of women at Penn.
Street Picks Rodin to Head New Economy Board
Rodin to head Philadelphia New Economy board
Williams Gives $16 Million to University Museum
Cool $16 million for University Museum climate-control.
Breaking Ground in Education
Ground broken for Penn-assisted public school.
New Champions in Basketball
This year, it was the women’s turn to bring the Ivy title to Penn.
Blood Feuds
A recent symposium at Penn probed the causes, symptoms and solutions of ethnic warfare.
Going Where Science Leads
Established in 1892 as a museum for anatomic specimens as well as a center for the "increase of original scientific knowledge," the Wistar Institute today is at the forefront of basic research on cancer, AIDS and other diseases.