Work in Progress

From the banks of the Schuylkill River out to 40th Street, a mix of renovation projects and new construction is reshaping the University's academic, residential and commercial spaces.

Asian Notebook

Last summer a Penn English professor and his wife, a University administrator, visited some of the world's saddest places— and made two families very happy.

The Dorm Transformed

From the Quad to the high-rises, Penn undergraduates who live on campus have the opportunity to mingle with professors, get help on math homework, attend concerts—and even classes—without stepping outside their residences.

Making Their Voices Heard

Heard An Annenberg School-sponsored program designed to use the Internet to help public high-school students learn about the Philadelphia mayoral primary surprised everyone—including the program’s creator.

Squeeze Play

Can the Philadelphia Phillies build a winning team the old-fashioned way? David Montgomery is betting the franchise on it.

Of Things Evil

A century ago, the brutal killing of Law School favorite Roy Wilson White in Powelton Village horrified Philadelphia. But what happened after his death was even crueler.

The Vision Thing

As the National Science Foundation's new director of Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Dr. Ruzena Bacsjy—a Penn computer-science professor noted for her work on robotic perception—must get Congress to see its way to creating greater support for basic research in information technology.