125 Seasons of Franklin Field Football
A look at one memorable game from every decade.
Healthcare’s Hard Choices (and How to Stop Avoiding Them)
Penn President Amy Gutmann and PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno on their new book, which traces the history of bioethics and tackles some key issues in healthcare—from thorny moral questions to the frontiers of science and the most bitter divisions in American politics.
Unleashing Hope
Drawing on groundbreaking immunotherapy techniques pioneered at Penn, the Vet School’s Nicola Mason is working toward a cure for bone cancer in dogs and children and to spark broader advances in the field of comparative medicine.
Heisman’s Game
It’s not just about the trophy. As a player and coach, John Heisman was one of football’s fiercest (and trickiest!) competitors and a great innovator, who championed multiple changes that made the sport safer and more exciting.
A Man and His Environment
A half-century after the publication of his pathbreaking manifesto, Design With Nature, Ian McHarg’s work is more urgent, timely—and influential—than ever.
Harold Prince C’48 Hon’71, 1928–2019
In honor of Harold Prince's death on July 31, 2019, we offer these stories written over the years by Gazette staff about the legendary Prince of Broadway.
Change the World
“Hopelessness is the enemy of justice.”
Professor Cope
NFL’s Brandon Copeland W’13 tackles financial literacy.
Entrepreneurship Building Rising on 40th Street
Preview of entrepreneurial center Tangen Hall.
Anti-Zionism, Anti-Semitism, and the Future of Israel
Bret Stephens and Peter Beinart on Israel’s future.
Pulling Up Roots
Morris Arboretum’s Paul Meyer steps down.
Energy Policy Center Obtains $30 Million
$30 million to Kleinman Center for sustainable energy transition.
President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes
2019 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize winners.
Opioid Emergency
Silfen Forum focuses on opioid crisis.
Analytics at Wharton Launches
$15 million for Analytics at Wharton to coordinate big data initiatives.
Lacrosse Legacies
Lacrosse’s historic season; crew’s surprise championship.
Scoreboard
From April 6 to June 6
Penn Relays at 125
The country’s oldest and largest track meet continues to draw world-class athletes, big crowds, an army of loyal volunteers, and a whole lot of Jamaicans.
Running the Show
Nkechi Okoro Carroll C’98 worked as an economist for 14 years before making her mark as a writer in Hollywood. Now she has the top job on the CW network’s All American. One of the very few women of color to hold the title showrunner, she’s determined to broaden opportunities for others and to diversify the medium’s characters and messages—while building her own TV empire along the way.
Native Pride
For 25 years, Penn’s small Native American community has tried to grow its presence on campus, through lively powwows, Ivy League conferences, and student and faculty outreach. But trying to shed the “feeling of being invisible” has been a perennial struggle.
College Admissions in Crisis
Admissions Dean Eric Furda on the Varsity Blues scandal, civil litigation, and rising disgruntlement over the way elite universities select their students.
Alumni Weekend 2019
Photos from the festivities.
National Caliber
Women’s track and field pair raises the bar at NCAA Championships.
Covering the Trumps
Penn alum discusses her unique path to writing about the president’s family.