The Single-Payer Problem
Wage stagnation linked to dearth of employers.
Standing Athwart History
Annenberg’s Al Felzenberg on his William F. Buckley bio.
Team-Oriented Robots
$27 million to develop “teams of robots” for US Army.
Teeming Team
More the merrier for men’s basketball; lacrosse seeks redemption.
Scoreboard
From Dec. 6 to Feb. 6
Everyone’s Song
Penn’s vibrant a cappella community contains a multitude of musical styles and cultural influences. Take a listen.
An Odyssey for Our Time
Emily Wilson’s translation of Homer’s epic has become a surprise sensation, a once-in-a-generation transformation of how English readers encounter one of the most iconic characters in all of literature. Fellow classics professor (and Odyssey aficionado) Peter Struck has some questions for her.
Confronting Denial
The four Gormans are all Penn alumni and all involved professionally in the mental-health field. In a new book, two of them—daughter Sara and father Jack—take a careful look at the psychological factors driving science denialism and how to counter them. Hint: more data isn’t the answer.
The Judges’ Lawyer
In successfully defending the irascible Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase—aka “Old Bacon Face”—against impeachment, Joseph Hopkinson C1786 G1789 helped set a high bar for removal from office and establish the principle of judicial independence.
Sweet Memories
Penn’s 1977-78 men's basketball team basks in Palestra honors, 40 years after its run to the Sweet 16.
The Art of Looking
Can examining art help students become better doctors?
The Top 10 Wins of 2017
Counting down the most memorable, dramatic and important wins in the last year of Penn sports.
The Legend of Frances Houston
James Widerman C’66 shares a touching memory of how biomedical librarian Frances Houston helped his father, Arnold H. Widerman C’33 M’37, obtain books for his classes.
Engagement Warriors
At 25, Netter Center focuses on the future.
New College House West
$163 million New College House West announced.
Projecting Race
Series revives and reexamines “race films.”
The Mistake Hormone
Testosterone and decision-making: speed over accuracy.
The Underground Railroad, Reimagined
Novelist Colson Whitehead on The Underground Railroad.
Mungermen Forever
Mungermen share memories.
Senior Standouts
Record-setting seniors Alexa Hoover and Justin Watson.
Scoreboard
From Oct. 10 to Dec. 5
Hope for Katherine Belle
How one family’s journey through the realm of rare disease led them to the newest frontier of precision genetic medicine.
Homecoming 2017
Our annual photo gallery. Plus: Alumni Award of Merit winners and citations.
Of Beneficent Buildings and Bedside Manners
Thomas S. Kirkbride M1832 wrote the book—literally—on the housing and treatment of the mentally ill in the 19th century.