Dangerous Ideas
PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts exposes how the myth of biologically distinct races—forged in the era of slavery—continues to poison the present, affecting attitudes and policies on everything from child welfare to medical treatment.
Imagination Man
Scott Barry Kaufman has been called “the leading empirical creativity researcher of his generation.” Now he wants to use the tools he’s developed to unleash the “quiet potential” of vulnerable people—including kids like him—and help them flourish.
Alumni Weekend 2016
Photos by Addison Geary.
The Next Step
After finishing their record-breaking track & field careers at the NCAA Championships, 2016 graduates Sam Mattis and Thomas Awad are looking ahead to the Olympic trials -- and beyond.
Speaking Through Dance
Jennifer Weber C’00, founder of Strictly Funk, discusses her post-Penn career and the niche she's found in theatrical hip-hop.
‘A Magic Moment’
In a thrilling conclusion to his final Penn Relays, senior Thomas Awad led Penn to its first relay championship in 42 years.
Penn’s Economic Impact
The University’s economic impact in PA: $14.3 billion in 2015.
Latest Philadelphia “First”: World Heritage City
With a Penn assist, Philadelphia named first US World Heritage City.
UT’s Loss Is PennDesign’s Gain
Alumnus Fritz Steiner, of UT-Austin, named new PennDesign dean.
Launching Mat
Wrestling alumni-led Beat the Streets helped freshman Jon Guevara.
The Cost of a Penn Education
Costs—and financial aid—to rise 3.9 percent for 2016-17.
Driverless Cars: the City’s Savior, or its Doom?
IUR panel debates ETA for driverless cars.
New Center for Personalized Immunotherapies
Unveiled: Penn-Novartis Center for Advanced Cellular Therapeutics.
Out of the Submarine, Into the Work Force
Steve Weiner WG’16’s VetTechTrek matches veterans with tech firms.
A People’s History of ENIAC
New book on ENIAC emphasizes machine’s operations—and operators.
President’s Engagement Prizes
Second round of President’s Engagement Prize-winners announced.
Beau Biden Scholarship
Scholarship established to honor Joseph R. “Beau” Biden III C’91.
Quaker Women Take The Ivy Crown
Women’s basketball team are Ivy champions.
First NCAA Champion in Penn Swimming History
Chris Swanson W’16 is Penn’s first-ever NCAA champ in swimming.
Ivy League Eliminates Tackling From Football Practice
Ivy coaches vote unanimously to cut tackling from football practices.
Scoreboard
From Feb. 8 to April 3
Wasser World
Julian Wasser’s photographic love affair with Hollywood began more than half a century ago. He’s been loving and hating and shooting it ever since.
The Dhaka Studio
Eight years ago, Stephen Kieran and James Timberlake turned their Penn Design senior studio upside down. They demoted design in favor of research, gave aesthetics a back seat to social science and data analysis, and took all their students to Bangladesh.
Beyond the Golden Touch
There’s a lot more to King Midas than history’s most celebrated case of “be careful what you wish for.” Drawing on decades of excavations at Gordion in modern Turkey, a blockbuster exhibition at the Penn Museum illuminates the world of ancient Phrygia’s greatest ruler.