Gridiron Dominance, Glimmerings of a Hoops Revival
Ivy title for football; basketball’s not-bad start.
Drive
Fran McCaffery C’82’s coaching philosophy: Expect to beat everybody.
Hit and Running
Nargus Harounzadeh C’06 has won an amazing race to recovery.
Bones Beneath the Tracks
In the summer of 1832, 57 Irish laborers died suddenly while building the first railroad in Pennsylvania. Alumnus Bill Watson and a host of other Penn people have been trying to find out what really happened. And they’re getting close.
Spreading Hope and Music
Through music and a grassroots organization for girls,
ethnomusicology grad student Jennifer Kyker is making things happen in Zimbabwe.
On Hearths, Ancient and Modern
In which the author takes a break from the rigors of her own ethnographic research in France’s Dordogne region to visit with eminent Penn archaeologist Harold Dibble as he plumbs the mysteries of early human and Neandertal behavior—and plots his next gourmet meal.
More Light
“I think that what is changing about my writing is my willingness to go darker so that I can come out with more light,” says memoirist and fiction writer Beth Kephart C’82. In her new novel, set in Philadelphia during the Centennial, a young woman contemplates suicide following the accidental death of her twin.
Making History, Ahead of Schedule: Campaign Passes 80 Percent Mark
Making History campaign reaches $2.85 billion.
New Med School Dean
Northwestern’s J. Larry Jameson named new medical dean and EVP.
Thouron Award Celebrates 50 Years
Thouron program marks 50 years.
Presidential Bioethics Commission Comes to Penn
Synthetic life “not a novel thing” says Bioethics Commission witness.
“Explore Broadly, Focus Intently”
Convocation: Passion and purpose drew Penn to Class of 2014.
Wharton Hosts Silicon Valley’s “Supernova” Conference
Silicon Valley moves east for Supernova conference.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Ei-ichi Negishi Gr’63 shares Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Some Vinegar and a Cellphone, Stat!
Screening for cancer with vinegar and a cellphone camera.
Penn Guardian Is Watching You
Penn Guardian offers GPS location in emergencies.
Golf Instructor, Grandfather, President
A grandson’s memories of Eisenhower in retirement.
Compute Me The Money
Wharton model for movies gives “formulaic” a whole new meaning.
Brain Autopsy Sheds Light on Football Player’s Suicide
Football-induced brain injuries possibly linked to student’s suicide.
Bagnoli’s Balancing Acts
Bagnoli becomes Penn’s winningest football coach.
Notes to a Younger Mother
In her new book, writer-mom and autism activist Susan Senator C’84 G’85 shows how to make the most of the unexpected life.
Paternity Test
Between Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, which Founding Father did the most—by far—to promote and shape the future of public education in America? (Hint: He also published a periodical with the same name as this one.)
A Double Reward
A program at the School of Veterinary Medicine provides free surgery and follow-up care to shelter dogs with mammary tumors and matches them with willing owners, while also collecting data that could advance treatment of human breast cancers.
Art History Lessons
An exhibit at the Arthur Ross Gallery offers a revealing look at some treasures of the University’s art collection—but a walk around campus works, too.