Paleo Portraiture
Emma Schachner Gr’16 studies fossils—and draws them, too
Stirrings of a Lacrosse Dynasty
Women’s lacrosse team unbeaten for fourth straight year
Treading Water and Making Waves
Staying afloat: Women’s water-polo’s winning ways
Relays Racer
Window, Jul|Aug 2010
Alone Together
Vivian Seltzer has spent decades developing and testing a theory that she believes is “the first roadmap through adolescence.”
From Haiti’s Rubble to HUP
Airlift brings Haiti earthquake victims to HUP, CHOP
Match Day
Match Day madness
Seriously Funny
Live from Irvine, Seth Meyers
Huntsman to Address Class of 2010
China ambassador Jon Huntsman C’87 to speak at Commencement
Marriage, Defilement, and Disgust
Martha Nussbaum on “disgust” behind same-sex marriage opposition
Med School Dean Announces Exit
Medical Dean Rubenstein to step down in June 2011
Tuition Milestone Passed
Tuition, fees, room & board up 3.8 percent to $51,944
Findings
Stories Behind the Stories Edition
A Model for the Writing Life
Bassini Apprenticeships offer “lab experience” for writers
Makeover for the Rare Book & Manuscript Library
New work by Anon.: $4.25 million for rare book library
Penn Club of New York Gets Landmark Status
Penn Club of New York approved for landmark status
Jerome Allen Named Head Coach of Men’s Basketball
Jerome Allen named permanent men’s basketball coach
The History Buffer
Stephen Fried says we have Fred Harvey to thank for retail chains, Western tourism, and our model of exemplary customer service. He also suggests that his just-published book about the man and the “railroad hospitality empire” he embodied represents a new nonfiction genre: history buffed.
Vendor Defender
Street Vendor Project Director Sean Basinski can tell you all about the mouth-watering offerings available from New York’s food trucks and carts—and even more about the daily struggles faced by the immigrant men and women who operate them.
Degrees of Happiness
In Penn’s intensive one-year master’s program in applied positive psychology, working professionals from more than a dozen countries and a staggering range of fields come to learn how to “add to the tonnage of happiness in the world.”
The (Continuing) Tale of Troy
Ever since Heinrich Schliemann “discovered” Troy in the 1870s, archaeologists have searched for proof that Homer’s Iliad was based on historical fact. Penn Museum Deputy Director C. Brian Rose, who has led excavations at the site for more than two decades, may have found it.
The Omnivore’s New Dilemma
(Which exotic University City restaurant should we try tonight?)
Dining a la Penn
Remember the dining halls? You can still get a burger and fries, but pretty much everything else has changed.
Quakers in the Kitchen
Penn alumni offer tips on how to relax and host great parties, eat well without harming the environment, and dine like a gourmet on the cheap.